From $1M to $2B+ in Revenue: David Ossip on Leadership and Scaling Dayforce
What does it take to scale from $1M to over $2B in revenue—without losing your edge? Thoma Bravo Founder and Managing ...
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Dayforce
Search every verified David Ossip interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. David Ossip, Chairman and CEO of Dayforce (formerly Ceridian), spoke at Elevate 2019 about scaling up organizations, using Ceridian as a case study. He discussed the company's growth from launching the Dayforce platform in 2013 to achieving revenue guidance of about $1.1 billion for the year. Ossip noted that Ceridian went public in April, listing on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange, raising about $800 million US initially, and described it as the second best performing IPO stock in the US the previous year. He stated that the company moves around $300 billion of payroll funds annually and is exploring monetization through wallet technologies. Ossip outlined three key learnings from his experience: solving a massive problem elegantly without requiring customization, communicating how value is created to customers, and focusing on quantifiable KPIs. He cited examples of value delivered, such as saving Rubio's about $2 million in recruiting and onboarding expenses and delivering an $8 million benefit for Guitar Center. Ossip also emphasized the importance of work-life balance, equality, and inclusion in the workplace, noting that Ceridian rolled out programs like flexible breaks, flexible PTO, and work-from-home initiatives, and that 52% of its employee base identifies as female. He cautioned that "you can't create a market for your product if it doesn't exist" and that "if you're optimistic and you haven't done the proper preparation, well then you are just foolish."
What does it take to scale from $1M to over $2B in revenue—without losing your edge? Thoma Bravo Founder and Managing ...
What does it take to build a $12 billion software platform in a highly competitive category in enterprise tech? In this episode of Behind the Deal, Orlando Bravo is joined by Thoma Bravo Partner Tara Gadgil and Dayforce Founder & CEO David Ossip to break down the take-private acquisition of Dayforce—and why it stood out after more than a decade of studying the human capital management space. They cover: How Dayforce can replace up to 12 HR systems with a single platform Why simplicity and a unified data model can create massive ROI The diligence process and what customers really said The evo…
Catch this segment from the latest ConstellationTV Episode 51 👇 Constellation analysts Liz Miller and Holger Mueller interview Ceridian CEO David Ossip about his professional journey, lessons learned, and running a business, while sharing a few of their own fun facts and advice! Watch the full episode 51 of ConstellationTV here: • Tech Layoffs, 2023 Trends, Toyota Case Stu...
Nick Day is joined on The Payroll Podcast sofa by David Ossip , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ceridian HCM Holdings to discuss the future of payroll, technology and pay-on-demand services. Ceridian’s brand promise, which is “Makes Work Life Better™”, is a promise to deliver innovative technology that helps companies better engage and manage their employees and we will be finding out a lot more about how David plans to achieve this during the course of this podcast. Now David is a transformational technology leader and serial entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience bu…
David Ossip is Chairman and CEO of Ceridian and we welcomed him to Elevate 2019 to discuss strategies on how to scale up an organization. Ceridian is one of the fastest-growing global Human Capital Management technology companies. As CEO, David led Ceridian’s transformation from legacy provider into an innovative cloud Human Capital Management company. As Ceridian is celebrating its 10th anniversary, Ossip used the company as a case study for growing tech companies in Toronto and around the world. #ElevateTechFest For more info visit: Website: http://elevatetechfest.com Twitter: @elevatet…
Nearly 40% of US workers, from Uber drivers to skilled freelancers, now make up the gig economy. David Ossip, Chairman & CEO of Ceridian HCM Holding, is on a mission to make work life better for his employees and clients. Coming off a successful IPO in April, David returned to the Exchange to discuss how Ceridian’s cloud based platform, Dayforce, allows companies to optimize human capital and employees find work to fit their life. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside...
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