029 – The Secret to Optimizing Your Business and Life: Jonathan Smith, CEO of ChiefOptimizer
Your Leadership Story
English - July 29, 2014 08:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsBusiness business entrepreneur entrepreneurship smallbusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Optimize – to make the best or most effective use of a situation, an opportunity, or a resource. Sounds great, right? Who wouldn’t want to optimize his or her business or life? The question, though, is how? That’s where Jonathan Smith shines. Along the way, he even picked up a nickname — the Chief Optimizer! …
Optimize – to make the best or most effective use of a situation, an opportunity, or a resource. Sounds great, right? Who wouldn’t want to optimize his or her business or life? The question, though, is how?
That’s where Jonathan Smith shines. Along the way, he even picked up a nickname — the Chief Optimizer! And that’s what Jonathan has done.
After starting out with a focus on SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Jonathan became COO for Wave Dispersion Technologies and helped grow that company from $500K to $15M in five years. As a result, the company ranked 203 on the Inc. 500 list in 2007.
After that, Jonathan started his own consulting firm, Chief Optimizer, the base from which he works with clients, speak, and publishes.
In this interview, you’ll discover practical ideas that you can implement.
Why your leadership values reveal your leadership story
How organizations get stuck and how they can get moving
The core value that drives all others
What creates a powerful network
Why leaders must broaden the context from which they garner new leadership ideas
The reasons Boards of Directors get off track and how they can work more effectively
You’ll enjoy Jonathan hearing Jonathan Smith share stories about his business and life experiences because the things he has done will help you optimize your business and life.
If you want to find out more about Jonathan or the organizations he mentions in this interview, check out the following links.
Connect with Jonathan Smith on Linkedin.
Follow Jonathan on Twitter: @chiefoptimizer
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