Conversations with Achievers

Your host, Robert White, talks with the CEO of Hyperion Solutions, David Hewitt. David shares insights on navigating cultural differences, managing complexity across multiple locations, and the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership. He highlights the value of direct engagement with employees, strategic execution, and fostering a supportive workplace culture. David emphasizes authentic...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the CEO of Hivelocity, Jeremy Pease. Jeremy shares his unconventional journey to becoming a CEO in the technology industry. Jeremy discusses his early career, the critical role of mentorship, and the lessons learned from both successes and failures. He emphasizes the importance of adaptability, balancing confidence with humility, and making tough decisions for t...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the CEO and Owner of Catalynt, Meg Gluth. Meg shares her inspiring journey from growing up in poverty in Iowa to becoming a successful CEO in the Pacific Northwest. She discusses her challenges in education, her transition from law to business, and the cultural differences between the Midwest and the West Coast. Meg highlights themes of hard work, resilience, an...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the CEO and President of Anago Cleaning Systems, Adam Povlitz. Adam shares his transition from corporate finance to leading a family business, detailing the unique three-tier franchise model of his company. He discusses the challenges of scaling the business, the importance of hiring practices, and maintaining a strong company culture. Adam reflects on the impac...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the CEO and Co-Founder of SearchTires, Tim Shaffer. Tim recounted setbacks and how he perceived them not as defeats but as chances for advancement. He highlighted the importance of pivoting—implementing tactical alterations to a business plan in response to market shifts. Shaffer's narratives affirm that the entrepreneurs who prosper adapt swiftly and are unafra...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the Author, Speaker, and Leadership Coach of Collins Leadership Strategies, Rod Collins. Rod discussed the significant shift from traditional hierarchical models to self-managed peer-to-peer network models in businesses. Rod explained how the digital revolution has accelerated this transformation, necessitating a more agile and responsive approach to leadership....

Your host, Robert White, talks with the Founder and CEO of Trinsic Technologies, Art Powell. Art's journey as a CEO is a testament to the power of a clear vision. He shared the critical importance of defining the result for his company and the impact he aims to achieve. It's not enough to simply exist in the market; a company must stand out, operate on foundational principles, and adopt a holistic...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the CEO of Blue Collar King Coaching, Matt Murray. Matt's story is one of resilience and determination. He grew up in a blue-collar family, with his father working as a mechanic and meat cutter, and his mother as a checker. From a young age, Matt developed a passion for working on cars and electronics, often assisting his father in the garage. In 1997, he entere...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the CEO of Cascade Insights, Sean Campbell. Sean is a well-regarded consultant, speaker, author, trainer, mentor, and educator. He has delivered talks for Fortune 50 companies and top-tier conferences around the world and has written extensively on technology and business topics. Sean has been a professional services firm owner for more than 20 years. His work h...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the Founder and CEO of Sockrates Custom, Sam Moses. Sockrates Custom's journey began in 2018 in a small retail store focused on Italian manufacturing. As their expertise grew in creating unique designs, the idea caught on and they began branching out into custom designs for their clients, focusing on made-in-Italy products that grew into their true passion, cust...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the Founder and CEO of The Crone Law Firm, Alan Crone. The Crone Law Firm's focus on employment law for a very good reason: the financial lives of families, the survival of companies, and the integrity of business are usually at stake. They strive to help clients make careful, informed decisions about employment-related matters. Alan Crone is a Team Leader. Whet...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the Founder and CEO of Solar Staff, Pavel Shynkarenko. Solar Staff's mission is to provide a bridge between companies from advanced economies and freelancers from developing regions, transforming international freelance into a local, barrier-free job. Solar Staff delivers a solution for secure deals, documents, and payments. while working with international tale...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the President and CEO of Bosun, Nicole Grinnell. Bosun is a full-service boutique staffing agency that has a passion for helping businesses. They staff at every level and stage of business, whether their clients are start-ups or large corporations. Bosun works across various verticals and industries, and can provide broad services and recruit all sorts of staff...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the Co-Founder and CEO of KoreChain, Oscar Jofre Jr. KoreChain is an AI-based global blockchain platform that manages the full lifecycle of tokenized securities to ensure compliance with securities regulation and corporate law across multiple jurisdictions. It connects companies to the capital markets and secondary markets and facilitates access to capital and l...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the Founder and CEO of Costa Rica's Call Center, Richard Blank. Costa Rica Call Center is a state-of-the-art BPO telemarketing outsourcing company. CRCC's bilingual crew is capable of handling any size BPO while offering expansion or staying in contact with customers without stress or added time to hire and train telemarketers yourself. Costa Rica's Call Center...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the Co-Founder of Georgia Trial Attorneys, James Grant. Georgia Trial Attorneys helps personal injury lawyers achieve their entrepreneurial ambitions by helping them grow their firms. They specialize in litigation and economies of scale and are able to provide litigation service at a fraction of the cost of what your in-house operations would be. GTA helps to ef...

Your host, Robert White, talks with David Perez. David Perez is a tax strategist and is also known as Mr. Economy. David wants to help you avoid or eliminate your tax liability from over paying with advanced tax strategies and to turn that saved money into an investment in real estate. By building your own economy, you control your life and won't let anything get in the way. To learn more about Da...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the Founder and CEO of heyLIME, James Simmons. heyLIME builds culture and connection in remote and hybrid teams by creating fun, casual social interactions that build friendships, psychological safety, and high-performing, highly engaged teams. heyLIME helps empower your management team, lower the cultural engagement burden, decrease challenges of hierarchy, and...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the CEO and Co-Founder of Snapfix, Paul McCarthy. Snapfix was built to be the Simplest Task Management Platform in the world, for Managing and Maintaining Buildings, Facilities & Equipment. Snapfix allows you to keep your building the best it can be by enabling everyone to report reactive maintenance issues. It ensures all your equipment maintenance, and cle...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the Founder and CEO of Invest on Main Street, Patrick Grimes. Patrick has fifteen years of experience in active real estate investment: purchasing distressed assets, renovating, and stabilizing for long-term cash flow. He has spent 15 years in corporate America working for machine design firms to concept, design, and build one-of-a-kind custom manufacturing auto...

Your host, Robert White, talks with Founder of Trading Strategy Guides, Casey Stubbs. Trading Strategy Guides' vision and goal is to teach traders how to master the markets. They are aiming to solve the issue with the lack of information available to traders in the industry. They are trying to simplify trading strategies by giving traders a detailed plan with step-by-step rules to follow. To learn...

Your host, Robert White, talks with CFO and CBO of the All Health Network, Keith Larson. All Health Network is working towards being the most impactful growth and recovery provider with communities that need them most. They recognize systemic injustices and prioritize building an inclusive environment that focuses on culturally responsive care. To learn more about Keith's work, click here . If you...

Your host, Robert White, talks with CEO and Founder of Moves The Needle, Brant Cooper. Moves The Needle is aiming to teach businesses how to use disruption and uncertainty to their advantage. Developing exploration management capabilities for leaders and teams opens new growth opportunities, reduces time-to-market, and increases operational efficiency. To learn more about Moves...

Your host, Robert White, talks with Founder and CEO of Mogul Media, Tameka Chapman. Mogul Media's mission is to create the greatest platform for positivity that delivers positive, empowering content rich in culture, legacy and diversity. To empower and celebrate life and inspire men, women and families, globally, to live in their purpose, on purpose, and by doing so, create a positive vortex where...

Your host, Robert White, talks with the President and CEO of Paradiem, Eric Dunavant. Eric is an author, speaker, consultant, serial entrepreneur and philanthropist who has been in the financial services industry for over two decades. He has worked with Top Wealth Advisors and received multiple awards and accolades in the area of business and finance. To learn more about Eric's work, click here ....