Optimize Your Team

In this episode, host Rohan Paul sits down with Nicolina Marzicola, CPO at Nielsen, and Ketty Russeva, Talent Development at Elliott Investment, for a candid conversation on the vital role of trust and authentic communication between private equity operating teams and their portfolio company leaders. Together, they explore how strong, transparent relationships drive performance and alignment, espe...

In this latest episode of the "Optimize Your Team" podcast, Host Rohan Paul interviews Jeff Schloesser , a retired Major General and current Executive Vice President at BellFlight, focusing on his  leadership philosophy and experiences . Schloesser emphasizes the importance of being both  driven and calm  in high-pressure, chaotic environments, drawing lessons from his military career and corporat...

In this episode, host Rohan Paul interviews Scott Rauer, President of Akima's Facilities Solutions Group and a 22-year Army veteran. They discuss how Scott's leadership style evolved from leading military units to leading a large, globally dispersed corporate team. Scott describes his leadership style as collaborative, a facilitator with a low "freakout factor". He notes the tran...

How can leaders build unshakeable trust within their teams? What does it truly mean to thrive at work and in life? Join host Rohan Paul as he speaks with Dr. Paul Zak, a leading neuroscience researcher, professor, and author, about the crucial role of trust in organizations and his groundbreaking research on high-value moments. Discover practical insights on fostering psychological safety, the pow...

Ready to build strong teams for a complex world ? In this month’s “Optimize Your Team” episode, host Rohan Paul speaks with Rod Smith, Air Force Academy leadership instructor, AK Rice Institute, and Adaptive Leadership Network board member.   Join Rohan’s insightful conversation with Rod as they dive into foundational leadership concepts. You might be surprised where the conversation goes - explor...

In this month’s episode of the "Optimize Your Team" podcast, host Rohan Paul speaks with Teamalytics colleague Shalee Lehning. Shalee draws on her experiences as an elite college and professional athlete, including as a WNBA player and team captain, an NCAA Division I women's basketball coach, and a collegiate athletic academic advisor. The podcast provides insight into how lessons from high-stake...

On this episode of the Optimize Your Team podcast, host Rohan Paul sits down with five-time #1 bestselling author and global keynote speaker Erik Qualman to discuss his latest book, The Focus Project: “How to Focus in an Unfocused World.”  Erik, a professor of digital leadership at Northwestern University, draws from his extensive research to provide practical insights and actionable strategies fo...

My guest today has spent over a decade as a coach and advisor to CEOs and C-level management teams after retiring as the president of a company in the environmental industry. I'm so excited to have my dear friend and colleague Chris Maheu on the show today. We talk about his own evolution as a leader and what he's learned on that journey. And we focus on a couple of the key themes that have resona...

In today's conversation, Chris Hunt brings his deep expertise and first-hand insights into the ever-evolving talent industry. We explore the expanding scope of executive search firms, private equity's growing role in the human capital space, how AI is reshaping hiring, and practical tips for corporate HR teams on maximizing their partnerships with search firms. If you're responsible for leading or...

My guest today is Dr. Kerry Sulkowicz, the founder and managing principal of the Boswell Group, a management consultancy based in New York since 1998. Trained as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Kerry advises on a whole range of issues, including leadership challenges, CEO succession, management team and board dynamics, and culture change. Kerry has coached numerous CEOs and executive teams, from...

My guest today is Tricia Breeger, CEO of Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, also known as MEPPI. Tricia is the first female CEO to be appointed throughout the Mitsubishi Electric Group. Prior to taking on the role as CEO in April 2023, Tricia served as president since 2022 and has had a long career at the company, having joined back in 2000. MEPPI is “Engineering the infrastructure of the future”...

Today, I got to sit down with Jim Calhoun, the CEO of Cummings Resources. Jim has been in the sign manufacturing business for over twenty years, working his way from the manufacturing floor when he graduated from vocational school as an electrician to leading one of the oldest and largest sign manufacturers in the US. Jim spent three years as the COO before being the CEO for the last seven years f...

I'm so excited to have my mentor and dear friend, Flip Flippen, on the show today. Flip founded The Flippen Group over 35 years ago, and it's now grown into a premier leadership and organizational development company that specializes in talent assessment, alignment, and development. Teamalytics is a brand of The Flippen group that serves companies, pro-sports teams, and the federal governm...

Today, I'm excited to share my conversation with Joey Havens, author of Leading with Significance, published in 2023. Joey draws insights for leaders from his 39-year experience of growing Horn, LLP. from a startup to one of the top 25 Professional Services firms in the US. Joey's insights on intentionally fostering a healthy work culture that empowers leaders is particularly relevant toda...

Today, I have Kerry Olin, who until recently was corporate vice president of Human Resources at Microsoft. Over his 40-year career, spent almost equally at P&G and then Microsoft, Kerry is focused on helping architect the HR operating model and significantly shape people policy decisions at two of the largest and most successful companies in the world. In our conversation today, I asked Kerry...

I'm excited to have Chet Kuchinard on the show today. Chet has executive level HR experience at various sectors like retail, consumer products, private equity, working with brands like Nike, Starbucks and McDonald's. Chet currently serves on the board of Jerónimo Martins, a €29 billion international retail company based out of Portugal, serves as board advisor to Recaro Health, and is a bo...

I’m so excited to have my good friend Dr. Rebecca Newton. Bec is an organisational psychologist and a senior visiting fellow for the London School of Economics. Bec has advised leaders and teams in best in class companies like Accenture, Coca-Cola, Google, The United Nations, and many many others. Her book Authentic Gravitas: Who Stands Out and Why was published in 2019, and in our conversation to...

I'm really excited to have my friend and colleague, Kevin Mangum, on the show today. Kevin retired in 2017 after 35 years of service as a 3-star lieutenant general, where he served and commanded one of the most elite units in the world. He then joined Lockheed Martin as Vice President, where he served for four years before joining our consulting team here at Teamalytics. In our conversation to...

In this next episode, I spend time with Lee Bason, one of the founders of our company who has worked closely with thousands of leaders over the last 33 years. As a coach and trusted advisor to senior leaders and CEOs all over the world, Lee shares some of the challenges that he’s seen all leaders face and some of the strategies that he’s used to help them work through these challenges. And as we h...

I'm so excited to have a good friend of mine, Richard Tripp, on our podcast this month. Richard has extensive experience as a Chief Product Officer for several tech companies and currently serves numerous companies as an advisor and consultant. Richard has been tremendously helpful to us here at Teamalytics as a sounding board and resource over the years. And in our conversation today, we dive int...

In today’s episode I am excited to have one of my mentors and someone I am proud to get to work with as a teammate, retired Lieutenant General Robert VanAnterp, who most just call General Van. Van truly is a leader of leaders, serving his country for 39 years. Van served the military most recently as the 52nd Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the US Army Corps of Engineers, where he led...

We’ve all had to change and adapt the ways we work over the last couple of years in many ways, and in this episode, I sit down with Chick-fil-A operator Brian LaCroix to learn some of the ways he and his team have adapted to the new normal. We also spend some time talking about what he’s noticing about the next generation of leaders: his restaurant hires young people at both the front line and sup...

In today's episode, we hear from Jay and Jason, who are co-founders of The Nashton Company: a holding company investing in recurring revenue services businesses.  Nashton builds leading companies in niche markets over a very long period of time. In our conversation, we explore Jason and Jay’s experience buying and growing their first company back in 2008 and what they learned from that experi...

In today’s episode, I spend time with another Teamalytics teammate,  Deondra Pardue. Deondra shares a sneak peek into her upcoming book on impacting work culture based on her experience in turning around underperforming organizations. We also get her insights into what helped accelerate her career as a young minority woman and her advice to leaders who want to accelerate the potential of ALL...

Dan Broekhuizen is the Global VP of Leadership Development, Succession Planning, and culture for the 140,000 employees at NTT Data. Dan’s had a fascinating career from undercover narcotics investigator to holding various executive roles in the talent development space for tech companies. Dan shares the leadership lessons he learned as an undercover officer and a couple of the key things he’s helpi...