Interviews with CEOs and Entrepreneurs about the frameworks they are using to build and scale their businesses.
Episodes
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Scott Ritzheimer, the Founder and CEO of Scale Architects, a company that helps founders and leaders design and build scalable organizations that achieve predictable success.
We explore the crucial steps for founders transitioning to CEOs and scaling their businesses effectively, highlighting the shift from making policy decisions to focusing on building a strong executive team and emphasizing strategic leadership over day-to-day operations.
(0:29) Scott’s journey to founding Scale Architects
(5:35) What is whitewater?
(12:19) Company size as a factor
(16:02) Founder to CEO Framework
(30:19) The most exciting stuff that Scott is working on
(31:27) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Scott’s LinkedIn
- Scale Architects
- Free copy of The Founder’s Evolution
- Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
- Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
- Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech https://stevepreda.com/business-growth-tech/
- Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Chris Dane, President of Hickory Global Partners, an industry-leading global alliance for corporate travel organizations and corporate travel departments.
We discuss invaluable insights into navigating the intricacies of travel operations. From crafting robust crisis management frameworks to redefining the role of travel advisors in the digital age, a compelling exploration of the evolution of the travel industry and strategies for success in a constantly evolving landscape.
(0:35) Chris’s journey into corporate travel
(3:57) Care Framework for worst-case travel scenarios
(8:59) Four areas of the Crisis Management Framework
(10:42) Future of corporate travel industry
(16:32) The most exciting stuff that Chris is working on
(20:05) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Chris’s LinkedIn
- Hickory Global Partners
- Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
- Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
- Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech Stevepreda.com/
- Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
JJ Ghatak, CEO and Co-founder of OnLoop, a habit-forming, genAI powered goals and feedback platform for high functioning teams. JJ is based in Singapore.
We explore the Collaborative Team Development Framework, its functionality, application, and potential approaches to maximize its effectiveness within the team.
(01:05) JJ's entrepreneurial journey
(05:49) Collaborative Team Development Framework
(12:07) Origin of the Clarity Score
(17:02) Approach to constructive feedback of a manager
(22:55) Aftermath of implementing JJ’s system
(26:04) The most exciting stuff that JJ is working on
(31:57) Final Question and Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- JJ’s LinkedIn
- OnLoop
- Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
- Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
- Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech Stevepreda.com/
- Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/77938145/admin/feed/posts/
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Krista Crawford, who is a pre-academic, a PhD, an MBA and an SBHR, the chair of two Vistage executive peer groups in the Baltimore, Maryland region. She's an HR consultant and an adjunct instructor at Virginia Tech and Champlain College. We discuss the concept of being a "pre-academic," her Executive Presence Framework, and a shortcut to achieve PRES. Krista also shares an ethical decision-making framework for CEOs and her new initiative to mentor emerging leaders.
(01:03) Krista's entrepreneurial journey
(03:11) What is pre-academic?
(03:48) The Executive Presence Framework
(08:17) The shortcut to achieve PRES
(16:19) The ethical decision-making framework for CEOs
(19:23) Krista’s new emerging leaders group
(21:45) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Krista’s LinkedIn
- Krista’s Email
- Vistage
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Jack Skeels, author of Unmanaged and the CEO of Agency Agile, a consulting firm helping agencies define a system of culture, people, process, and tools that create superior results. We discuss the Unmanagement Blueprint, its principles, and applications, alongside strategies for boosting productivity and addressing non-performing employees. He showcases the transformative impact of implementing the blueprint, emphasizing its effectiveness in achieving superior results, while also highlighting the crucial role of communication in enhancing system efficiency.
(01:00) Jack's entrepreneurial journey
(06:05) The Unmanagement Blueprint
(11:16) How to fix the non-performing employees
(16:35) Company transformation after implementing Unmanagement Blueprint
(19:35) “Communication can outperform systems.”
(26:18) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Jack’s LinkedIn
- Agency Agile
- Unmanaged: Master the Magic of Creating Empowered and Happy Organizations
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Corey Jones, the CEO and co-founder of PrismWork, a culture assessment and consulting company in Texas. We discuss the Hearti Framework and strategies for improving people's skills and how to revolutionizing the workplace through HEARTI leadership, showcasing innovative approaches to enhancing organizational culture.
(00:27) Corey's entrepreneurial journey
(03:23) The Hearti Framework
(09:10) The right balance between empathy and accountability
(13:07) How to improve people's skills
(14:52) Revolutionizing the workplace through HEARTI leadership
(19:14) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Corey’s LinkedIn
- Hearti Assestement
- Prismwork
- readintentionalpower.com
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Garik Tate, the co-founder and CEO of Valhalla Team, a tech product design and development company in the Philippines that is amplifying the impact of innovators around the world incorporating AI technologies. We discuss the framework for turning good systems into great ones with AI. Garik elaborates on how they utilize cutting-edge AI techniques to enhance existing systems and take them to the next level of efficiency and performance.
(01:22) Garik's entrepreneurial journey
(03:30) Framework for turning good systems into great ones with AI
(06:06) How Garik’s system works
(11:29) How to apply AI to increase or remove traffic constraints
(22:38) The most exciting stuff that Garik was working on
(26:17) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Garik’s Website
- Garik’s LinkedIn
- Valhalla.team
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Robert Glazer, five times entrepreneur, six times bestselling author, keynote speaker, founder of Acceleration Partners, which is a leading global partnership marketing agency. He is also the author of the Friday Forward newsletter, read around the world by 200,000 people. We discuss about his Capacity Building Framework, his approach to choosing projects, and the purpose of the Friday Forward Newsletter, culminating in Robert next-level ventures focusing on core values and growth in business.
(00:35) Robert's entrepreneurial journey
(01:44) Partnership Marketing Agency
(4:25 ) The Capacity Building Framework
(10:32) How does Robert decide which projects or companies to invest his time in
(11:52) The purpose of Friday Forward Newsletter
(18:16) Robert Glazer's Next-Level Ventures: Unveiling Core Values and Growth in Business
(22:02) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Robert’s LinkedIn
- Robert’s Website
- Accelaration Partners
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Shane Spraggs, the CEO of Virtira, a consulting company focused on accelerating sales and enabling channel partners and remote teams. Shane is also the author of The Power of Remote. We discuss about the 3 components of Trust, the Relatedness framework, how to facilitate an event in a remote setup, the collaborative journal and Shane’s goal for writing his book “The Power of Remote.”
(01:16) Shane's entrepreneurial journey
(06:36) The 3 components of Trust
(10:48) The Relatedness framework.
(16:43) How to facilitate an event in a remote setup
(22:34) The collaborative journal.
(28:40) Shane’s goal for writing The Power of Remote
(30:01) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Shane’s LinkedIn
- Virtira
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Darryl Lyons, the co-founder and CEO of San Antonio, Texas-based Pax Financial Group, a business that is passionate about helping others live the life of their dreams. We discuss about the C12 Strategic Planning Blueprint, how the Christian worldview can help businesses and the right way of thinking about succession planning.
(00:00) Darryl's entrepreneurial journey
(03:13) The hard beginnings taught Darryl valuable lessons that contributed to his success.
(05:34) The C12 Strategic Planning Blueprint
(08:07) How the Christian worldview can help businesses.
(17:09) The right way of thinking about succession planning
(21:43) The right frame of mind for a business owner to transition successfullly
(27:12) What does C12 do?
(29:03) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Darryl’s LinkedIn
- Pax Financial Group