E9: CEO of Janus Logistics Technologies, Brian Simons, says his company was born from a real world need to enhance Service Parts Logistics (SPL).

Janus is a venture-backed technology and logistics company that is radically transforming the warehousing, forward stocking, forecasting/planning, and distribution/delivery for service supply chains globally. 

His company, provides solutions for global clients spanning a range of markets including high tech, chemicals/hazardous goods, aerospace, and industrial goods

Previously, Brian served as COO and Executive Vice President at CIOX Health; and had senior level positions at Universal Health Systems, NCR, Honeywell, and United Technologies. 

MBA and Bachelors from Arizona State with a PhD from the University of Lancaster.

He also serves as an adjunct professor at The University of Minnesota. His upper-division management course brings together key elements from practical experience (on the job), theoretical study (in the classroom) to broaden students’ understanding of management as a profession.

Brian’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-simons-81b38b6/

Brian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brian_s_simons

Janus Logistics Technologies website: https://www.jltech.com/

WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:

●     What happened when Brian surprised me with a trip to the US Open Final.

●     How playing sports (for Brian it was quarterback in high school and college) prepared him for the C-Suite.

●     What you need to do to persuade your organization to support your graduate education.

●     The advantages and disadvantages of pursuing a Phd on your path to the C-Suite.

●     What questions should you ask when considering pursuing your MBA or PhD.

●     What to consider when you’re thinking about leaving corporate life to start your own company.

●     The mystical skill of pitching your ideas to the C-Suite.

●     How to help your employees who seem burned out.

●     Brian’s difficult story of the first employee he had to fire…it was his friend.

QUOTES:

“How you value failure is correlated to how much success you achieve.”

“Two things that drive success in your career 1.) Self Awareness 2.) Delivering Results”

RESOURCES:

Dave Cote Winning Now, Winning Later https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Now-Later-Companies-Investing/dp/1599510219

Dan Burnham CEO of Raytheon https://www.raytheon.com/sites/default/files/rtnwcm/groups/public/documents/profile/bio_daniel-burnham.pdf

Larry Bossidy - Execution https://www.amazon.com/Execution-Discipline-Getting-Things-Done/dp/0609610570

AI Superpowers - https://www.amazon.com/AI-Superpowers-China-Silicon-Valley/dp/132854639X

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