Odaptix: Conversations: Recent Episodes
Odaptix
A bi-weekly video series featuring rotating members of the Odaptix team plus business thought-leaders and experts. Forward-thinking, open-minded and candid, Odaptix conversations are aimed to entertain and educate business leaders of all types. From topics such as the impact of considering (or failing to consider) organizational culture in M&A integrations to personal leadership successes and failures in businesses of all shapes and sizes across numerous industries and geographies, this podcast takes a hard look at individual and organizational behavior to share insights and knowledge that will entertain, inform and help you and your org get ahead of the competition.
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Being a photographer may look fun, but it is not without its own set of challenges. In this second installment, Matt Weathersby goes into his work behind the scenes as a freelance photographer, in addition to his changing business model as a result of his company's steady growth.
Find out exactly what it takes to run a one man organization, along with how to connect and develop relationships with your clients.
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In this installment, Andrew and Landon dive into the role authenticity plays in day-to-day professional life when engaging with other people and companies as, Matt recounts the role his own authenticity has played in continuing to fuel the growth of his media org.
As they weave through the experiences and challenges Matt has undergone through his journey from "one-man band start-up" to "organizational conductor" of a burgeoning company, the conversation naturally turns to discussing the importance of developing and fostering a high-performing organizational culture and how the outcomes business leaders get as a result seem to be quite similar whether she/he's responsible for 2 employees or 2000...
Listen and find out how they found common ground despite their greatly differing organizational structures.
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Continuing their conversation from part one, Odaptix COO, Andrew Schweiger and Host, Landon Riley listen as Jared DePiro, an early-career pro sports front-office professional, centers in on how adaptability has been central to his personal success as he continues to pursue and achieve his childhood dream of working in the professional sports industry.
Having worked for teams in the MLB, NHL and now the NFL, DePiro has seen first-hand how varying organizational cultures can lead to very diverse experiences in the day-to-day life of front-office employees and the outcomes franchises inevitably achieve both on and off the field.
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Jared DePiro is working for the sports teams he grew up loving. Despite the many enjoyable moments, there have been a fair share of challenges and obstacles he has been faced with, all in an effort to reach his professional goals.
Along the way, he has discovered that not all franchises are run the same way and the impact that has on day-to-day life for front-office professionals. He shares enlightening comparisons and stark contrasts in his interactions up and down the hierarchy, all of which are shaped by the teams' differing cultures.
Part 2 to be released on Friday, July 29th
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Reflecting on their different career paths and experiences, Mr. Walshe and Mr. Schweiger cite their own best practices - via hard lessons learned - for leaders managing M&A integrations and large change initiatives.
Things get personal when Host Landon Riley joins in to query about strategies a less-senior employee can take to make the most of their situation during such tumultuous times.
As the group nails down the importance of personability in leadership, find out what some leaders continue to lack and ignore - even to the detriment of their careers and organizations - despite the writing being plainly on the wall.
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Centering around the measurement of organizational culture and its impact on financial performance, podcast guests engage in a unique cross-generational (and trans-national) discussion around the influence that both business leaders and employees have on culture as well as its effects on day-to-day organizational life for professionals.
From leadership to assessment and all the way through perception (and lack thereof), this group has quite diverse views on various facets of culture and how it has impacted them, their careers and the organizations they've been a part of.
But.... Watch until the end when they realize that maybe they're not as different as they thought.
Stay tuned for Part 2 to be released on Tuesday, June 15th 2022