The story of how we got started...
Founded In 2006
As a 17-year-old entering his senior year of high school in South Louisiana, Taylor Toce had amassed a small group of clients who counted on him to help them out with their IT needs through his church, school, and family. He enjoyed building relationships, solving technical problems, and building a team to help him with the bigger jobs. Taylor had high confidence that he had found a calling for his life not just in IT, but in entrepreneurship, so he decided to start a company.
2012 -2015 Focus on Scale
The business grew organically for years, going through at least a few iterations before a truly proactive methodology focused on IT consulting and IT support started to emerge. After graduating from college, getting married and starting a family, Taylor started to shift his focus from maintaining the business to scaling the business.
2016 - Transformation
Becoming a student of sales strategies, operational efficiency, and leadership – Taylor and his wife, Ruthie felt prompted to take a close look at not only the financial health of the business but also their own personal health. During this transformational stage, they started to carve out a brand for the company focused on an athletic business mindset – focused on operational discipline and building a team-oriented internal culture.
2016 - The Big Move to Dallas
In January 2016, a new brand was born, and Velo IT GroupSM was founded. While South Louisiana had been the company’s home since it began, it needed to draw on a bigger talent pool, and it needed faster sales growth to cover the costs of scaling, so the team took a leap of faith and moved their HQ from Lafayette, Louisiana to Dallas, Texas. Critical hires were made within the first year, and Velo’s leadership team started to take shape.
2018 – Expansion
Sales took off right away, and Velo’s team quickly outgrew their first office space and had to move to a bigger suite by summer of 2018. With the team rapidly growing to serve an ever-expanding client base, Velo’s leadership team worked to improve the onboarding experience for both new hires and new clients through fine-tuned processes and uncommon hospitality. The new office space has been instrumental in facilitating these interactions for both clients and employees. As a service provider, Velo’s team recognizes that they are in the human capital business, and they are proud of maintaining a culture of in-person connectedness and hospitality regardless of remote work trends.
Today
Velo’s business has grown at an average of 33% year over year, and with that sales growth, our team is continuing to grow as well. We are always looking for those ideal team players who want to build a career in IT services.
