Own Your Potential

George Psiharis, Chief Operating Officer at AlayaCare, tells us about the challenges of building your career while building a company, making the leap from senior leader to c-suite, and how genuine curiosity helped him stay at the fore front of industry developments throughout his career.

Pete Romano, Automotive Industry Lead at Tik Tok, tells us about how purposeful networking has consistently unlocked opportunities along his journey, how his passion for and expertise in the automotive industry has been a key differentiator in his career, as well as sharing some fantastic stories from his brief stint as a limo driver in his early years.

Jason English, Senior Vice President & Global Salesforce Practice Leader at Publicis Sapient, talks about how his early career as a journalist developed a critical ability to stay calm under extreme pressure, the power of being curious without judgment, and how believing in the rise of a young technology platform transformed his career.

Brittany Compton, President of Love Child Organics, tells us about the accelerative growth that comes from learning how to influence without authority, the importance of taking roles along your career journey that build towards your desired end state, and how she has unlocked happiness in her career through adoption of the principles of Ikigai.

Ray Velez, Global Chief Technology Officer at Publicis Sapient, tells us about how he channels his super power of endless optimism, the importance of finding balance by developing comfort living out of balance, and how is passion for technology as an enabler has stayed with him across his career.

Nicholas Mattone, President of Intelligent Leadership Online Academy (ILOA), Chief Relationship Officer at John Mattone Global & former Professional Basketball Player, tells us about scaling and diversifying a business through frameworks, and how the work ethic and relationship skills developed through professional sports unlocked performance in his corporate career.

Rishad Tobaccowala, Senior Advisor to Publicis Groupe , published author, educator and speaker takes us through his storied career holding numerous executive leadership roles, explains his transition to his post-career career and outlines the true components of organizational culture.

Abby Godee, Chief Experience Officer at Publicis Sapient, takes us through a deep dive of product design industry and tells us about the value of accruing a broad set of experiences before specializing, the importance of seeing a project through from inception to scaled rollout, and how her super powers of pattern recognition and triangulation have been unlocks across her career.

Erin Rothstein, Professional Artist and expert hyperrealism painter, takes us on a deep dive into the world of professional art while telling us how critical her upbringing was to giving her the foundation on which to pursue art as a career, how important it has been to shed long taught mindsets that have historically prevented professional painting from being lucrative, and how developing her abilities to run a business are near equally important to her skills as an artist. 

Sridhar Solur, CEO of Kenmore and storied technology executive, tells us about how his 4 tenets of never taking more than you can give, being passionate, being authentic, and always taking the posture of a student have propelled him along his career journey as an executive for numerous technology, product and robotics companies including HP, Comcast, SharkNinja and Berkshire Grey.