On Leadership

As CEO of SignatureFD, Heather Fortner is focused on the “net worthwhile” for her 1,200 clients and employees. The Atlanta-based financial advisory firm has about $4.5 billion under management. By 2025, the company expects that number to grow to $10 billion.

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Ravi Saligram, CEO of Newell Brands, is focused on keeping the company young and relevant. Some of its brands are more than 100 years old. Newell Brands makes products under the Sharpie, Rubbermaid and Mr. Coffee brands. When he joined the company in 2019, sales were sagging. Not anymore. Last year, net sales topped $10.6 billion.

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For Meredith Leapley, founder and CEO of Leapley Construction, leadership is all about one’s ability to LEAP IN. Always Learn, demonstrate Empathy, be Agile, and Persistent. And do it with Integrity. It’s been an undeniable recipe for success for the company which specializes in building out interior spaces for corporate, healthcare and education clients. Its annual revenue tops $200 million.

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As many as two billion people worldwide do not have access to the medicine they need. MAP International aims to change that. President and CEO Steve Stirling brings three decades of experience to the job, and a sense of empathy--having contracted polio as a child in post-war Korea.

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The current job market is nothing short of “wild” according to Dan Erling, president and CEO of Accountants One. Covid-19 has forced the industry to toss out the old rules of talent recruiting for a more time-intensive and expensive form of finding the right hires. It’s put more demand on his recruiting firm, and led to the company’s best year ever, he said. After 25 years in the industry, “it’s still rewarding.”

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Karen Knudsen, President and CEO of the American Cancer SocietyDr. Karen Knudsen is the first female CEO of the American Cancer Society. As an oncologist, she is also the organization’s first chief executive with a background in science. While 1 in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, more are living beyond the diagnosis. According to the ACS, there are nearly 17 million cancer survivors alive today.

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Big isn’t just this nonprofit’s middle name, it also describes its latest fundraising win—a $3.6 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Kwame Johnson, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta calls the donation “historic,” and says it will help the nonprofit reach more youth through one-on-one mentorship.

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As president and CEO of Wellstar Health System, Candice Saunders oversees 11 hospitals in Georgia and 24,000 employees. But the chief executive says her “most important job” is taking care of people. In 2021, Wellstar invested $18 million into MyCare Rewards, a customizable employee benefits program.

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For Clyde Higgs, president and CEO of Atlanta Beltline, Inc., leadership is about “bringing more people underneath the tent.” Intentional inclusion has been an important component, he says, of generating innovative ideas for one of the nation’s largest urban redevelopment programs. By the time the Atlanta Beltline is completed in 2030, the 22-mile loop is expected to have attracted $10 billion in economic development.

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