Prime for Growth! Conversations with Everyday Innovators

If you're struggling to make your mark in a business with history, the challenge is real. So is the opportunity to break new ground using powerful legacy tools and experience. This episode is all about finding the difficult, but valuable, balance between innovation and history, harnessing the past for a better, energized future. Whether you are born an entrepreneur, or born into a family of entrepreneurs, there is no doubt that moving beyond the family legacy can be bo...

Today we are exploring the strange and wonderful world of Venture Capital. Kristina Milke started her career as a chartered accountant, with ambition, but an unformed game plan. Being open to opportunity however, brought her to one intersection after another, where she was able to stretch her boundaries and grow her talents in some really diverse organizations. From industrial supply, to aerospace, to her tenure at the incredibly innovative growth company Intuit, her last employee...

If your business dreams include breaking amazing new ground, solving problems previously undefined, and doing something entirely new, this episode is for you.Today we meet Chris, who after 20 years of pursuing her medical profession, found herself at a cross roads where she could stay with what she knew, or take the road, not just less travelled, but break new ground, by building a brand new category of business.For those of you who have read "Blue Ocean Strategy", this will be a great explor...

Is your culture dysfunctional and full of blaming and shaming, or does your organization foster a caring, safe environment where people can thrive? Are your team striving for excellence and succeeding through great collaboration and trust, or are your team stuck and you have a revolving door of talent?This is the story about how a construction company, working in an industry plagued with dysfunction, dissatisfied workers, stakeholders and owners with billions of cost directly due to disputes ...

I read a quote that fit well with Today’s episode: " Never let success get to your head, and never let failure get to your heart. ". We know being an entrepreneur involves trying and failing and iterating your way to success - but how do you overcome failure and the chaos typical of high growth companies? Our guest today lived this for years in her business, challenged by a feast or famine revenue cycle, focused on innovating into new markets, but struggling to control the growth and t...