Discover why Jorrit Steinz (CEO of Channel Engine) thinks entrepreneurs should "be the last to speak", how he quickly scaled from 100 to 200 employees, and when he learned to "never waste a good crisis"! (13 minute episode).

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest: Jorrit Steinz

Jorrit Steinz is the Founder of ChanngelEngine.com, a platform that helps stores, brands, and distributors find millions of new customers by connecting them to marketplaces globally. He has been active in eCommerce for almost 20 years building expertise in areas such as B2C, B2B, and D2C eCommerce, marketplaces, SaaS, and international platform strategies. He is a public speaker at various events and an advisor on the rapid changes in the global retail landscape for brands, distributors, and large retailers.

For more information about Channel Engine;

https://www.channelengine.com/

For more information about Jorrit Steinz;

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorritsteinz/⁠

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: ⁠⁠Birgit Kamps⁠⁠.

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global podcast" ranking in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ceoblindspots.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 250+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, send an email to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

Discover why Dr. Scott W. Tinker (Chairman of the Switch Energy Alliance) asks leaders "what's the question?", how he succeeded by "saying yes a lot", and when he said to "follow the money trail"! (14 minute episode).

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest: ⁠Dr. Scott W. Tinker, Chairman of Switch Energy Alliance, CEO of Tinker Energy Associates, and Director Emeritus of the Bureau of Economic Geology.

Scott Tinker brings industry, government, academia, and nongovernmental organizations together to address major societal challenges in energy, the environment, and the economy. Dr. Tinker is Director Emeritus of the Bureau of Economic Geology, and a professor holding the Allday Endowed Chair in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin. With Director Harry Lynch, Tinker co-produced the award-winning documentary films Switch and Switch On, which have been screened in over 50 countries. Dr. Tinker founded the nonprofit Switch Energy Alliance, whose educational materials appear from schools to board rooms globally. Tinker is the host of PBS Energy Switch, an energy and climate talk show appearing on over 200 PBS stations nationwide, and Earth Date, featured weekly on over 450 public radio stations in all 50 United States. In his visits to more than 60 countries, Scott has given over 1000 keynote and invited lectures. Dr. Tinker presented a TEDx talk on The Dual Challenge: Energy and Environment. Scott serves on public company boards and science councils, Trinity University’s Board of Trustees, and is an angel investor who has helped bring companies from startup to acquisition. His writing has appeared from Forbes to Fortune to Scientific American. Dr. Tinker has served as president of several international professional associations and is an AGI Campbell Medalist, AAPG Halbouty Medalist, GCAGS Boyd Medalist, AIPG Parker Medalist, and a Geological Society of America Fellow.

For more information about Switch Energy Alliance; https://switchon.org

For more information about Earth Date;

https://www.earthdate.org/  

For more information about Dr. Scott W. Tinker's TEDx Talk on The Dual Challenge: Energy and Environment;

https://youtu.be/hnT-PYHaSxA?si=ST321FXkrggYHGf4

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: ⁠Birgit Kamps⁠.

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global podcast" ranking in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ceoblindspots.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 200+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, send an email to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

Discover how Joshua Jones (CEO and Founder of QuantHub and TedX speaker) started and sold several companies, when he realized that "culture eats strategy for breakfast", and what he shares about the state of Alabama's approach to micro-learning! (16 minute episode).

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest: Joshua Jones ⁠

Joshua Jones is the CEO of QuantHub, a global data literacy and upskilling software company. QuantHub works with individuals and Fortune 500 companies alike to train tomorrow’s workforce with data and AI skills. 

Prior to his role at QuantHub, Jones was founder and CEO of StrategyWise, an award-winning data science and AI consulting firm. StrategyWise provided data science strategy to global firms ranging from Samsung and Toshiba to Southern Company and Chick-Fil-A. StrategyWise was recognized as one of America’s fastest-growing companies three years in a row on the Inc 5000. 

A lifelong entrepreneur, Jones’s career experience has spanned 6 startups, 40 countries and 7 languages. He has been quoted by Forbes, CIO.com, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and Entrepreneur Magazine, and is a TEDx alum and regular speaker and lecturer in universities and conferences across the US.   

He received his Master of Business Administration at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Alabama. He and his wife, Akiko, live with their 3 girls in the United States.

For more information about QuantHub; https://www.quanthub.com/

To receive a free data skills assessment; https://www.quanthub.com/data-skills-test/

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps.

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global podcast" ranking in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ceoblindspots.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 200+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, send an email to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

Discover how Adi Levanon (Founder of Selah Ventures) adapted to significant changes, when she adjusted her leadership style, and why she said it's important to be authentic and dare to ask! (13 minute episode).

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest: Adi Levanon

Adi Levanon is the founder and Managing Partner of Selah Ventures - a pre-seed/seed stage VC fund investing in the broad definition of fintech - from the unraveling of financial services via digitization and customization, to the enhancement of financial organizations such as banks, insurers, fintechs and SMBs via complementary technologies. The fund is actively investing in excellent teams of Israelis and Americans building and scaling in the USA. 

Prior to founding Selah Ventures, Adi had a decade of experience investing in early stage startups, with a focus on fintech since 2015, which led to her early investments in $billion fintechs like Alloy, Unit, and thriving startups such as Justt, Tweed, Dig Security (acquired by Palo Alto Networks) and more. Adi was also legal counsel and the head of the compliance team at Conduit, Israel's first $B SaaS company, and later was product manager at Payoneer, a global $billion Israeli fintech.

She is a graduate of Reichman University where she acquired her LL.B in Law and BA in Business Administration, with a major in finance, and a graduate of Kellogg's international executive MBA program.

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/levanonadi/⁠

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps.

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ceoblindspots.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 200+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, send an email to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

CEOs face a baffling situation: layoffs alongside a labor shortage. Discover the facts around this paradox, and what many leaders are doing now to future-proof their talent strategy (4 minute podcast).

Reports from the latest layoffs and labor shortages;

* "Understanding Americas Labor Shortage: The Most Impacted Industries" - US Chamber of Commerce

* "The Latest Labor Shortage Trends & Statistics (2024)" - Globally -

Manpower and various other sources

* "Labor Force Participation Rates" - US Chamber of Commerce

* "Employment Situation" - US Bureau of Labor Statistics

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps.

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ceoblindspots.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 200+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, send an email to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

Discover how CEO's are slashing their legal bills (5 min).

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps.

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ceoblindspots.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 200+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, send an email to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

Discover the AI tools that Walmart, Starbucks, Chevron, and Delta Airlines, are using to monitor toxic employee communications in real time (3 min).

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps.

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ceoblindspots.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 200+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, send an email to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

Discover valuable tips regarding how industry leaders are gaining the competitive edge, and why the open talent model is reshaping the workforce (6 min). 

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps.

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ceoblindspots.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 200+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, send an email to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

The survey results are in! CEO's top 3 focus areas are AI integration, uniqueness, and remote work shifts.

Listen to this 3-minute podcast episode to hear more details and the latest facts that include;

* PwC claims that AI could potentially contribute over $15 trillion to the global economy by 2030!

* Associate professor of finance at NYU claims that by the end of this year, more than 2/3 of US companies will offer work location flexibility for their employees.

Russ Hawkins (CEO of Agilence Inc.) started to “reverse think” how he managed the shift to a remote workforce.

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps.

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ceoblindspots.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 200+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, send an email to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

Discover when Russ Hawkins (CEO of Agilence Inc.) started to “reverse think”, which blind spot cost him almost a year to recover from, and what his connection is with the Boston Firemen (18 minutes).

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest: Russ Hawkins.

As President and CEO, Russ Hawkins is responsible for developing Agilence’s overall strategy and leading its growth. Prior to Agilence, he built two early-stage technology companies into successful businesses.

He was President and CEO of SilverStorm Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of high-performance computer networking equipment, which he eventually sold to QLogic Corporation. Prior to SilverStorm, he was the President and CEO of Paragon Networks, a developer of wide-area backhaul solutions for wireless networks, which he sold to Carrier Access Corporation.

Russ started his career at Lucent Technologies and held various management positions. He is a Boston College graduate.

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps.

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ceoblindspots.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 200+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, send an email to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠