A Chat With David Isham, president/CEO, National Roper’s Supply

CS: You mentioned you were running a lot of the day-to-day operations. Certainly hiring a CFO took some of the work off of your plate. How did you handle the rest of it?
Isham: As we grew, I was able to put a lot of key people in place. My CFO really became my right-hand guy. He was capable of much more than the financial side of the company. He got out of public accounting because he wanted to be more involved in the operational side of the business. He was able to take over so much day-to-day management of the company, especially when it came to our retail stores. He became the go-to guy for my store managers. Over time I was able to put buyers in place, first just for the store. I hired some great ladies who were buyers for the stores, and I got that off my plate.