UNDERGROUND HUDDLE #12: Brian Callaghan

Once per quarter, BUILD Coaching Company hosts The Underground Huddle – an interview with a prominent leader in sports or business with BUILD clients and other select guests present. All attendees live our mission to build an army of Disciplined Leaders and share our vision to be a resource for and a connector of current and aspiring leaders in small business, sports, and other areas of life. For the 12th Underground Huddle, our guest was Brian Callaghan, co-founder of Apex Systems. The company was founded in 1995 and in 2012, Apex Systems was sold to ASGN Incorporated – a publicly traded, leading global provider of IT services and solutions. When acquired, Apex was the nation’s sixth largest information technology staffing firm with more than $700 million in revenue. Callagan has been a Director on ASGN’s board since its acquisition of Apex. In 2003, he was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Virginia. A 1993 graduate of Virginia Tech, Callaghan and his partners contributed a significant gift to their school that resulted in the founding of The Apex Systems Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which inspires and empowers Virginia Tech students to turn their passion, purpose, and ideas into action. Like many successful business leaders, Callaghan shares a strong passion for sports. He’s turned his passion into action, serving as part-owner of two minor league baseball clubs: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and the Omaha Storm Chasers.