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One of the tenants of Trilogy Innovations is giving back, and there was no better example of that at West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics this week.
Trilogy Co-Founder and CEO Brandon Downey and Stacy Downey, Director of Human Resources, spent quality time with Entrepreneurship Innovation and MIS (Management Information Systems) students at WVU, talking about everything from the company’s history to answering questions about the various facets of Trilogy’s business operations.
“In management positions, you have to do what is necessary to help your people be as successful as possible,” Brandon said. “When you learn that, you will see a significant response from the people you work with, and that’s a wonderful thing.”
Trilogy Co-Founder and CEO Brandon Downey and HR Director Stacy Downey, right, spoke with WVU business student Eva Toor, owner of an equestrian protective gear business. Toor attended an October 29 event at WVU's business school where the two Trilogy representatives spoke with senior students.
Brandon and fellow WVU grad Randy Cottle founded Trilogy in 2010. An industry leader in cloud migration, data analytics, cybersecurity, software integration, and application modernization, the company’s success has been steady. Trilogy was named in the Inc. 5000 as the fastest-growing company in West Virginia in 2022 and 2023 and recognized by Inc. Magazine as the fastest-growing IT Services company in the state for 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Stacy spoke to the group comprised mostly of seniors about the evolution of the company from a human capital perspective, qualitative networking versus quantitative networking, and the journey that they would soon be a part of in their professional careers.
“There are going to be wins in your career and there are going to be losses,” she said. “You can learn a lot from both, but there will be losses. And that’s OK.”
In noting the importance of a work-life balance, Stacy also stressed that professional behavior is part of the formula for success.
“From this point forward, you are on stage. From what you post on social media to what you say when you’re out to dinner,” Stacy said, “it matters.”
Trilogy’s HR Director also emphasized that building an outstanding culture at the company has been a priority from Day One. “Our employees want to be supported, valued, and heard, and that’s what we work toward,” said Stacy. “Those are great expectations that you need to be aware of and work to achieve.”
Brandon told the WVU students to never be afraid to be a student, and that lifelong learning is a real — and valuable — thing.
“The fact that you are here today and willing to continue this process of learning all you can during your collegiate experience is huge. You chose to be here, and that speaks to all of you,” said Brandon. “Understand your losses, your failures. Ask yourself why it happened and learn from it, and I guarantee you’ll be better and stronger for it.”
Trilogy Co-Founder and CEO Brandon Downey and Director of Human Resources Stacy Downey are pictured during a visit with students at the WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics. Entrepreneurship Innovation and MIS students listened to and interacted on a number of topics ranging from business operations to company culture.
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