Building Great Leaders

Building Great Leaders

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Building Great Leaders episodes

  • Episode 44: Operational Excellence

    Have you ever wondered how businesses achieve operational excellence? Diana Eestermans, the Business Performance Manager at SK Fire, discusses her own journey to her role in helping businesses evolve. She shares insights into working as a team and highlights effective ways to help those around her. Plus, she talks about her company and gives listeners an understanding of SK Fire and what it will add to the APi family.

    32 min
  • Episode 43: Self Knowledge Leads to Successful Acquisitions

    API's Vice President of Acquisitions, Scott Hatfield, shares his insights on learning to know ones' company and using that knowledge of self to connect with others and successfully acquire new companies. Scott also walks us through his own personal journey with API Group, reflecting on his many critical years with the company.

    27 min
  • Episode 42: A Dose of Wisdom

    Going back over the two decades that she has worked at APi Group, Shannon Swanson, VP of Employee Services, shares insights she has learned along the way: from showing up consistently to actively listening so that employees can be their whole selves at work. She also reminisces about becoming the first female Vice President at APi Group headquarters and what that meant to both her and the organization.

    32 min
  • Episode 41: Values-driven Leadership

    Mark Stein, Area Manager for VFP in Houston Texas, shares his experience entering APi Group as a former military officer, offering insight into his transition to a completely new corporate role. Mark and Laura discuss the importance of integrity, honesty, loyalty, and the value in hiring individuals with different perspectives.

    20 min
  • Episode 40: Embedding recognition in a company

    Matt Euson, outgoing president of 3S, describes how the practice of recognizing employees became embedded in the company DNA. Laura and Matt discuss 3S's engagement flywheel, created by the Talent Magnet team, and what 3S does at each step to create their unique company culture. Plus, he shares advice on focusing on the right strategic initiatives.

    29 min
  • Episode 39: Taking a Leap of Faith
    In this episode of the Building Great Leaders Podcast, Kelly Nissenbaum, the manager of Business Development for Mid-Ohio Pipeline Services discusses how she made the shift from her previous career in hospitality to business development. She describes how someone saw her potential and pushed her to make a big and scary change. She also clears up misconceptions about business development, the importance of connection, and how each person plays a vital role in the future of a company.
    30 min
  • Episode 38: Trusting the Team

    Greg Fredlund, president of Northland Constructors, discusses the pathway that brought him to APi and what he learned as a new leader taking over the president role at a company. He shares the importance of teamwork, engaging employees and the role of friction in decision making.

    42 min
  • Episode 37: Inclusive Leadership
    Velma Korbel, APi's Vice President and Chief DEI Officer defines diversity, equity, and inclusion for listeners. Velma leads us through her childhood in a segregated town in East Texas and shares how she remains hopeful in the face of discrimination. She reminds us that the key to long lasting inclusion policy is people who are willing to do the work.
    32 min
  • Episode 36: Connecting with the Field
    Tune in to Phil Harein, the VP of API Construction as he takes us through his leadership journey; from his childhood to now. He discusses his blind spots, how he ended up as VP, and how to bridge gaps between office and field. Most importantly, he highlights the importance of being pushed out of your comfort zone and what it means to truly listen.
    32 min
  • Episode 35: Growing up and Growing through--Adjusting your Worldview

    Join father-son duo Paul and Colin Javorina as they discuss their paths to their current positions (Chief Financial Leader for the Industrial Services Segment and Support and Systems Leader respectively), what it is like working with family, and navigating what it means to be a trans individual. This week's episode crosses borders of courage, family, and allyship. Episode contains mention of gender dysphoria that may be triggering to certain listeners.

    39 min

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