Authentic Leadership for Everyday People

Victor Cho, CEO of Emovid comes back to the podcast. In our first conversation he mentioned his passion for the topic of the Fourth Stakeholder and the role of business in society. We agreed that since it was a topic we both loved, rather than discussing it in that episode we would dedicate a whole episode to it. So here he is.

In the past 30 years, business has moved from a world where CEOs were expected to optimize for one stakeholder (shareholders) to three, adding customers and employees. As the environment becomes even more complex and we become aware of the direct and second order impacts that businesses has on society, Victor discusses a framework that CEOs can start to adopt to decide how to manage the Fourth Stakeholder - society at large.

Contact Dino at: [email protected]

Websites:

al4ep.com

The 4th Stakeholder Framework and Articles — Victor Cho

Additional Guest Links:

Corporate: emovid.com

Emovid code to get priority in the wait list: https://www.emovid.com/?promo=GF2 

Victor on Authentic Leadership for Everyday People - Building Authentic Communication with AI

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/victor-cho-/

Career Acceleration Course — Victor Cho 

Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo

Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo

Podcast Instagram – @al4edp 

Podcast Twitter – @al4edp 

Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Music

Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com

Today's guest is Ali Cox, founder and CEO of Noble West, a marketing consultancy that specializes in food ingredients, agriculture and the entire agricultural ecosystem. Ali is not your typical CEO – before starting her business career, she won a world championship gold medal and an Olympic silver medal, in rowing. At the time she won it, in 2004, the US had not medaled since 1976 in her event, the women’s 8, and that team’s win launched an era of historic dominance for the US in the event.

In this episode, Ali discusses her transition from a professional athlete to a marketing and advertising professional, the evolution of her leadership style, and her mission-driven approach to improving the food supply chain. The conversation touches on the challenges of leading a remote team, the importance of setting clear expectations, and the significance of building trust within her organization. And since she is an expert in the food I also asked her for some advice for consumers on making informed food choices.

Contact Dino at: [email protected]

Websites:

al4ep.com

wearenoblewest.com

Additional Guest Links:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alicox

Instagram: @alicox.ceo

Instagram: @wearenoblewest

Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo

Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo

Podcast Instagram – @al4edp 

Podcast Twitter – @al4edp 

Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Music

Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com

An anthology episode including all the answers to the favorite food and drinks by guests of the podcast. Includes answers by:

Anna Goldsmith

Ginevra Bersani Franceschetti

Jason Downie

Bryan Adams

Jesse Friedman

Melissa Kwan

Jason Thompson

Whitney Hinshaw Sullivan

Jeff Bender

Debi Kleiman

Carlos Williams

Don Martelli

Mosongo Moukwa

Giovanni Vacchi

Contact Dino at: [email protected]

Websites:

al4ep.com

Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo

Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo

Podcast Instagram – @al4edp 

Podcast Twitter – @al4edp 

Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Music

Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com

Today's guest is Jesse Friedman, Head of WP Cloud and VP of Innovation and Partnerships at Automattic. We discuss how to build an open and creative culture when leading technology teams and the foundational practices that make Automattic so successful at remote work.

Contact Dino at: [email protected]

Websites:

al4ep.com

jesse.blog

Additional Guest Links:

Corporate: automattic.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jesserfriedman/

Instagram: @jessefriedman

Twitter: @professor

Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo

Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo

Podcast Instagram – @al4edp 

Podcast Twitter – @al4edp 

Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Music

Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com

John Torrens is an entrepreneur, founder of two successful healthcare related businesses, and a professor of entrepreneurship at Syracuse University. What makes him unique is that he accomplished all this, including getting a PhD. in business, while having adult ADHD.

In this episode, you will hear about how John adapted once he got his ADHD diagnosis and actually became a better entrepreneur by leveraging the strengths that ADHD gave him and managing the weaknesses. We also discussed how being a professor made him a better entrepreneur and his take on Gen Z.

Contact Dino at: [email protected]

Websites:

al4ep.com

Additional Guest Links:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnmtorrens

John's Book: Lightning in Bottle: How Entrepreneurs Can Harness Their ADHD to Win

Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo

Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo

Podcast Instagram – @al4edp 

Podcast Twitter – @al4edp 

Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Music

Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com

Today's guest is is Victor Cho, a tech entrepreneur, former CEO of Evite, and current CEO of Emovid, a company that uses video messaging to deliver more authentic communications at scale.

Unlike many people, Victor knew from an early age that when he grew up he wanted to be the CEO of a software company. In our discussion he shared how that clarity informed every choice in his career, and how his perspective on success changed as he progressed.

We also talked about some of his leadership frameworks,  responsible AI business practices, emphasizing transparency, empathy, the importance of open communication in building trust and loyalty, and the broader societal impact of leadership.

Contact Dino at: [email protected]

Websites:

al4ep.com

emovid.com

Additional Guest Links:

Emovid code to get priority in the wait list: https://www.emovid.com/?promo=GF2 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/victor-cho-/

The 4th Stakeholder Framework and Articles — Victor Cho

Career Acceleration Course — Victor Cho 

Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo

Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo

Podcast Instagram – @al4edp 

Podcast Twitter – @al4edp 

Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Music

Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com

Today we talk about branding and leadership with Carlos Williams, the founder of DBC, a creative agency that leverages data and equity to connect brands with their audiences. Carlos shares his unique perspective on leadership influenced by historical city-states.

We started the conversation going way back to his experiences in elementary school, where he was always the smartest kid in the class, and how he had to mature and adapt as he went through high school and college, his experiences working as a designer for a large consulting firm and then using that as a springboard to launch his own company.

We also havea very candid conversation of what it means to be a minority owned business, and some of the struggles that black owned businesses face vs. other businesses. Finally, he shares why he decided to keep his company a fully remote company, and what are some of the advantages that come from that structure.

Contact Dino at: [email protected]

Websites:

al4ep.com

studiodbc.com

Additional Guest Links:

Personal

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/carlosawilliams/

Corporate:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/studiodbc

Instagram: @studiodbc

Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo

Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo

Podcast Instagram – @al4edp 

Podcast Twitter – @al4edp 

Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Music

Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com

Our guest is Bryan Adams, one of the pioneers of the employer branding discipline and the author of the book “Give and Get Employer Branding” a book that is considered the bible of the discipline. He is the founder and CEO of two companies: Ph. Creative, an agency that focuses on employer branding, and HappyDance, an enterprise career technology company.

In our conversation we talked about Bryan’s entrepreneurial journey and some of the missteps he took and how he overcame them. He also discussed some of the key holes that companies have in the way they communicate with their employees, and shared a couple of examples of companies that successfully aligned their corporate culture and their communications to their employees.

Contact Dino at: [email protected]

Websites:

al4ep.com

happydance.love

Additional Guest Links:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bryanadams1

Instagram: @bryan_phc

Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo

Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo

Podcast Instagram – @al4edp 

Podcast Twitter – @al4edp 

Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Books

Bryan Adams: Give and Get Employer Branding

Kim Scott: Radical Candor

Music

Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com

Giovanni Vacchi is the CEO of Colombini Group, a family owned company that has been one of the leaders in the Italian design and furniture sector for over 50 years. Giovanni had a variety of experiences across countries and industries, and in this conversation shares how authenticity and effective leadership are pivotal in diverse business environments.

Specifically, we discuss his journey from consultant to private equity investor to CEO/operator. We talk about the different approaches necessary to navigate the relationship with the board and the investors in a private equity owned business vs. a family owned business. He also shares the impact that selling insurance as a student to pay for his education had on his overall success.

We also take some time to discuss his book "The Heart Of Leadership", which was recently translated to English.

Contact Dino at: [email protected]

Websites:

al4ep.com

colombinigroup.com

Additional Guest Links:

Corporate:

febalcasa.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/colombini-group

Giovanni Vacchi

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Battista_Vacchi

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/giovannivacchi

Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo

Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo

Podcast Instagram – @al4edp 

Podcast Twitter – @al4edp 

Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Book by Giovanni Vacchi

Italiano: Al Cuore della Leadership https://amzn.eu/d/04VYtv70

Español: El arte y el corazón del liderazgo https://amzn.eu/d/0j4TgGGW 

English:  The Heart of Leadership https://amzn.eu/d/07TL7AHv 

Music

Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com

David West, co-founder and CEO of Proscia, shares his journey from student/researcher to founding and building a medical software company whose goal is to improve cancer diagnosis through technology.

We discussed how he developed his vision of authentic leadership while building the company as he transitioned from a scientist/hands-on entrepreneur to a leader who fosters a problem-solving mindset within his team. He shared the importance of finding the right investors and how transparency and effective communication are key in building trust with the venture capitalists on the board of directors.

Contact Dino at: [email protected]

Websites:

Proscia.com

al4ep.com

Additional Guest Links:

David West

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/david-r-west

Twitter / X: @davidwest_irl

Proscia

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/proscia

Twitter / X: @Proscia

Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo

Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo

Podcast Instagram – @al4edp 

Podcast Twitter – @al4edp 

Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Music

Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com