Executive Spotlight: Recent Episodes
Executive Spotlight
The Executive Spotlight podcast interviews leaders in business about their careers and keys to success.
PODCAST INFO:
RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/executive-spotlight
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/executive-spotlight/id1589052383
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dLdgnu8Zj8IGQN2zHEVmb
REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Social-Sectors-Business
https://www.beatsbydre.com/
CONNECT:https://www.aso.org/
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
OUTLINE:
Here are the timestamps for the episode.
(0:47) Travel
(3:50) Susan’s background
(5:50) Digging in a having a long term impact in your career
(7:45) Getting the financial house in order
(11:53) Revising the business model
(13:08) Growth opportunities
(14:24) Symphony Hall Live
(18:32) Behind The Curtains television series
(21:10) Knowledge of the entire organization
(25:13) Taking on new responsibilities
(27:52) Understanding your patron
(30:54) Refuge Coffee
(34:13) Advice to young ambitious people
(35:44) Book recommendation
(37:33) Consensus building
(38:44) Did you make the impact you wanted to make?
(39:07) Purchase of $100 or less
PODCAST INFO:
RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/executive-spotlight
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/executive-spotlight/id1589052383
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dLdgnu8Zj8IGQN2zHEVmb
REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:
https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Shrugged-Ayn-Rand
https://www.amazon.com/Fountainhead-Ayn-Randhttps://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Paulo-Coelho
https://dailystoic.com/
CONNECT:
andy.zahn@franklinst.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-zahn-b6ba043/
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
OUTLINE:
Here are the timestamps for the episode.
(0:42) Andy’s background and career overview
(10:35) Midwest
(12:39) Early hobbies and jobs
(17:43) Working with some great entrepreneurs
(20:53) Approach to career moves
(23:54) Process for prioritizing and reprioritizing tasks
(25:47) Effective cold outreach
(28:54) Power of authenticity
(30:53) Fundamental skills
(32:53) Lessons from sports
(38:21) Reading recommendations
(40:24) Stoic philosophy
PODCAST INFO:
RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/executive-spotlight
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/executive-spotlight/id1589052383
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dLdgnu8Zj8IGQN2zHEVmb
REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:
https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference
CONNECT:
sirosenb1@gmail.com
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
OUTLINE:
Here are the timestamps for the episode.
(0:43) Scott’s background
(7:30) Lesson’s learned from his dad
(11:18) Taking calculated risks
(12:49) Building fundamental skills
(15:08) Process for staying organized and meeting deadlines
(17:36) Business skills needed today
(20:18) Hearing v. Listening
(23:16) Effective cold outreach
(26:21) Defining the mark you want to make
(30:29) Leadership training
(34:25) Career moves
(39:05) Student of the game
(43:17) Roundtable forums
(46:02) Taking losses
(49:00) Purchase of $100 or less
PODCAST INFO:
RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/executive-spotlight
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/executive-spotlight/id1589052383
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dLdgnu8Zj8IGQN2zHEVmb
CONNECT:
steve.chapman@brookhavenga.gov
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
OUTLINE:
Here are the timestamps for the episode.
(1:13) Steve’s background
(5:15) Pursuing a career in finance
(6:25) First job in investment banking
(8:48) Learning to not take attacks personally in business
(11:20) Early career success improving manufacturing process
(17:00) Motivation for working in government
(18:57) Thoughts on risk
(24:03) His approach to career moves
(29:33) Thoughts on vendor partnerships
(34:56) Advice to young ambitious people
(37:57) Community Investment Agreements
(42:57) Lessons he likes to share during speaking engagements and thoughts on leadership
(49:39) Book recommendation
(52:48) 4 Hour Work Week
(55:10) Communication
(58:22) Family reading
(59:06) Purchase of $100 or less
PODCAST INFO:
RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/executive-spotlight
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/executive-spotlight/id1589052383
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dLdgnu8Zj8IGQN2zHEVmb
REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Will-Measure-Your-Life...
https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich...
https://www.disruptthebay.org/
https://www.blinkist.com/
CONNECT:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-gatt-1706b328/https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
OUTLINE:
Here are the timestamps for the episode.
(2:06) Jeff’s background
(3:26) Benefits of working in public accounting focused on small to mid-size companies in US
(6:50) Why he pursued a career in finance
(10:14) Fundamentals skills needed to be successful in finance
(16:19) Need for business acumen in addition to a great business idea and vision
(16:47) Example of startup building barcodes on mobile funds
(21:03) Need to focus on product and distribution
(23:10) Reminder innovation is happening outside the US
(24:43) Definition of public accounting
(27:37) His approach to exploring and making career moves
(30:56) His reflection process
(32:57) How Will You Measure Your Life by Clayton Christensen
(33:47) AI in finance
(39:11) What grabs his attention when vendors reach out
(41:16) Importance of partnership
(43:30) Examples of recent B2B purchases that required partnership
(51:30) His advice for young ambitious people wanting to make their mark on the world
(1:03:25) Lessons learned from playing and coaching football
(1:10:49) Your company is not a family
(1:13:46) Disrupt the Bay and his personal family cancer story
(1:17:20) Book recommendation
(1:22:01) Purchase of $100 or less that improved his life
