Podcast Episodes

Six Pillars of CEO Excellence

Season 1 Episode 103

If you ask ten successful CEOs what they do, you'll probably hear many answers--all good, but vastly different from executive to executive.

A dream te…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Don't Call Us the PayPal Mafia

Season 1 Episode 102

If you've been searching for the PayPal version of Brad Stone's, The Everything Store, then you can start with Jimmy Soni's new book, The Founders.

In…

3 years, 11 months ago

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The DNA Behind the FABS Leadership Styles

Season 1 Episode 101

As we observe the DNA behind some of our favorite CEOs, patterns will start to surface. Some are natural at scaling companies to new levels. And then…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Entrepreneurial Magic at Trader Joe's

Season 1 Episode 100

Joe Coulombe is one of the most intelligent, creative, and thoughtful CEOs I've read about in the past ten to twenty years. He grew Trader Joe's into…

4 years ago

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What is Agile Strategy?

Season 1 Episode 99

Dan Montgomery is the founder of Agile Strategies, a boutique OKRs firm, and the author of Start Less Finish More.

Dan states the old strategic planni…

4 years ago

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What's the Book on Phantom Stock?

Season 1 Episode 98

Good luck on finding a book about phantom stock plans that's simple to understand with practical examples. It does not exist.

However, Paolo Pasicolan…

4 years ago

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What is a Business Psychologist?

Season 1 Episode 97

I've always been intrigued about the roles of business psychologists and certified business coaches and their ability to elevate the performances of …

4 years ago

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Captain Charlie Plumb on Grit, Honor, and Gratitude

Season 1 Episode 96

I first heard Captain Charlie Plumb's POW story some twenty years ago, and I'm thrilled to share this conversation where we talk about Louis Zamperin…

4 years, 1 month ago

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Let's Talk KPIs

Season 1 Episode 95

If you do an Amazon search on KPIs, the top result will be KPI Checklists by Bernie Smith. Bernie's newest book is entitled Gamed, our topic for this…

4 years, 1 month ago

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Financial Modeling Fundamentals

Season 1 Episode 94

One of the rock stars of financial modeling is one of the founders and the Executive Director of the Financial Modeling Institute, Ian Schnoor.

In thi…

4 years, 1 month ago

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