A year and a half ago, Project Performance Corporation left behind the comfortable confines of the small business world. The rest, as they say, is history. Today, PPC is growing faster than ever. A big part of that success comes down to Mike Nigro, and a leadership style that is all about creating and nurturing PPC’s culture and vision. In the following Q&A, Nigro talks about his leadership style, and what’s next for PPC since joining the big leagues.

What do you think the biggest potential revenue is for PPC in ‘08?

Mike Nigro: Overall, we are projecting that we’ll continue the trend we’ve experienced over the last few years and enjoy another 15-20 percent growth figure in ‘08. All of our divisions and practices are projecting this kind of growth success. The specific services that we offer which seem to be growing the fastest and are projecting the biggest potential growth in 2008 are business technology services like data warehousing, business intelligence, business process management, enterprise information management, and IT optimization. Additionally, another area that will grow significantly for us in 2008 is our security and privacy division. There’s a tremendous amount of work to be done in this area: helping government comply with information and systems security rules; doing the engineering to ensure safety of systems, information, and people; building secure networks; protecting personally identifiable. But again, all of our solution areas — from IT investment management to energy and the environment — are expected to make it another good year for PPC from a growth perspective.

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Washington area golfers looking for an extra layer of corporate exclusivity have a new course to call home. The Presidential, a new course set to open in Dulles, has adopted a unique corporate-only membership policy providing its golfers elite access to the region’s most exclusive clients.

While some other clubs frown on the practice of turning the sport into a board meeting, the Presidential encourages that members bring clients to the course. “That’s a unique position and they’re making no bones about it — come and do business here, use it as your business’s office if you want, come and bring clients,” Ted Leonsis said in a recent Washington Post article.

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