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Savannah Bananas Owner Jesse Cole says: “At heart I am still a kid just trying to make my dad proud.”

Don Yaeger April 28, 2023 No Comments

Many of Jesse Cole’s warmest memories include two things: his father who raised him after his parents divorced, and baseball, which the two of them played in the backyard and…

Involta President & CEO Jim Buie says: The answers you receive are only as effective as the questions you ask.

Don Yaeger April 20, 2023 No Comments

When Joe Assell was an undergraduate student at Mississippi State, he competed for a prized summer internship at Cherry Hills, the legendary golf course just outside Denver. The problem with…

Involta President & CEO Jim Buie says: The answers you receive are only as effective as the questions you ask.

Don Yaeger April 20, 2023 No Comments

A lot of businesses bill themselves as “customer-focused” or “customer-centric,” while other companies emphasize their “team-first” approach to leadership. Jim Buie, the president and CEO of Involta, an IT service…

Ashley Furniture EVP Drew Maddux asks: Are you suffering from “destination disease?”

Don Yaeger April 13, 2023 No Comments

Ashley Furniture EVP asks: Are you suffering from “destination disease?” Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 142 Nobody appreciated the traditional values of hard work and sacrifice more than Drew Maddux. Growing…

GOLFTEC CEO Joe Assell says: It is not about the quantity of people you know, but the quality of the relationship.

Don Yaeger April 6, 2023 No Comments

When Joe Assell was an undergraduate student at Mississippi State, he competed for a prized summer internship at Cherry Hills, the legendary golf course just outside Denver. The problem with…

Longtime Apple and Burberry Executive Angela Ahrendts reminds us we are all in the “people business.”

Don Yaeger March 31, 2023 No Comments

When I asked Angela Ahrendts how she made the transition from being CEO of Burberry, to the senior vice president at Apple, she shared that what may seem like an…

Equitable President Nick Lane asks: How do you keep score?

Don Yaeger March 24, 2023 No Comments

Playing lacrosse at Princeton taught Nick Lane that there are different ways of “keeping score,” whether the “game” you are playing is on a field, in a business, or, simply,…

Longtime Retirement Advisors of America CEO Ron Simmons says: To build trust have “no agenda” meetings

Don Yaeger March 17, 2023 No Comments

When Ron Simmons co-founded the Retirement Advisors of America, a wealth management company for retired commercial airline pilots, he developed the practice of holding a 20-minute meeting with each of…

WD-40 President & CEO Steve Brass asks: Are you listening with the intention of being influenced?

Don Yaeger March 10, 2023 No Comments

Leave it to the CEO of WD-40 to find a way to smooth out any friction in his company’s culture, but that’s exactly what the company’s new boss Steve Brass…

MOD Pizza Co-Founder and CEO Scott Svenson reminds us that culture travels through stories.

Don Yaeger March 2, 2023 No Comments

Every business should have a story that encapsulates its reason for being — its “why” to use Simon Sinek’s word — beyond making money or even filling a need in…

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Savannah Bananas Owner Jesse Cole says: “At heart I am still a kid just trying to make my dad proud.”

Involta President & CEO Jim Buie says: The answers you receive are only as effective as the questions you ask.

Involta President & CEO Jim Buie says: The answers you receive are only as effective as the questions you ask.

Ashley Furniture EVP Drew Maddux asks: Are you suffering from “destination disease?”

GOLFTEC CEO Joe Assell says: It is not about the quantity of people you know, but the quality of the relationship.

Longtime Apple and Burberry Executive Angela Ahrendts reminds us we are all in the “people business.”

Equitable President Nick Lane asks: How do you keep score?

Longtime Retirement Advisors of America CEO Ron Simmons says: To build trust have “no agenda” meetings

WD-40 President & CEO Steve Brass asks: Are you listening with the intention of being influenced?

MOD Pizza Co-Founder and CEO Scott Svenson reminds us that culture travels through stories.

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