The Drop In CEO

This week Deborah shares the tools and platforms to ensure high performance within your team. Listen in as she explores why providing them with the right tools saves your organization money, how to define the right roles for your people, and how to ensure each person is on a path for growth. 

Are you a CEO dealing with change? Part inspiration, part strategy, I’ve created this resource for CEO’s who leading their team through a rapid transition and looking for a resource and guide to help them stay confident, focused, and a mentor for others. You can download it here: https://mailchi.mp/coviellocm/the-ceos-compass

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Rick Biros shares the power of networking in the food safety industry and how his organization is helping individuals communicate with their leaders. Listen in as Deborah and Rick discuss lead generation, the evolution of the food safety industry, the benefits of in-person networking and how Rick’s publishing company is changing things post-pandemic.

Rick Biros has 30 years of B2B publishing experience. Early in his career, he worked on Food Processing and then Food Engineering magazines in sales and then a management role. After an E. coli outbreak in the Pacific Northwest killed four children and made national headlines, Rick recognized the gap in food industry trade journals and created a new media segment by founding Carpe Diem Communications, where he developed and launched Food Quality, the first trade magazine serving the food safety and quality market. He then developed the Food Quality Award and The Food Quality Conference & Expo as well as launched two other print magazines, Pharmaceutical Formulation & Quality and Contamination Control. Under his direction, Food Quality and Pharmaceutical Formulation & Quality received editorial excellence awards from The American Society of Business Publication Editors which included his own monthly column in Food Quality. In 2007, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. acquired Carpe Diem and Rick went to work as their Global Business Development Director for Life Sciences.

You can connect with Rick via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-biros-860bb47/

Are you a CEO dealing with change? Part inspiration, part strategy, I’ve created this resource for CEO’s who leading their team through a rapid transition and looking for a resource and guide to help them stay confident, focused, and a mentor for others. You can download it here: https://mailchi.mp/coviellocm/the-ceos-compass

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Michelle Moore discusses several factors that impact our team’s productivity. Listen in as Deborah and Michelle discuss why technology can be exhausting, how much “deep work” your team can realistically do in one day, and why productivity levels vary between leadership and logistic roles. They also discuss ways leaders can maximize productivity by considering the overall wellbeing of their team and themselves.

Michelle Natalya Moore is the Founder of MindEQuity, a management consultancy bringing 21st-century tools and practices to the forefront of team performance. Michelle brings 20 years of experience building successful teams, having done so while a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, at Ernst & Young, and at a tech start-up. Now she helps organizations do better work in half the time. How? By managing organizational attention.

You can connect with Michelle via her organization’s website: https://mindequity.ca/

You can take Michelle’s focus assessment here: https://focus.scoreapp.com/ 

Are you a CEO dealing with change? Part inspiration, part strategy, I’ve created this resource for CEO’s who leading their team through a rapid transition and looking for a resource and guide to help them stay confident, focused, and a mentor for others. You can download it here: https://mailchi.mp/coviellocm/the-ceos-compass

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Amy McDonald shares how the lessons learned from mentorship can impact your ability to lead during a time of change. Listen in as Deborah and Amy discuss the importance of mentors within an organization, how to stay adaptable when things don’t go according to plan, and how listening impacts relationships with your customers and team.

Amy McDonald is an experienced food industry executive and award-winning global leader in business growth and culture.  In June 2021, Amy was named CEO of Starwest Botanicals, LLC, a platform investment by Incline Equity Partners.   

Amy’s 30+ years of experience have focused on the flavor, food ingredient and pharma/biotech markets. For more than 20 years, she has led multimillion-dollar companies at the executive level. Before joining Starwest Botanicals, Amy was CEO and President of CBD company, ALTWELL (Alternative Biologics) and President of FONA International, a flavor company recently acquired by McCormick. 

You can connect with Amy via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-mcdonald-2b30865

Are you a CEO dealing with change? Part inspiration, part strategy, I’ve created this resource for CEO’s who leading their team through a rapid transition and looking for a resource and guide to help them stay confident, focused, and a mentor for others. You can download it here: https://mailchi.mp/coviellocm/the-ceos-compass

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Jennifer Katrulya explores how business growth is achieved through data assessment and team optimization. Listen in as Deborah and Jennifer discuss which systems you should be looking at for efficiency, what your sales data is really telling you, and how to establish accountability for the growth plan you’ve already created.

Jennifer Katrulya has spent the last 20+ years helping clients create and execute the strategic and operational plans needed to scale quickly, secure funding, provide critical reporting and communications to company stakeholders, increase market share, and position for a successful exit.

You can connect with Jennifer via her website: https://www.citrincooperman.com/

Are you a CEO dealing with change? Part inspiration, part strategy, I’ve created this resource for CEO’s who leading their team through a rapid transition and looking for a resource and guide to help them stay confident, focused, and a mentor for others. You can download it here: https://mailchi.mp/coviellocm/the-ceos-compass

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Massimo Brebbia reveals how your leadership skills can transform chaos into peace, and problems into opportunities. Listen in as Deborah and Massimo explore what chaos is really a symptom of, why failure is the definition of success, and how to create a presence with your leadership skills.

Massimo Brebbia is an experienced C-level executive with over 25 years in the oil and gas industry. Massimo specializes in asset integrity, working with business development, Greenfield setup, and driving net revenue growth. He is a proven people leader who has led teams with over 3000 full-time employees.

You can connect with Massimo in the following ways:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/massimobrebbia/

Website: https://massimobrebbia.medium.com

Company Website: https://www.atlanticnavigation.com

Are you a CEO dealing with change? Part inspiration, part strategy, I’ve created this resource for CEO’s who leading their team through a rapid transition and looking for a resource and guide to help them stay confident, focused, and a mentor for others. You can download it here: https://mailchi.mp/coviellocm/the-ceos-compass

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John Baldoni explores what it looks like for leaders to navigate change with grace and simple strategies to incorporate into your management routine. Listen in as Deborah and John discuss encouraging your team to think, understanding the emotional aspect of your team, and why John is committed to living a life of service.

John Baldoni is a globally-recognized leadership educator, certified Master Corporate Executive Coach, and author of 14 books that have been translated into 10 languages.

John’s books include GRACE: A Leader’s Guide to a Better Us, MOXIE: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership, Lead with Purpose, Lead Your Boss, and The Leader’s Pocket Guide.

You can connect with John in the following ways:

• https://www.johnbaldoni.com/gracenotes/
• https://www.johnbaldoni.com/live/
• https://twitter.com/JohnBaldoni

Are you a CEO dealing with change? Part inspiration, part strategy, I’ve created this resource for CEO’s who leading their team through a rapid transition and looking for a resource and guide to help them stay confident, focused, and a mentor for others. You can download it here: https://mailchi.mp/coviellocm/the-ceos-compass

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Jonathan Raymond shares what it means to have “good authority” when it comes to leading your team. Listen in as Deborah and Jonathan discuss self-care as a leader, having a method for assessing your leadership, and how to use your individual talents to accomplish unified goals.

Jonathan is the author of Good Authority and the CEO at Refound. He learned the hard way what happens when you lose your way as an executive, the impacts it can have on your team, your business, and your life. More importantly, he learned how to turn that dynamic around, how to drive performance by becoming more
human with a team rather than less. He has worked with a wide variety of leaders, and specializes in helping executives and senior leaders who are navigating periods of high growth or uncertainty. He’s a half-decent barista, a passionate SUP-surfer, and a proud dad to two amazing girls.

You can connect with Jonathan in the following ways:

Website: https://refound.com/dropin/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanrefound/

Are you a CEO dealing with change? Part inspiration, part strategy, I’ve created this resource for CEO’s who leading their team through a rapid transition and looking for a resource and guide to help them stay confident, focused, and a mentor for others. You can download it here: https://mailchi.mp/coviellocm/the-ceos-compass

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Courtney Schmidt shares how she has built her career on embracing change in leadership roles. Listen in as Deborah and Courtney discuss being part of evolutionary technology, customizing solutions in order to build trust with your customers, and evolving your relationships with your team and customers based on ever-changing needs. They also discuss how business strategy shows up in curling and other professional sports.

Courtney Schmidt’s career tenets are leadership, commitment, and accountability. She can take proactive efforts from a strategic, operational, and sales perspective and build value across the enterprise. Her longevity at one organization has provided Courtney with the opportunity to be creative and entrepreneurial – guiding it from stage to stage. She established and leveraged long-term relationships that have ensured sales growth due to repeat business, not only one-time projects. Courtney is currently the Chair of the USA Curling Association Board, past Vice Chair and an active board member since 2014

You can connect with Courtney in the following ways:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-chavers-schmidt-39a946b/

Website: www.sure-site.com

Are you a CEO dealing with change? Part inspiration, part strategy, I’ve created this resource for CEO’s who leading their team through a rapid transition and looking for a resource and guide to help them stay confident, focused, and a mentor for others. You can download it here: https://mailchi.mp/coviellocm/the-ceos-compass

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Robert Nickell explains how small business owners can grow their companies through delegation and outsourcing. Listen in as Deborah and Robert discuss the power of documentation, what you need to create systems and processes in your business, and the first thing to consider before outsourcing administrative work.

Robert Nickell is an accomplished real estate investor and entrepreneur in the business process outsourcing industry. He is CEO of Dallas-based Rocket Station, which he founded in 2018. Rocket Station recruits and trains college-educated Filipino professionals to fulfill a variety of remote roles at small to midsized American companies. Under Nickell’s leadership, Rocket Station has become a multimillion-dollar company with 10% month-over-month growth since early 2020 and more than 700 Filipino contract workers.

Rocket Station is the second BPO company Nickell has founded. For four years, he co-owned Dallas-based Investor Virtual Assistant Services, which provided outsourcing services specifically to the real estate vertical. Previously, he owned Dallas realty investment firm GreenRo Homes.

Nickell earned his BA in business and communications from the Austin College in 2009.

You can connect with Robert in the following ways:

Website:  www.rocketstation.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rocketstationleaders/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocketstationteam/mycompany/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsCTeaBK1GYLhyjFbzhMh9g

Are you a CEO dealing with change? Part inspiration, part strategy, I’ve created this resource for CEO’s who leading their team through a rapid transition and looking for a resource and guide to help them stay confident, focused, and a mentor for others. You can download it here: https://mailchi.mp/coviellocm/the-ceos-compass

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