Category: Leaders
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Why Margarita Howard Skipped Fancy Offices When Founding HX5
Fancy furniture and a prestigious address can make a young company look established. Margarita Howard decided neither was worth the money when she started HX5 in 2004. Her priority was an accounting platform built for government contractors. Howard has said HX5 made this purchase early, choosing it over “big fancy furniture or offices or anything…
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HX5 Ties Defense Mission Work to Veteran Recruiting
Sensor system reviews, weapons research support, and modeling and simulation work for space and defense programs sit at the center of what HX5 does day to day, and CEO Margarita Howard sees that mission-driven work as a natural draw for veterans leaving the military. Her own Air Force background gives her a personal stake in…