Mark Steffe, the CEO of First Command Financial Services, leads with love and believes that success comes from putting your mission first. He also talks about his leadership principles and the company's commitment to military families. They guide military families to financial security and measure their success by what they give back. In 2022, they provided ... Show More
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The Apple Store Architect on Hiring Baristas, Killing Commissions, and Inventing the Genius Bar
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How Tracy Nolan Led 24,000 People Through the Largest Telecom Merger in US History
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High Performance Under Pressure - Dr Justin Anderson
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22m 25s
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From Navy Officer to CEO: When Military Discipline Meets Business Strategy
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Empathy as the Key to Success in Leadership with Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP NS2
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Redefining Local Services with Marco Zappacosta, CEO of Thumbtack
On this episode of Mission Daily, CEO and Co-Founder of Thumbtack Marco Zappacosta, a company that connects consumers to local services professionals, discusses how he turned a lack of product-market fit into Thumbtack, the importance of business leaders being both aggressive and ... Show More
35m 52s
Oct 2024
CEO of HomeServices of America Offers Lesson in Leadership, Discipline, and Mindset
<p class="MsoNormal">Gino Blefari, CEO of HomeServices of America, shares key insights from his rise as a top industry leader. Listeners looking for practical leadership tactics will learn the powerful strategy he used to recruit 1,000 agents in 18 months, the daily routine that ... Show More
43m 23s
Nov 2023
182. CEO alpha: How to cultivate great leaders for greater gains
<p>For any company, having a CEO who makes effective, strategic decisions can help teams go far. CEOs who excel at this have what McKinsey senior partner <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/sacha-ghai">Sacha Ghai </a>calls “CEO alpha.” In today’s episode, Sacha speaks wi ... Show More
33m 53s
Apr 2024
#122 - Mark Hoffman-Davis, CEO of SYC Limited on Adapting and Thriving in Times of Change
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1h 54m