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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-Rand
https://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