Talent Wins
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Talent Wins podcast features top CEOs and business leaders as they share their stories of the trials, tribulations, and successes in building great teams.
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Unveiling Talent’s Triumph Strategies for Business Success
February 21, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBJason Mandel is the Founder and CEO of Mandel Family Office, a firm dedicated to providing comprehensive financial services to high-net-worth individuals and families. He is a Wall Street insider and a private financial adviser and has held senior positions at the LeFrak Organization, D.E. Shaw, and Cantor Fitzgerald. Jason has over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience in financial services and risk management. Additionally, he is the President of Caretrust Financial and the author of DEMA...
Navigating Talent Acquisition for Small Businesses
February 14, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBHannah Smolinski, a Certified Public Accountant, is the Founder and CEO of Clara CFO Group. This agency, operating on a virtual CFO model, is dedicated to offering small businesses financial clarity and strategies for profit maximization. Hannah's experience at one of the world's largest accounting firms led her to create this service. She wanted to make sure small businesses could benefit from top-level financial advice. In addition to running Clara CFO Group, Hannah has a YouTube channel...
Foolproof Hiring: A Guide for Building High-Achieving Teams
December 27, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBChris Mursau is the President of Topgrading, a proven system that helps organizations build and maintain high-performing teams through hiring, development, and promotion strategies. Since 2001, Chris has been consulting and teaching organizations and individual managers how to pack their teams with A Players. Chris has conducted over 2,500 in-depth Topgrading assessments for internal and external candidates, helped hundreds of people achieve their A potential, and trained thousands in the ...
Recruiting Top Talent in Small Communities
November 22, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBLee Prosenjak is the Managing Director at Valentines Resort & Marina, a luxury all-suite hotel on Harbour Island, The Bahamas. He is also a Senior Partner at Hesse Partners, a forum facilitating learning and growth opportunities for executives, corporations, universities, and membership organizations. For over 20 years, Lee operated a dance studio in Denver, Colorado. He is a tenured Entrepreneurs’ Organization member and a former Master Forum Trainer. In this episode… Populous cities ha...
Integrate Solid Hiring Practices To Acquire Top-Tier Talent
November 15, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBZach Wilcox is the Founder and CEO of Fide Freight, a family-owned domestic transportation company specializing in supply chain technology, logistics, and transportation solutions. In Zach’s role, he oversees all operations aspects, including sales, people development and training, and marketing. Before founding Fide Freight, Zach held project management, operations, and manufacturing roles across different companies. He has a business degree from Grand Valley State University. In this epi...
Topgrading: A Proven Method for Hiring High Performers
September 06, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBScott Clawson is the Chairman and CEO of Culligan International, an 80-year-old global brand leader in water services and solutions, serving over 140 million consumers. Under his leadership, he spearheaded the acquisition of Culligan by BDT Capital Partners for $6 billion. Scott began his career at Alcoa, and since then, he’s led The GSI Group—a $700+ million global manufacturer—and RYKO Enterprises—the largest North American vehicle wash provider—as President and CEO. Scott also served as P...
Maximizing Results Using Lee Benson’s MIND Methodology
August 16, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes - 34 MBLee Benson is the CEO of Execute to Win (ETW), a consulting firm helping organizations improve results through fostering intentional leadership, strategy, execution, and culture. He has over 25 years of experience as a CEO and has founded seven companies with exits ranging from low-figure millions to over nine figures. After selling Able Aerospace Services to Textron Aviation for nine figures, Lee committed to helping leaders maximize their potential. In June 2022, he published his first boo...
Maximizing Merger Integration Success Using Proven Methods of Dr. Price Pritchett
July 12, 2023 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBDr. Price Pritchett is the Founder and CEO of Pritchett, LP, a consulting firm with 40-plus years of proven expertise in merger integration, corporate culture, and change management. He’s an authoritarian on growth strategies, and his first book, After the Merger: Managing the Shockwaves, is the cardinal book on merger and acquisition integration. Upon its successful reception, Dr. Pritchett went on to pen additional 30-plus books, which have collectively sold over 14 million copies, making ...
Streamlining the Onboarding Process to Enhance Productivity
May 10, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBBrad Giles is the Founder and Managing Director of Evolution Partners, a top strategic and leadership advisory firm. As a serial entrepreneur, Brad has founded multiple fast-growth companies and supported hundreds more. He is also an author, speaker, and leadership coach with over 20 years of experience. He helps CEOs build, execute, and maintain accountability over their strategic plans. In this episode… Research shows that 84% of companies have an onboarding process of 14 days or less....
People Are Everything With Scott Scully
April 12, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBScott Scully is the Founder and CEO of Abstrakt Marketing Group, a B2B lead generation and business growth agency. Under his leadership, Abstrakt Marketing Group has achieved an impressive annual growth rate of 20% for the past 13 years, resulting in a current team of 550 members and a projected revenue of $78 million for the year. Over the past 30 years, Scott has started, invested in, or played a major role in several companies in the marketing and lead generation space, three of which hav...
Revamping Workspaces, Talent Acquisition Processes, and DEI Initiatives With Michael Douglas
March 22, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBMichael Douglas is the Chief People Officer at Curative, where he’s responsible for talent acquisition, leadership training, professional development, and employee engagement and retention. Curative is the healthcare staffing arm of Doximity, the largest and fastest-growing professional medical network. Michael, a seasoned healthcare staffing and recruiting professional with over 25 years of experience in the industry, has been with the company for nearly three years, previously holding C-...
Using Topgrading To Scale Your Business With Shamit Khemka
March 08, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBShamit Khemka is the Founder and CEO of SynapseIndia, a software development outsourcing company. SynapseIndia has been in business for over two decades, offering e-commerce solutions, website and mobile app development, CMS solutions, and more. Over the last 23-plus years, the company has delivered over 10,000 projects for clients such as the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), Steve Madden, IBM, 3M, and Johnson & Johnson. Additionally, Shamit is a member of YPO and the Entrepreneurs’ Organ...
Year in Review — Assembling an Incredible Team To Help Your Company Scale
January 18, 2023 08:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MBChris Mursau is the President of Topgrading, a proven system that helps organizations build and maintain high-performing teams through hiring, development, and promotion strategies. Since 2001, Chris has been consulting and teaching organizations and individual managers how to pack their teams with A Players. Chris has conducted over 2,500 in-depth Topgrading assessments for internal and external candidates, helped hundreds of people achieve their A potential, and trained thousands of peop...
How To Build Strong Teams That Deliver Great Results in Challenging Situations
November 09, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBBruce Cazenave is the Founder and Principal of Inflection Management LLC, a company that specializes in helping businesses survive challenging periods and mentors freshmen CEOs. Before Bruce founded Inflection Management LLC, he held multiple leadership roles at companies including Black and Decker, Timberland, Dorel Juvenile Group, Nautilus, and Bluestem Brands. Bruce takes pride in being a turnaround specialist with a proven track record of uplifting organizations and their leadership. I...
Why the Interview Is Key To Develop an Outstanding Business
October 19, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBChuck Cohen is the Managing Director of Benco Dental, the nation’s third-largest dental distributor with customers across the US. Benco was founded in 1930 by Chuck’s grandfather and now has 1,500 employees across all 50 states. They were recently recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the “Top 20 Best Places to Work in Healthcare.” Chuck is a results-oriented leader who enjoys developing and executing strategies and coaching others to grow. In this episode… Benco Dental is a highly su...
How To Build a Winning Team
October 12, 2022 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBTodd Bradley is an Operating Partner at One Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm focused on transformative combinations within the industrial, healthcare, and technology sectors in North America and Europe. Todd is also a member of the Board of Directors at Mattel, Commvault, and Spartronics. Before One Equity Partners, Todd was the CEO of Mozido, President of TIBCO Software, Inc., and EVP at Hewlett-Packard. He also held senior management positions at GE Capital, Palm Inc....
How To Hire Employees That Fit Your Company’s Culture
October 05, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBTodd Perlman is the President of BT Partners, a technology consulting company that delivers impactful solutions and services. As the President, Todd strives to establish trusted relationships with clients and is focused on going above and beyond to help them achieve their goals. Before joining BT Partners over 20 years ago, Todd worked in public accounting as a Controller and Operations Manager for several companies across industries. He’s also served as Committee Chair for the Illinois C...
Eliminating Toxic Leadership With David Macknin
August 30, 2022 16:25 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBDavid Macknin is the Principal of ChicagoRisk, a company that helps businesses, nonprofits, and individuals identify evolving risks and emerging challenges. David is also the President of The Owens Group, Inc., an insurance and risk management company. Previously, he was an Expert Panelist for FilmUtah, the President of Alper Services LLC, and the Executive Vice President for JMB Insurance. In this episode… Great leaders are focused, flexible, and put the health and well-being of their t...
Redefining the Interview Process
July 27, 2022 07:00 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBChris Mursau is the President of Topgrading, a proven system that helps organizations build and maintain high-performing teams through hiring, development, and promotion strategies. Since 2001, Chris has been consulting and teaching organizations and individual managers how to pack their teams with A Players. Chris has conducted over 2,500 in-depth Topgrading assessments for internal and external candidates, helped hundreds of people achieve their A potential, and trained thousands of peop...
How to Hire and Retain “A Players” During Periods of Growth With Kristine Jacobson
April 07, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBKristine Jacobson is the CEO, Founder, and Chief Marketing Strategist at Conveyance Marketing Group, a Virginia-based consulting firm that helps entrepreneurs achieve measurable success through comprehensive marketing solutions. Kristine founded the company in 2009, bringing years of experience in the marketing field. Before Conveyance Marketing Group, Kristine was the Vice President of Marketing for Surety and an independent consultant for various companies, including Concert Technology,...
[Year in Review] The Best Strategies to Strengthen Your Team
January 26, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBChris Mursau is the President of Topgrading, a proven system that helps organizations build and maintain high-performing teams through hiring, development, and promotion strategies. Since 2001, Chris has been consulting and teaching organizations and individual managers how to pack their teams with A Players. Chris has conducted over 2,500 in-depth Topgrading assessments for internal and external candidates, helped hundreds of people achieve their A potential, and trained thousands of peop...
Driving Growth Through a People-Centered Approach
December 08, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBNick Araco is the Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of AchieveNEXT, a provider of talent development performance solutions and peer learning networks. Nick is an expert at making connections that count, and he’s used this skill over the past two decades to empower leaders and grow their organizations. Nick is also the host of the Level Up podcast, where he has conversations with business and industry trailblazers on how to take growth, diversity, and leadership to the next level. Before found...
How to Become an Innovative Leader
November 24, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBKevin Akeroyd is the CEO of PROUnlimited, a workforce management solution that leverages AI, machine learning, data visualizations, and analytics. The company is the first vendor-neutral managed services program (MSP), employing the most innovative vendor management software. Kevin began his career at R.R. Donnelley, eventually rising to VP of Sales and leading the company’s first software division. He later took on sales leadership roles at several marketing, technology, and e-commerce...
Improving Leadership Style and Hiring Top Talent with Jill Belconis
August 25, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBJill Belconis is a strategic business coach and business leader who helps CEOs and other business leaders reach new heights and scale their companies through her practice, Jill Belconis Enterprises. Jill has more than 30 years of experience growing and scaling companies, developing leadership teams, and enhancing strategic planning and organizational alignment. Jill is the former International Chairman of the Board of the Young Presidents Organization. She speaks at professional conferenc...
Identifying Top Talent and Strengthening the CEO
August 11, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBSean Magennis is the CEO of Capital 54, a private equity firm that focuses on investments in boutique professional service firms. Sean started his career at Dow Chemicals before running a professional services firm that focused on organizational development consulting and executive search for 14 years. His expertise includes real estate platforms, electricity infrastructure development, and financing. Previously, Sean was the global President for both Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) and Y...
Discovering Your Perfect Candidate and Strengthening Your Team
July 28, 2021 07:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBMichael Schweitzer is a seasoned financial services executive with extensive experience building and leading diverse teams in companies such as HSBC, UBS, and Merrill Lynch. Over the past 30 years, Michael has fortified his skill set when it comes to talent, building great teams from scratch, and inheriting developing a group into a high-performing team. In this episode… Finding great employees can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Entrepreneurs and recruiters alike are con...
Reaching Success and Scaling Through Your Top Players with Andy Bailey of Petra Coach
July 14, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBAndy Bailey is the Founder, CEO, and Head Coach at Petra Coach, a coaching company dedicated to empowering leaders and their teams to scale their organizations through proven methods and habits. Andy has been building businesses since he graduated college and is also the Founder and General Manager of his vacation rental company, 30AVHP. Andy is a Member of the Forbes Coaches Council and the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Before starting Petra, Andy was the President at NationLink Wireless....
Maintaining and Managing Top Talent with Edward Logan and Allyson Young of Sport Clips
June 30, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBEdward Logan is the CEO of Sport Clips Haircuts, a franchise dedicated to giving men the ultimate haircutting experience while having the ultimate sport experience. Edward has had many roles at Sport Clips, most recently being the VP of Operations, COO, President, and eventual CEO after his father and Founder Gordon Logan stepped down from the role. Edward is a Member on the Board of Advisors for Total Men’s Primary Care. Before his career at Sport Clips, he was the President of Vent Blot...
How to Implement Core Values to be a Better Entrepreneur
June 16, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBLarry Borden is the Founder and CEO of Aardvark Group of Companies, which includes Aardvark Mobile Tours and Aardvark Mobile Health. Aardvark Mobile Tours is a one-stop-shop mobile tour vendor service that produces experiential marketing programs, retail activations and product launches, and of course, mobile tours. Aardvark Mobile Health was started in the middle of the pandemic and offers mobile testing clinics, vaccine sites, and healthcare units. Before starting Aardvark, Larry was th...
How to Hire A-Players and Have Costs Go Down
June 02, 2021 07:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBChris Mursau is the President of Topgrading, a proven system that helps organizations build and maintain high-performing teams through hiring, development, and promotion strategies. Since 2001, Chris has been consulting and teaching organizations and individual managers how to pack their teams with A-Players. Chris has conducted over 2,500 in-depth Topgrading assessments for internal and external candidates, helped hundreds of people achieve their A potential, and trained thousands of peo...
How to Hire Top Talent and Be a Standout CEO with Vijay Sajja of Evergent
May 19, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBVijay Sajja is the Founder and CEO of Evergent, a technology company that offers cloud-based revenue and customer management services for customers spanning 175 countries. He has over two decades of experience in building business and operational support systems and management and technology leadership. He is one of the top business and technology leaders in Silicon Valley. Before starting Evergent, Vijay was the CEO of Infotech Solutions, Inc., a technology services company that delivere...
How to be an Effective Leader and Attract A Players
May 05, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBDonald (Donnie) Hampton, Jr. is the Chief Executive Officer of Pace Industries, LLC, an integrated company based in Detroit. With facilities across the United States, Pace Industries provides quality die casting, manufacturing, and engineering solutions worldwide. He has more than two decades of leadership experience for reputable companies like Honeywell International, Hayes Lemmerz International, Rea Magnet Wire, and Faurecia. Before launching his executive career, Donnie graduated from Ti...
Develop Your Talent with Fred Bentley of DexKo Global
January 21, 2021 01:19 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBFred Bentley is the President and CEO of DexKo Global, the global leader in the production and distribution of highly engineered running gear and structural solutions for the growing towable trailer industry. Since Fred has been the CEO, the company has completed 20 acquisitions, doubled in size, increased margins, and has the leading share in most of their product categories. Before joining DexKo Global, Fred was the President and CEO of Maxion Wheels, the world's largest wheel manufactur...