Generation Excellence Podcast

We are thrilled to welcome David Maricich, President and Chief Creative Officer of Maricich Health, to the latest episode of the GENeration EXcellence podcast. 🌟

In this insightful conversation David shares his unique journey into Maricich from an early career in the music business. In a fast=moving hour David demonstrates how he blends strategy and creativity. He also does a wonderful job detailing how he teaches and instructs the next generation at Maricich Health, now proudly including his daughter. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out, this episode is packed with wisdom and inspiration.

Listen now and please take a minute to subscribe to the GENeration EXcellence podcast for more episodes featuring leaders and innovators in unique family-led businesses.

Jodie Kaufman Davis is the Executive Vice President of H.W. Kaufman Group, a global network of companies dedicated to shaping the future of insurance. With a career that spans nearly two decades, Jodie has been instrumental in driving growth and innovation within the organization. Jodie talks about loving to juggle multiple balls including work, family, working out, mentoring the next generation of industry leaders, and championing initiatives that foster diversity and inclusion.

In this episode, Jodie shared her insights on the importance of adaptive leadership, and how to cultivate a culture that values relationships while embracing new technologies. Get ready to be inspired by Jodie’s story of excellence, her strategic vision for the future, and her unwavering commitment to making a positive impact in the business world.

Please enjoy this 57th episode of GENeration EXcellence with Jodie Kaufman Davis.

Matt Rossetti is a third-generation architect and President/CEO of Detroit-based Rossetti, an architecture, interior design and urban planning organization that blends the rigor of analytics with the ability to imagine what’s never been done before. Matt sat down to talk about his unique path into the business and how Rossetti has evolved as a global leader in the design of sports complexes along with projects that have contributed mightily to Detroit’s resurgence. If you like sports, business, art, design ... even oceanography, this episode of GENeration EXcellence with Matt Rossetti is for you and is serious fun. Please enjoy, comment and share.

Andrew (Andy) Goldberg is an experienced attorney and voracious consumer of books and podcasts. Only fitting he joins this podcast to take us through the highlights of his first book, The Big Deal: A Practical Guide to Selling Your Business with Confidence and Clarity. Andy is focused on bringing a well-informed and approachable perspective to this important subject for business owners. One that is especially relevant to leaders of generational businesses. It’s no big deal to listen to episode 55 of GENeration EXcellence. Just push play and enjoy!

Emily Korotkin can trace back five generations to founding roots of her family’s insurance agency operation. We met at the Korotkin Insurance Group (KIG) offices where the main boardroom has portraits back to 1913. I hope listeners appreciate how Emily gained experience in every aspect of the insurance operation and can bring that first-hand perspective to helping KIG evolve into the ever-changing future. Emily shares timeless and timely thoughts in this our 54th episode of GENeration EXcellence.

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Tricia Ruby is president and CEO of Ruby + Associates a renowned steel construction and engineering firm based in the Detroit area. Ruby + Associates is staffed with engineers, designers, and planners who are instrumental in the building of some of the most complex steel structures in North America. Ruby + Associates was founded by Tricia’s father and over 40 years grew as a family enterprise based on the classic components of hard work, hustle, experience, and excellence. In our wide-ranging conversation Tricia talks about the Ruby + Associates roots, her unique path into the business, and the moves they’ve made to set the business up for a long road ahead. Please enjoy our 53rd episode of GENeration EXcellence with Tricia Ruby.

Laurie Mikes (pronounced mike-us) is the Chief Operating Officer of Second Wind, a unique Wyomissing, PA headquartered consultancy serving the marketing communications industry. Second Wind is a distinguished second-generation, family-led organization and SMZ is proud to be associated as a Second Wind member. In this longer-form conversation format, Laurie talks about how Second Wind brings a high-touch attitude to an ever more high-tech world. For 35 years, Second Wind has helped business leaders tap into the power of shared thinking and information. That "collective" power is available here for GENeration EXcellence listeners in this 52nd episode with Laurie Mikes.

Stanley Chen is the CEO of Telamon Corporation in Carmel, Indiana in suburban Indianapolis. Stan (as he prefers to be called) is a leader, a thinker, a father, and a teacher. On this 51st episode of GENeration EXcellence Stan talks about how his father and his mother built what is now one of the largest privately-held businesses in Indiana. As the business has transitioned into the second generation, Stan along with his sister, Stephanie are serving wireless providers, data centers and original equipment manufacturers of the technology that keeps us all connected and “enables life.” I appreciated using technology to connect with Stan and to learn how Telamon embodies a generational family business that can do good by doing well. Thank you for plugging into this episode of GENeration EXcellence.

Edmond Hagopian and I sat down in his company’s award-winning Novi, MI showroom and operations center to talk about the founding of Hagopian rug and carpet cleaning services in Detroit. Edmond takes us on a magic carpet ride across the organization’s 84 years from its roots in chemistry to post-WW II expansion in retail to multiple growth periods to family fractures all while landing gracefully with innovation that promises a bright future. Listeners will both learn and be entertained by how Edmond weaves (had to do it) his personal history and the business history. Please enjoy this 50th episode of GENeration EXcellence.