Joseph Tate's Bio -
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Published on: 3/30/2009
Last Visited: 3/30/2009
Mr. Tate brings more than 40 years of entrepreneurial experience to Rapport Leadership International.
He got his start in 1967, when he founded Valley Sanitation, a two-truck waste hauling business in Wisconsin.
The company had three employees and annual revenues of $40,000 the first year.
In 1993, he merged what had become a 12-location business with 10 others to form Superior Services, Inc., a waste handling business.
By 1999, Superior had had a successful initial public offering, a secondary offering and finally, sold to Vivendi, a French conglomerate.
At the time of the sale, Superior had over 3,000 employees and revenues of $400 million.
Mr. Tate served as CEO and Chairman of the Board at Superior.
After the sale of Superior Services, Inc., Mr. Tate started Tate Enterprises, a company that offers professional management services to the organizations in which he is a substantial equity partner.
"Of all the businesses in which I am involved, I am most excited about Rapport.
I have had a great career and I know I didn't do it alone.
Rapport shows people how to change and improve themselves, their families, and their businesses."
In addition to Rapport Leadership International, Mr. Tate is a partner in about 10 other businesses.
He is on the board of Second Harvest of America, Next Door Foundation, and The Tate Family Foundation.
His passions include his family, riding his Harley, and driving his John Deere tractor.