Enterprise Podcast Network

Mike Fitzsimmons, Co-Founder and CEO of Crosschq, a technology platform that uses human intelligence to ensure people and businesses are well-matched, creating long-term, successful employees and winning workplace cultures from day one joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Mike Fitzsimmons discuss the following:

Why

did you create Crosschq? Was there a reason you wanted to disrupt the reference check process? 

What

are the biggest challenges HR departments face when it comes to hiring new candidates and retaining employees? 

What

can companies – large and small – do to ensure the success of a new employee starting on day one?

Tell

us about human intelligence hiring and why should companies utilize this approach when hiring?

Are

there other areas within the HR or hiring space that are in need of disruption? 

Mike has a long history of creating companies that disrupt the status quo to create change that benefits consumers and businesses alike.  Born out of his frustration with bad hires, Mike co-founded Crosschq to pioneer a new category for talent acquisition that harnesses the power of people to help companies better source, match and retain the best people. With a mission to build better businesses, Crosschq takes a talent-first approach that prioritizes trust and transparency, minimizes bias and protects privacy.

Prior to Crosschq, Mike founded and was CEO at Connekt, Inc., and Delivery Agent, an interactive commerce company acquired by Hillair Capital in 2016. His corporate business expertise, from finance and sales to technology and development, have made him a thought-leader for entrepreneurs and sought after expert for CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, New York Times and Forbes. 

Mike’s partnered with top companies like Comcast, CBS, Fox, Disney, HBO, Sony, Amazon, LG and PayPal and successfully raised over $200M in capital from financial and strategic investors. He’s received multiple awards, including Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Media Company, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist and Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 Silicon Valley.

Website: https://crosschq.com 

Social Media Links: Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/crosschq Facebook: https://facebook.com/crosschqTwitter: @CrosschqHQ

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Sam Stein, the co-founder and CEO of the Great American Turkey Company, which is on a mission to help people eat healthier by making turkey America’s next big protein joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Sam Stein discuss the following:

* What inspired you and your co-founders to create this new brand of turkey products? * Why do you think consumers will embrace this new brand?* What are the biggest challenges your brand faces?* Tell me about your new announcement with Publix in the southeast and your launch strategy in key markets.* What are your top three goals for this brand for 2020?

As Chief Executive Officer at The Great American Turkey Co., Sam brings the operational experience necessary to scale and professionalize the business as the company expands its retail and food service distribution nationwide. Sam is involved in all aspects of the business, spanning from sales and marketing to manufacturing, Research and Development and logistics.

Sam was previously an investment professional with RedBird Capital Partners and the Virgin Group, the family investment office of Sir Richard Branson. As an investor, Sam was involved in all aspects of diligence for new and existing investment opportunities at RedBird and Virgin, with primary areas of focus on industry sub-sectors including: consumer, airlines, software and technology, hospitality, and health and wellness.

Prior to the Virgin Group, Sam was an investment banker at Citigroup where he advised clients across a variety of industries, primarily on mergers and acquisitions.

He earned his undergraduate degree with an A.B. in Government from Harvard University.

Website: https://greatamericanturkeyco.com

Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/greatamericanturkeyco Twitter: @gaturkeyco Pinterest: pinterest.com/greatamericanturkeyco Instagram: @greatamericanturkeyco

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Chuck Swoboda, an Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University, President of Cape Point Advisors and author of the new book “The Innovator’s Spirit: Discover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible” joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Chuck Swoboda discuss the following:

* What inspired you to write the book?  How is it different from all the other books about innovation?* What is the Innovator’s Spirit? Can it be learned?* You are very specific about your definition of innovation. Why is this important?* What is the difference between management and leadership? How does management thinking limit innovative behavior?* Why do you think most people struggle with the Brutal Truths?* What do you mean by “there is no box”?* Can you explain why “the customer doesn’t know”?* What do you hope the reader gets from the book?

Chuck Swoboda is Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University, President of Cape Point Advisors and retired Chairman and CEO of Cree, Inc. He is co-inventor on more than 25 patents covering LEDs and lighting technology, and has over 30 years of experience in the technology business.

Additionally, he is an author, speaker and host of the “Innovators on Tap” podcast. His new book is The Innovator’s Spirit: Discover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible (Fast Company, May 5, 2020).

Website: www.chuckswoboda.com

Social Media Links: Twitter: @thechuckswoboda Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/chuck-swoboda Instagram: @thechuckswoboda

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Dr. Tim Baker who was voted one of the 50 Most Talented Global Training & Development Leaders by the World HRD Congress and an expert in teams and leadership and author of his latest Winning Teams again joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Dr. Tim Baker discuss the following:

* One of the characteristics of high-performing teams you mention in your book is creating purpose. Can you explain what that means? * For sporting teams, purpose is straight forward; i.e., winning the game or competition. But what about creating purpose in the world of work? How do teams go about this? * What are some practical ways of creating purpose?* Team members have a dual purpose, don/t they? On the one hand, team members have their job purpose. On the other hand, there is a team purpose. Would you care to comment on this and in particular, how are these two purposes managed within a team?* What is a tip for creating a good purpose statement for the team?

Dr. Tim Baker is a specialist in organisational performance. He has a successful track record in transforming organisational capability through change programs and leadership capability development for 18 years. Organisational effectiveness is Tim’s forte. He is a disruptive thinker, willing to challenge conventional HR practices and come up with practical, innovative solutions to real-world problems.

Tim has conducted major consulting assignments from Saudi Arabia to Singapore. His clients range from police departments to symphony orchestra, and every industry in between.

Tim’s point-of-difference is to turn rigorous theoretic perspectives into practical workable solutions.

In 2013, Tim was voted one of the 50 Most Talented Global Training & Development Leaders by the World HRD Congress.He is author of nine books, including his latest: “Winning Teams: Apply the All Black’s Formula to Your Team.”

In a nutshell, Tim has conducted over 2,430 seminars, workshops, keynote addresses and coaching programs to over 45,000 people in 11 countries across 21 industry groups.

Website: www.winnersatwork.com.au

Social Media Links: Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/winnersatwork Facebook: www.facebook.com/winnersatworkptyltd Twitter: @winnersatwork Instagram: instagram.com/winnersatwork

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Dr. William Putsis, the author of “The Carrot and the Stick: Leveraging Strategic Control for Growth” and President and CEO of Chestnut Hill Associates, a strategy consulting firm, Founder of the software company, CADEO Economics joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Dr. William Putsis discuss the following:

* What inspired you to write this book?* What exactly is “The Carrot and the Stick”?* How does this book help a manager? How does it help a business? What type of business?* Does what you address in the book really matter? How so?* What companies or individuals would you hold up as examples of companies or people that utilize the strategies in the book? What are the lessons to be learned for the rest of us?* What is different about today’s environment and how does this book help companies navigate this environment?* What does this book tell us about the movement to “break up big tech?” About start-ups trying to compete with the Apples, Alphabets and Amazons of the worlds? Does it help inform regulatory authorities and if so, how so?

Dr. William Putsis is a Professor of Marketing, Economics and Business Strategy at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and a Faculty Fellow for Executive Programs at Yale University. He is also president and CEO of Chestnut Hill Associates, a strategy consulting firm, and founder of the software company, CADEO Economics, which automates his data modeling-based strategy development processes. His new book is The Carrot and the Stick: Leveraging Strategic Control for Growth (Rotman-UTP Publishing, Feb. 20, 2020).

Website: Putsis.com | chestnuthillconsulting.com

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Dennis T. Jaffe, Ph.D., who has been a leading architect of the field of family enterprise consulting and author of “Borrowed from Your Grandchildren: The Evolution of 100-Year Family Enterprises” joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Dr. Dennis Jaffe discuss the following:

* Why study long-term family businesses? What’s special and important about them?* You interviewed 100 large global family businesses that had been together for more than three generations, as a successful family and business. There are so few of them, even though they are large and important. Why study them?* You say these families are “generative” value-creating. What do you mean by that?* We hear about shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves, and about how families sell or lose their business, and other negative stories about family business. Your generative families you report, are resilient. What does that mean?* In what ways did you find that these families manage to grow and innovate over generations? How do they build innovation into their family culture, rather than just feel comfortable with their considerable wealth?* We hear all about how the young generations of family business are entitled, or not well equipped for leadership. What did the families in your study manage to develop successful leadership and commitment for several generations?

Dennis T. Jaffe, Ph.D., has been a leading architect of the field of family enterprise consulting and is an acclaimed speaker and workshop leader in programs for business families and financial service firms.

Dennis is a research associate at Wise Counsel Research, and leads their 100-Year Family Enterprise Research Program. He is also Family Business Scholar at the Smith Family Business Program at Cornell University, a faculty advisor at the Ultra High Net Worth Institute, and a regular contributor to Forbes Leadership channel reporting on cross-generational family business and wealth.

His new book is Borrowed from Your Grandchildren: The Evolution of 100-Year Family Enterprises (Wiley, 2020).

Website: dennisjaffe.com

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Meghan Fitzgerald, a Managing Partner at LetterOne Group, an international investment business where she runs the healthcare vertical for this fund and author of “Ascending Davos: A Career Journey from the Emergency Room to the Boardroom” joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Meghan Fitzgerald discuss the following:

* How did you transition from the front lines of patient care into your current role?* You conducted a research study on the health of executive women, what were some of your findings?* What was the most difficult pivot in your career to date?* How do we get more women into the corner office and executive roles?* What advice do you have for women looking to climb the career ladder?* How important has mentorship been for you as a female leader in the healthcare industry?

Meghan Fitzgerald is an academic, investor, board member and global healthcare operator and strategist. A former nurse, she is now a Managing Partner at LetterOne Group, an international investment business with $25 billion of capital under management, where she runs the healthcare vertical for this fund.

Meghan has worked in almost every sector of healthcare and is an expert speaker on topics from operations and strategy to policy and reform; and has a passion for seeing more women in executive leadership roles. Her study on the health of executive women in the Fortune 500 was featured in the Harvard Business Review. Her new book is Ascending Davos: A Career Journey from the Emergency Room to the Boardroom.

Important Links: Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/meghanmfitzgerald Twitter: @mmameg Instagram: @ascendingdavos

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Jason Richmond, Founder and Chief Culture Officer at Ideal Outcomes, Inc. and author of the book “Culture Spark: 5 Steps to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth” joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Jason Richmond discuss the following:

* Let me start by asking you what inspired you to write your book “Culture Spark: 5 Steps to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth.” What did you set out to achieve by writing it?* In the book, you share your own take on what corporate culture is. I really like how you describe it. It makes so much sense to me. Could you read that definition?* Early in the book you write: “These five issues – complacency, disconnection to values and disconnected values, ego, misaligned processes, and micromanagement – lead to the big one: a company culture teeming with disengaged employees. And this is an international predicament that needs to be resolved.” How pervasive is employee disengagement today? What can an organization do to avoid becoming a victim of these five issues and prevent creating a culture of disengaged employees?* Leaders play a vital role in the creation of an organization’s culture. How they model the desired behaviors and demonstrate their values is key to shaping the culture and sustaining it. How do you think about the role that leaders play in creating a culture? What are some of the critical traits of leaders who are good at this?

Jason Richmond, President/CEO and Chief Culture Officer at Ideal Outcomes, Inc., is an in-demand keynote speaker, widely recognized as an authoritative culture change consultant helping companies build strong, sustained revenue growth by empowering their employees and developing energizing office cultures. 

During his career of more than twenty years, Jason has assisted companies of all sizes in a wide variety of industries. He has not only worked closely with established Fortune 100 companies to create Leadership Development Journeys, but also provided thought leadership and innovative consulting services to a range of mid-size firms. And he has guided numerous start-ups to build solid foundations that have enabled them to become noted industry leaders. 

Over the years Jason has captured best practices from successful organizations and integrated them into the core principles that form the foundation of Ideal Outcomes.

He has become a valued resource for many organizations, helping them implement talent development paths, culture maps, succession plans, and learning strategies.

Websites: www.culturespark.io | www.idealoutcomesinc.com

Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/pg/Culture-SparkTwitter:

Adam Froman, the CEO of Delvinia, a data collection firm that has captured more than 180 million opinions and introduced the automated market research platform Methodify joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Adam Froman discuss the following:

* Tell us more about your fascinating background and how you grew Delvinia over the years? * How has coronavirus forced businesses to reassess their workplace policies around remote flexible work? * Is the shift to WFH is a temporary solution or indicative of a larger future of work trend?* What does this shift means for companies who have long relied on traditional market research tools ie. focus groups? * How is Delvinia is responding to shifting workplace dynamics while helping businesses thrive through AI and machine learning tools? * What other methods or avenues have you taken over the years to fund the growth of your business from startup to scaleup?* What are the biggest advantages you have seen or experienced by not having external investors?* What suggestions or advice do you have for other entrepreneurs in similar situations?* Where can go for more information on Delvinia or if they want to work with you in the future? 

Adam Froman is the Chief Executive Officer of Delvinia, a data collection firm that has captured more than 180 million opinions and introduced the automated market research platform Methodify. He is an award-winning entrepreneur and innovator and is known as a visionary business leader who has grown his firm into a globally competitive group of companies over the course of the past two decades.

Under Adam’s leadership, Delvinia has evolved from operating as a traditional digital consultancy to become an innovative Canadian scale-up that is transforming how data is being collected and used to power better decision-making. Adam’s portfolio of successful digital businesses includes AskingCanadians, AskingAmericans, Delvinia Custom Solutions, and Methodify.

In addition to guiding the growth of his organization, Adam is an active member of the Canadian Marketing Association and the Marketing Research & Intelligence Association. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Council of Canadian Innovators, a business council exclusively focused on helping high-growth Canadian technology firms scale-up globally.

Website: www.delvinia.com

Social Media Links:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DelviniaInteractiveTwitter: https://twitter.com/delvinia

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Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, President & CEO of Do Good Work Educational Consulting that provides strategic planning, enrollment/retention solutions, and research/technical assistance to schools, colleges, and businesses across the nation joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Dr. Terrell Strayhorn discuss the following:

* Your company’s mission is “to conduct and harness the power of academic research to identify and share proven solutions, promising practices, and transformative innovations to driving student success.” How many clients or institutions do you work with each year? And what specific services do you provide?* One of your areas of expertise is student success but more generally human flourishing and belonging in living/learning contexts. What does your research say about belonging and why its important?* Your recent article highlights the important role that belonging plays in today’s workplace. What’s your advice to chief executives, HR Professionals, and others about “how to” foster belonging for staff? And, how does this relate to your own leadership?*  So, you’re a professor, public intellectual, writer, and entrepreneur. What we hear from CEOs is it’s a mix of ups and downs, successes and failures. What hurdles have you faced and how did you overcome them?

Dr. Terrell Strayhorn is Professor of Urban Education at LeMoyne-Owen College, where he previously served as Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs and Chief Academic Officer. He also serves as research professor at Walden University and President of Do Good Work Consulting Group.

Author of 10 books and over 200 refereed journal articles, book chapters, and scientific abstracts, Strayhorn is an internationally-recognized expert on (in)equity in higher education, positive psychosocial behaviors, and college student success. He has lectured and keynoted at conferences and academic events around the world.

His current work uses quasi-experimental and survey methods to examine sense of belonging in education, social, and work settings. Strayhorn is a leading intellectual voice in education and contributor for Charlotte Observer, The Tennessean, Diverse Issues, and more.

He is Past-Chair of the Research Focus on Black Education (RFBE) within the American Educational Research Association, the world’s largest education society and serves on several editorial and non-profit boards. Dr. Strayhorn earned a PhD in Higher Education from Virginia Tech and both masters and bachelors degrees from the University of Virginia. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Websites: www.dogoodworkLLC.org |www.terrellstrayhorn.com

Social Media Links: Facebook: http://bit.ly/TLSFbk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tlstrayhorn LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/TLSLinkedIn

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