From Founder To CEO

By Todd Uterstaedt

If you are a Founder who loves the company you started, and you want to be the CEO that pilots it to sustained success, you're in the right place! Hear from dynamic, inspiring, and successful Founders... more

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October 22, 2015079: Using LinkedIn to Build a $45 million logistics company
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Today's Podcast:

Dennis Brown, Founder and former CEO - Logistic Dynamics
How he used LinkedIn to grow his $45 million company
His unwillingness to giving up control in order to grow the company.
This quote: "You can't do it alone."
This quote: "I started hiring to my weaknesses and giving them more control."
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31min
October 20, 2015078: How to Build a Lobster Empire
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Jim Tselikis, Co-CEO & Co-Founder - Cousins Maine Lobster
How he and his cousin, Sabin, divide the CEO responsibilities.
How assessment tools helped he and his cousin, Sabin, build a strong relationship.
Why they chose the franchise route.
"It's about how to make this better and how to humanize this."
How to navigate being friendly with staff and holding staff accountable.
"We've stayed true...to what we've done with our product with our sourcing with everything with our supply in our family in Maine...keep the brand consistency...proud of that."
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27min
October 15, 2015 077: Three Keys To A Successful Exit
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Doug Lyon, Founder and Chief Happiness Officer - Paqui

3 Keys To A Successful Exit
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36min
October 13, 2015 076: SPECIAL: The POWER of Founding CEO Reflection Time
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Bret Hurt, Owner - Hurt Family Investments

The power of CEO reflection time
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38min
October 08, 2015075: What's it really like to be a BIG VC Backed CEO?
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Apu Gupta, CEO & Co-founder - Curalate
"I think that consumers and brands really like each other, if they respect each other."
"I was frankly really scared to start a company."
"That pressure for growth never leaves...it becomes a part of your every day"
"The tech industry...it's like the only industry on the planet where growing 100% year over year is considered ok."
"You have to grow...the pressure to grow is non-stop, you think about it every moment of the day."
"I can't bring myself to lose other people's money."
"These people have placed their faith in me...to make good decisions on their behalf."
"People look to you to be the CEO at a time when you still don't look to yourself as a CEO."
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40min
October 06, 2015074: The importance of a CEO Confidant - Allyson Downey
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Allyson Downey, Co-founder and CEO - weeSpring
Having your team members write down their core values and create a framework from which you can all work from...one of her company's core values is "keep it simple."
How weeSpring grows...by partnering with other brands and companies that have an audience similar to their audience.
How she spends her time: She tries to spend her time on vision and big picture strategy, but gets bogged down in the little stuff...but is now disciplined about not doing things that are not a good use of her CEO time.
How being self-aware CEO has been key to her success.
This quote: "Leadership comes from within...leadership is something you need to develop personally...be self reflective about your strengths and weaknesses."
This quote: "As an entrepreneur I can have my worst day and best day in the same six hours."
Why finding people that you can be open and candid with is an essential to your success.
This quote: "Don't over innovative. If you are too innovative, you are not going to fit into anyone's life or budget."
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32min
October 01, 2015 073: SPECIAL: Founding CEO Leadership Challenges for 5 Customer-Funded Business Models
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Dr. John Mullins, Associate Professor of Management Practice - London Business School

Founding CEO Leadership Challenges for 5 Customer-Funded Business Models
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33min
September 29, 2015072: Shark Tank Alum Builds Cake Empire By Taking Care Of Her Team
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Today's Podcast:

Kim Nelson, CEO & Founder - Daisy Cakes
How just asking got Daisy Cakes on the "Price is Right" TV show.
The challenges of finding employees who have the same sense of ownership as you do.
How focusing on a quality product has fueled her success.
How focusing on strategic marketing has kept her in front of new customers.
How being fair to her employees has helped keep turn over low.
How to handle good employees who takes took much "ownership" and becomes emotionally attached to their job.
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30min
September 24, 2015071: "You can run a business or you can grow a business," says Joshua Dorkin
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Joshua Dorkin,CEO and Founder - BiggerPockets
How trust is the currency that has fueled his success.
What prompted him to expand his revenue stream: "I couldn't count on one stream of revenue..."
How an "unwillingness to die" got him from Founder to CEO.
How figuring out the intrinsic motivators of his people has helped him be a better CEO.
When a consultant helped him shift his focus from working in the business to working on the business. - "You can run a business or you can grow a business."
How hiring more people for his team has challenged him...and some of the tips that he has learned along the way.
How deflating it is when you get excited about hiring a great person and and then it doesn't work out.
A delegation mindset to get over: "Nobody is ever going to care about things the way you do."
The tricky job of hiring at the right time - "Build up a staff to scale."
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36min
September 22, 2015070: Nathan Chan, Publisher of Foundr Magazine, Gets Personal About His Leadership Journey
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Today's Podcast:

Nathan Chan, Publisher and Editor - Foundr Magazine
His startup story - "We choose the path we are least afraid of."
How his two strengths - (a) Having an eye for talent (b) Being vulnerable and letting people help you - helped his grow his company.
How using contractors helped him boot strap his growth.
How his refreshing humility helped him grow Foundr Magazine.
The challenges of being "firm" and holding others accountable when they may not meet expectations.
How to balance giving team members room to grow and avoid mistakes from negatively impacting the business.
How his experience with interns taught him how to let go, learn to work with others, and leverage his time and impact.
Why hiring is so challenging and some tips to make it easier.
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31min

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