For over 30 years, we have provided answering and virtual receptionist services to thousands of companies across the U.S. Our premium service and client-first mentality have allowed us to continuously grow our service offerings and focus on technological advancements to better serve our customers across a wide range of businesses. Our business principles are built on a foundation of strong customer experience and a commitment to staying at the forefront of technology and innovation. With these principles in mind, Answer 1 has delivered exemplary business solutions across multiple industry verticals since 1982.Today, business leaders expect to have instant access to their data and solutions at their fingertips. This shift in business has given providers like Answer 1 a choice—prove that you can provide instant access, or risk losing clients. This challenge has driven us to continually invent new ways to bring crucial data to our clients faster than ever before. No matter how the needs of business owners evolve and adapt over the decades, Answer 1 is there to provide a solution.Parker has been the CEO of Answer 1 since 2015, a time when he—along with a number of partners—acquired the company from its founders. Since then, Parker has been responsible for Answer 1’s strategic vision, senior level management, and equity value creation. Prior to Answer 1, Parker spent eight years with a middle-market private equity firm, where he was responsible for sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio company oversight of technology-enabled business services companies. Parker has an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.A. in economics from the University of Notre Dame.