Ordinary Greatness

Court Carruthers has led some of the most important “behind-the-scenes” businesses in the economy – logistics, distribution, and the systems that keep everything moving. From Purolator to W.W. Grainger, where he served as Group President across the Americas, to stepping in as CEO of the multi‑billion‑dollar packaging distributor TricorBraun, Court has built a career on listening, building teams, a...

Allie Copeland became a mother at 17. With a baby, $500, and an unreliable car, she left Philadelphia in search of something more – and built a career in wholesale distribution from the ground up. Today, she is Chief Commercial Officer at ADI Global Distribution, where she has held multiple C-suite roles, including COO and CTO, as well as serving as Vice President of Global Operations. In this con...

Chris Baby started as a mechanical engineer in small-town Canada. But a chance opportunity – and a willingness to pivot – would take his career in a completely different direction. Today, Chris helps lead the growth of SureWerx, one of North America’s major suppliers of safety equipment and protective gear. Over more than a decade as CEO, he helped transform the company from a traditional tool bus...

Jonathan Victor has spent much of his career stepping into complicated business situations and turning them into successes. As the Founder and Senior Managing Director of Balmoral Fund, he invests in businesses navigating transition or distress. Jonathan traces his entrepreneurial spirit back to his grandparents, whose example shaped how he thinks about building and running a business. In this con...

What makes someone walk away from the top of corporate America to start over—this time, with a deeper sense of purpose? For Randy Melville, fulfillment didn’t come from overseeing thousands of employees or hitting performance targets. It came after he left it all behind. In his words, he’s busier now than ever—but finds deeper meaning in how he spends his time. Randy previously served as Senior Vi...

What do pool supplies have to do with Wall Street success? More than you might think. Manny Perez de la Mesa led Pool Corp to quietly become one of the best-performing stocks of the past 30 years—outpacing giants like Apple and Netflix. As the largest wholesale distributor of pool supplies, Pool Corp didn’t make headlines, but as its CEO, Manny did build a track record of extraordinary success. In...

Career paths aren't always straightforward. So how do you know which way to go? Introducing Ordinary Greatness -- a new show about real people who’ve achieved extraordinary things, and the lessons they learned along the way. There are countless stories about Fortune 100 CEOs and Silicon Valley tech leaders…but far less attention is paid to the people leading the thousands of businesses that quietl...