How to become a transformational leader? Time to listen to Eric Thurston and start your journey on how to become a transformational leader.

Eric Thurston has enabled many of the world’s leading organizations to leverage technology solutions to drive business performance and taught them how to become a transformational leader. He is currently President and CEO of Personify, a market-leading technology platform that helps organizations to better engage their constituents, maximize revenue and optimize operations. In his role at Personify, Eric has led the company through a founder transition, successfully acquired three new technology solutions, executed a major product rewrite and positioned Personify to be sold from its private equity sponsor Rubicon Technology Partners to Pamlico Capital.

As host of the Planet Leadership podcast, Eric meets with leaders, influencers, and movers and shakers in the association and nonprofit market to explore the issues and topics keeping up executives up at night, such as how to drive efficiencies within an organization, leverage technology to be more effective, and stay on top of trends in a rapidly evolving market.

Eric has a wealth of experience in the software industry, serving in leadership roles at Mitratech, P2 Energy Solutions, Oracle and SAP. He lives in Austin and enjoys boating, hiking, and fishing with his family.

What you will learn from this episode on how to become a transformational leader:

• Eric Thurston’s journey to owning private equity-owned software companies
• Learn how to become a transformational leader with Eric’s guidance
• Why Eric describes himself as a “Transformational CEO”
• How Eric transformed and grew Personify since 2013 when he became CEO
• The vital priorities Eric’s leadership team planned and followed in order to grow Personify and why they plan over a five-year time frame
• How Eric build out his leadership team within Personify
• Two reasons why the topic of leadership is important to Eric
• The types of organizations that Personify serves
• Business owners can learn how to become a transformational leader by using these two ways
• Inside information about Eric’s new podcast, Plant Leadership and his decision to start a podcast
• The reason why Eric chose the name ‘Planet Leadership’ for his podcast
• Eric’s influential lessons that he learned from his mentors and how that lesson helped him become the leader he is today

Resources:

• Website: personify.com
• Visit Eric’s podcast and learn the advanced methods of how to become a transformational leader

Additional Resources:

• Sell With Authority by Drew McLellan and Stephen Woessner: https://amzn.to/39y7x13
• Predictive ROI Free Resource Library: https://predictiveroi.com/resources/
• Stephen Woessner’s LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephenwoessner/
• Listen to this podcast and learn how to become a transformational leader through values