Today, I got to sit down with Jim Calhoun, the CEO of Cummings Resources. Jim has been in the sign manufacturing business for over twenty years, working his way from the manufacturing floor when he graduated from vocational school as an electrician to leading one of the oldest and largest sign manufacturers in the US.

Jim spent three years as the COO before being the CEO for the last seven years for Cummings, which has served many of the world's iconic brands since 1946.

In our conversation today we talk a little bit about Jim's non-traditional journey to the CEO job and some of the changes that leaders have to make going from being a subject matter expert to becoming a leader of leaders. And ways that CEOs can build a strong, cohesive leadership team.