Dr. Rangadass leads a company whose clients are literally changing the world. He and his employees all feel the positive impact of making such a difference day in and day out. 80%+ of L7 Informatics employees are either scientists or engineers which makes for a different feel than a typical company, but it doesn’t seem to present any additional challenges.

*Audio Quality Note* – Vasu’s audio was echoing the entire time. You may not be able to listen through with that issue occurring, and we completely understand. But we didn’t want to not post the episode.

Prior to L7 Informatics, Dr. Rangadass was the Chief Strategy Officer at NantHealth following its acquisition of Net.Orange, the company he founded to provide an enterprise-wide platform - Clinical Operating System (cOS) to simplify and optimize care delivery processes in health systems. As CEO of Net.Orange, Vasu is patented and developed an innovative healthcare framework (cOS™ - Clinical Operating System™) that results in superior performance for Healthcare Organizations and revolutionized the way healthcare IT systems are architected. The platform allowed for rapid development of healthcare applications at dramatically lower costs compared to the industry norms.

Bob ran Bridgepoint for 20+ years before selling the company and retiring. It was great getting a perspective of how the focus on culture and values has changed over the years and depending on the generation of employees. He shares the importance of having a succession plan and looking to younger generations and newer ideas over time.

Bob Smith has 30+ years of experience providing strategic business consulting services to stakeholders of high-growth organizations, including 22 years with Big Four accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He has also served as CFO of several early-stage technology companies.

Throughout his career, he has worked with a wide range of companies, from early-stage start-ups to multinational organizations, and has also been responsible for overseeing a number of IPOs.

Will’s been leading a remote workforce since the 90’s – way before it was cool! The work from home transition and leading a company of mostly engineers has not presented the challenges seen by many other companies. We talk more on that as well as values and other culture-related topics.

Will has been in his current role as CEO of Civitas Learning for 2 years, after a year as CTO.  Before coming to Civitas, Will spent almost 20 years as a leader managing large technical, and engineering teams and most recently as CTO at Gerson Lerhman Group in New York City.

Lots of great conversation with Ryan Leahy, who built a successful company then was forced to start over from scratch and do it again. He credits a servant leadership mindset for much of his success. We talk about that, about empowering employees, and so much more.

Ryan was born and raised in Dallas, TX, and has served as a Mortgage Loan Originator for the past two decades. He began his mortgage career shortly after moving to Austin, Texas in 1995, where he currently resides. Having experienced the booms and busts of the housing industry over the last 20+ years, he’s developed tremendous experience on how to navigate the mortgage market and ensure his clients always receive the best care and attention, regardless of the environment.

We talk to Brandon Metcalf about the importance of self-awareness in leadership and surrounding ourselves with people who fill in the gaps. People work “with” Brandon, not “for” him. We also chat about the challenges of remote work, and in his case, overseas remote with a 10-hour time zone difference.

Brandon is used to being on a podcast as he hosts his own called Cash and Burn. He’s a repeat SaaS Founder as the CEO & Founder of Place, CEO & Founder of Blueprint Advisory, and was the President & Founder of Talent Rover.

Welcome to the first episode of season 2! We’re kicking things off strong with Meg Poag. She’s a leadership consultant who has seen the best and worst of company culture and how it affects the bottom line. When she’s working with leaders, she has to make them see that the pain of not changing is worse than the pain of change. This episode is full of gold nuggets.

Meg Poag is the CEO and Chief Consultant of Mission Squared. She is a visionary, proven leader in both local and national arenas, passionate about empowering other leaders to drive change, get better results, and solve organizations' most complex problems. She accomplished great success in the private and government sectors. Before founding Mission Squared in 2017, she served as the CEO of a nonprofit organization, growing the organization from a small, young startup nonprofit to a $3,500,000 annual operating budget with national acclaim and cross-sector impact.

Chris is innovating the SEO business with a unique, easy, and affordable approach. He’s built a wildly successful company, but it hasn’t been without some roadblocks. Listen in as we talk about successes and challenges along his journey from the Army to CEO of Direction.com.

We talk to Liz Ross about unlearning and relearning, building vision and values in the midst of mergers and acquisitions, the challenges of a fully remote org, and much more. Listen in for lots of nuggets including this quote from Alvin Toffler, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”

Liz Ross is the President and CEO of Shift Paradigm and brings more than 26 years of experience leading some of the world’s most progressive and fastest-growing agencies. She is passionate about challenging the norm and inspiring marketers to be early adopters of innovative ideas and technology. As a dynamic leader accustomed to navigating today’s complex marketing world, Liz has pioneered brand-consumer relationships for clients such as General Motors, Delta, HP, General Electric, United Health Group, Michelin, Citibank, IBM, Clorox, Cox Communications, Hillshire Brands, Visa and Pepsi-Cola, to name a few.

So many topics covered! CEO's don't belong on a pedestal, how much words matter and how we need to rethink how we say certain things, learning how your employees think, and lots more.

JeVon McCormick was born the son of a Black pimp father, and a white single mother on welfare. Poverty, abuse, eviction, and discrimination were a daily part of his life. Today, he’s the CEO of Scribe Media, a multi-million dollar publishing company that was recently ranked the #1 Top Company Culture in America by Entrepreneur Magazine. JeVon’s experiences shaped a mindset for modern leadership that now guides his service as the CEO of a massively successful company that’s redefining the world of publishing.

Tim Hamilton is a massive wealth of knowledge. He started Praxent when he was 16 years old in high school. It's now a 22-year old company that has seen rapid growth just in recent years. Tim has poured tons of his effort into learning how to build good culture and take great care of people. 

Tim founded Praxent 22 years ago on the belief that technology has the power to unlock human potential. Over that time he has worked to build a service-minded team of designers and technologists who have delivered over 300 digital innovation projects for clients such as Sysco Foods, NRG, Keller Williams and many more.