High Performance CEO

In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Eran Mizrahi on the show, and Eran is the CEO of Ingredient Brothers.

Eran grew up watching his father grow a successful import business that was built on integrity and customer service. A South African transplant, Eran started his career at Deloitte. From there, he came to New York to pursue his MBA at Columbia '14.

Eran was an early employee at Plated, where he focused on building planning and sourcing programs. The team's collective efforts led to a $300M sale to Albertsons.

He then went to join Nuts.com, one of the world's largest nuts and specialty ingredient e-commerce companies. He was quickly elevated to COO and quadrupled capacity to support growth in 2020.

In this episode, Eran discusses how he been able to scale a company to multi-millions in less than 2 years.

One of the key strategies that Eran discusses is how he has utilized OKR’s (Objectives & Key Results program, developed and made popular by Google) as a cornerstone of his execution system in his company.

He discusses how he utilizes two functional meeting types.  One is OKR’s, which are strategic and moving the ball forward.  The other is more operational and executing the promise for the client.  

Eran also dives into how he has been so successful at operating remote teams in numerous time zones globally through technology and even talks about some of the stack he is using.

You don’t want to miss this episode.

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In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Bob Kroon on the show, and Bob is the CEO and Founder of August Berres.

Bob Kroon has a fifty-year history in durable goods, primarily the furniture industry. He began as a coop engineer with Maytag. His furniture background began in manufacturing engineering with The Hon Company in 1979. In the next 18 years, he served in assignments in product engineering and general management.

His subsequent experience includes contract electronics manufacturing, high-end residential furniture, and hospitality furniture.

He is currently the CEO and Founder of August Berres, a startup that is revolutionizing commercial interiors with cordless power. The company is using battery technology to power workplaces, eliminating the need for 120V power and cord tangles on the floor.

In this episode, Bob shares with us the importance of exit planning from day 1. Bob discusses how having that mindset ahead of time will drastically influence your business strategy and growth decisions.  You have to know where you are going in order to get there, right?

Just a few of the key exit planning segments is knowing who you are going to try to sell your business to one day, having a strong leadership team in place that can run the business without you and focus on building value, not just sales.  Building value is VERY different than just getting sales.

Bob also dives into acquisitions as he was part of a company that acquired 45 facilities in less than 18 months, and the challenges that lied therein.  Bob talks about why acquisitions fail and what you can do to prevent failure.

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In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Johanna White on the show, and Johanna is the CEO of Design by Jo.

Johanna is an award-winning graphic designer and visual branding strategist who designs premium brand identities that create impactful first impressions.

As the founder of Design By Jo Studio, she believes that if someone is the best at what they do, they deserve to look like it! For the past decade, she’s worked with everyone from individuals to Fortune 200 brands worldwide to help magnetize their dream opportunities, clients and investors, and be as delightfully expensive as they deserve to be. 

Johanna is a now a “Dreamer Extraordinaire” for top performers, elite experts, and companies who are driven to maximize their impact.

In this episode Johana why is is vitally important that the CEO of a company also focuses on branding themselves.  How the times have changed and consumers and potential employees alike now turn to look at the brand of the CEO on social media.  They look at their values and that many times sways their decisions.

Johanna also dives into some great tips and tangibles for how a CEO should attack implementing a brand campaign for themselves.  (which should be done with an expert like Johanna).

Johanna talks about what the “Velvet Coffin” is and why you as the CEO should care and take action to make sure you are not in one!

This is a must listen for any CEO or up and coming leader looking to grow their business and their own personal brand!

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In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Pete Alexander on the show, and Pete is the President of OfficePlants.com by Everything Grows.

In addition, he serves as an adjunct college professor, where he helps inspire students to develop and apply key concepts of marketing specifically to their area of interest. 

He's also a professional speaker and best-selling author on reducing stress in your everyday life. 

Lastly, but certainly not least, he is a certified Laughter Yoga leader and improv comedy cast member, supporting his community to laugh more and stress less.

Pete shares with us the critical importance of laughing every day, in fact he even shared with us that laughing for 20 minutes is the cardio equivalent of a 1 hour workout.

Pete also takes a deep dive into some amazing stress relief tactics…because we are never stressed as CEO’s ever…riiiiiiiight?  

Pet also shares with us how to increase productivity and happiness of your employees…and it will not be something you have heard before…using plants!

Pete then talks about why developing your personal values is so important in being able to make effective decisions professionally and personally.  He also gives us a great actionable tool for decision making that is rooted in only trying to control the uncontrollable.

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https://patrickvrogers.com/podcast/top-3-reasons-why-you-must-brand-yourself-correctly-as-the-ceo/

In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Nicky Billou on the show, and Nicky is the CEO of eCircle Academy.

Nicky Billou is the #1 International Best Selling Author of the book: Finish Line Thinking: How to Think and Win Like a Champion,  The Thought Leader’s Journey: A Fable of Life, and The Power Of Connecting: How To Activate Profitable Relationships By Serving Your Network. 

He is an in-demand and highly inspirational speaker to corporate audiences such as RBC, Lululemon, Royal LePage,  and TorStar Media. 

He is an advisor and confidante to some of the most successful and dynamic entrepreneurs in Canada. He is the founder of eCircle Academy (www.eCircleAcademy.com ) where he runs a yearlong Mastermind & Educational program working with Coaches, Consultants, Corporate Trainers, Clinic Owners, Realtors, Mortgage Brokers and other service-based Entrepreneurs, positioning them as authorities in their niche. 

He is the creator of the Thought Leader/Heart LeaderTM Designation.

As the host of the #1 podcast in the world on Thought Leadership, The Thought Leader Revolution (www.TheThoughtLeaderRevolution.com ) Nicky has interviewed over 300 of the world’s top Thought Leaders.

Nicky shares with us so many amazing nuggets, one of which is why CEOs need to study the philosophy of freedom and live from it in their personal and business life.

Nicky dives into what is an industry thought leader and why you should care.  He then transitions to give some amazing actionable advice that you can start doing today to become the thought leader in YOUR industry.

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https://patrickvrogers.com/podcast/3-steps-to-become-the-thought-leader-in-your-industry/

In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Naimish Patel on the show, and Naimish was the CEO of Tru Family Dental.  Tru Family Dental was sold to Heartland Dental in December 2020.   

Naimish has held various roles in private equity firms ranging from Senior Advisor to Managing Director to Investment Analyst and serving on Board of Directors.

Naimish is currently serves on the Board of Directors of Jax Kar Wash, a TRP Capital portfolio company. He also is an Adjunct Professor in the Entrepreneurship Department at the Ross School of Business (University of Michigan).

In this episode, Naimish walks us through the evolution of the role of the CEO and how the role changes at key points of about $10M (Doer), $25M (Manager) and $50M (Leader).  He discusses the importance for the CEO to be vulnerable and humble enough to recognize that the company needs a new level of leader at these very pivotal points.  This is absolute gold and marries up 100% with all of my consulting over the years.

Naimish then further walks us through some great lessons learned from his over 37 acquisitions during his tenure at Tru Dental.  How he was able to become a disciplined acquirer.

As if that is not enough, Naimish then shares with us his secret to creating an unstoppable winning culture.

You DO NOT want to miss this episode.  Naimish is a phenomenal business man and a winner in everything he does.

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In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Dave Albin on the show, and Dave is the CEO of The Firewalking Academy.

So Dave is the #1 Firewalk Instructor in America. Firewalking is a 1,000 year old rite of passage ritual where you literally walk across hot burning coals.

Having worked for Tony Robbins for 19+ years and starting Firewalk Productions in 2014 Dave has firewalked hundreds of thousands of people. He and Tony Robbins set a World Record in London in 2005 walking over 12,300 people.

His success has a scary and violent past. On June 8th, 1988 he put a gun to his head to stop the excruciating pain from both drug and alcohol addiction.  2023 will mark 35 years of sobriety.  

Dave's clients include Google, NASA, Waldorf and Notre Dame to name just a few. 

In this episode Dave not only shares with us his amazing stories about leading Tony Robbins firewalking ceremonies for years, but also how these ceremonies can create individual confidence and create amazing team unity and culture.

Dave dives into the impact of Covid and how an event like firewalking can reconnect relationships and can literally change someone life in 4 seconds.  Dave also talks about the concept of achievement versus fulfillment and the importance of the distinction between the two.

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In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Peter Mann on the show, and Peter is the CEO of Oransi.

Peter Mann founded Oransi in 2009 to build a brand focused on making air purifiers to improve indoor air quality, driven by his son who had asthma. In 2021, Oransi merged with Aviemore Technologies, a motor technology company to be fully vertically integrated by reshoring manufacturing. 

Peter is a late diagnosed autistic and advocate for autism awareness in the workplace.

Peter shares with us how he has been able (over the last two years) to reshore his entire manufacturing from China back to mainland US.  He explains the process and what another manufacturer would need to do to successfully be able to compete with price.

Peter also shares with us some great Seth Godin marketing knowledge around building your marketing into your product.  Most people do the opposite and it impacts their marketing efforts. 

Peter also touches on the power and importance of vertical integration for his company.

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In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Amos Petersen on the show, and Amos is the CEO of FarrPro.

Amos Petersen is an innovator and serial entrepreneur with a passion for economics. He has founded companies involved in everything from wireless communications to artificial intelligence and bioengineering. 

He is currently the founder and CEO of FarrPro, a digital animal health company seeking to change the way we grow animals for food with their Sentry precision livestock management system.

In this episode, Amos shares with us how picking your relationships with vendors and manufacturers can make or break your business, and in fact almost broke his.  He shares some tips on how to select the right partner for you business.

Amos also talks about how he has created an industry for himself through un-commoditizing the commoditized, crafting a new unique value proposition that will leave his competitors in the dust for years to come.

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In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Spencer Loveless on the show, and Spencer is the CEO of Dustless Technologies and Merit3D.

Spencer Loveless is the 2nd generation CEO/Owner of Dustless Technologies and founder/ CEO of Merit3D. He is an entrepreneur at heart and loves growing businesses in rural Utah.

Spencer joined the company full time after he graduated from Utah Valley State University. Spencer graduated from UVU with a degree in Technology Management and Aviation.

Loveless lives in Price, UT with his wife and 5 energetic boys. They love traveling around enjoying the beautiful state of Utah. Weekends are usually made up of riding mountain bikes, motorcycles, boating, hiking, traveling or working in the yard. Quick weekend camping trips are what the family LOVES to do.

Spencer shares with us how agility in todays fast and ever changing world is key. You must have the ability to pivot frequently if needed, whether that is in your suppliers, parts, services and products. Always be looking and listening to the indicators that will guide you to success.

Spencer discusses that is you are a start up manufacturing company, utilize the new option of additive manufacturing (3D Printing) for now versus the capital intensive option of molding. Allow yourself the flexibility for now until you nail down your product.

Spencer also shares with us the importance of being very protective of your equity when you are in start up and as you scale.

Join us for today’s episode of the High Performance CEO Podcast here:

https://patrickvrogers.com/podcast/how-to-stay-agile-in-a-changing-world/