The Impact Multiplier CEO

S9E15: From deal-driven to purpose-driven, with Stuart Tragheim (CEO, Holloway Friendly)


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In this episode, Richard speaks with Stuart Tragheim, CEO of Holloway Friendly, a leading UK income protection specialist. Over the course of the last 7 years, Stuart has led a multi-award-winning transformation program to drive its mission to become the UK’s #1 most recommended specialist protection insurer. 

0:00 Intro
06:25 Stuart's multi-award-winning transformation program
09:17 How to win deals
12:34 Learning, delegating, recruiting, stretching, executing, motivating
17:10 Encouraging open communication
20:12 Effective communication is key to gaining support, and funding.
25:05 Alignment, automation, technology, efficiency: driving business success.
27:28 Small business growth 
31:04 Creating bandwidth for long-term issues 
34:54 Outro

In this conversation, you’ll discover:
    • Why the biggest problem with execution can be a lack of bravery
    • The biggest leadership shift was as Stuart moved from being a business development expert to CEO
    • Why Stuart realized the relentless pursuit of deals was the WRONG approach
    • The key pillars of the award-winning transformation project
    • How Stuart kept the board on the side during the complexities of the change



Resources/sources mentioned:
    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuarttragheim/
    • The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast (https://xquadrant.com/podcast/)



For full show notes, head to https://xquadrant.com/stuart-tragheim
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