ROI’s Into the Corner Office Podcast: Powerhouse Middle Market CEOs Telling it Real—Unexpected Caree...

President and CEO of BPI Sports, Jennifer Hughey, was brought on in 2017 to help take this fast-growing company to the next level. Jennifer brings with her a 20+ year track record of successfully building teams, driving cost savings, improving efficiencies and providing the leadership necessary to support top and bottom line growth in CPG companies both large and small. She has been in the sports...

Daniel Hamburger most recently served as CEO of Renaissance, the leading learning analytics company. From 2006-2016 he served as President and CEO of Adtalem Global Education (formerly DeVry Education Group), a global provider of educational services. Prior, he served as Chairman and CEO of Indeliq, a SaaS-based education company backed by Accenture Technology Ventures, and President of WW Grainge...

Marc Jourlait was appointed CEO of Kodak Alaris on January 1st, 2017. Kodak Alaris is an independent, privately held company formed in 2013, a global technology leader on a mission to unlock the power of images and information for businesses and consumers. Prior to Kodak Alaris, Marc was Deputy CEO at Navico, the global leader in Marine Electronics, a Private Equity (Altor) owned portfolio company...

Steve Sheinkopf is the third-generation owner of Yale Appliance and Lighting based in Boston, Massachusetts. He quite literally went from the bottom to the top – from putting away boxes, wire, and piping in the basement of his father’s store to cleaning the light fixtures on the ceiling! He’s worked in his family’s business for over 30 years and exhibits many unique abilities which make him a succ...

Seth Radwell, was most recently the CEO of The Proactiv Company, a newly formed joint-venture (May 2016) between Nestle Skin Health and GuthyRenker. Prior, he served as President & Chief Revenue Officer of Guthy-Renker, the worldwide leading direct-to-consumer beauty company, where he led the transition of the company from its traditional focus on TV direct response to a much broader marketing foo...

Dar Vasseghi has enjoyed a prestigious career in specialty retail food brands for more than 20 years. He began his career at McDonald’s (AT THE AGE OF 16!!!) and has worked for many of the largest food brands in the world, including Yum! Brands, Dunkin’ Brands, Arby’s, Jamba Juice, and Chobani. Dar became the CEO of Yoshinoya USA in August of 2013, and under his direction, Yoshinoya has recorded f...

Susan Lintonsmith is an accomplished business leader with nearly 30 years of success in generating sales and profit growth in global and national assignments in public and private industries. Susan is currently President and CEO for Quiznos, a Denver-based global restaurant company with locations in 32 countries. Susan joined Quiznos in July 2012 as the Global Chief Marketing Officer and became Pr...

Dale Easdon is on a mission to scale clean eating without compromise. As the chief executive officer of Snap Kitchen, he is responsible for taking the company’s omnichannel business model to the next level. Under his leadership, the team is focused on introducing quick store pickup, healthy meal planning, and home delivery—all driven by the new digital app. Previously serving as the chief operatin...

Susan M. Cameron served as president and CEO, as well as executive and non-executive chair of the board of directors, of Reynolds American Inc. between 2004-2011 and 2013-2017. When RAI acquired Lorillard, Inc. for about $29 billion in 2015, it was reported to be the largest acquisition undertaken by a female CEO. In the period during which Cameron held leadership roles at RAI, the company’s total...

April Foster is the founder and CEO of Inked Brands, the leader in influencer commerce. In 2007, as a blogger and craft enthusiast, she originally founded Studio Calico where she built a subscription scrapbooking service that combined content with commerce. Studio Calico was named to the Inc5000 list 4 consecutive years as one of the fastest growing companies in America. Since then, April has been...

Russ Meinhardt joined OWS in 1993 and has held many positions over that time, including leadership roles in the manufacturing, operations, accounting, and information technology departments. Russ has also been involved in various aspects of the Company’s sales, marketing, and research and development departments. Russ has extensive experience in building and leading high performing teams. He has d...

Chris Steffanci is President and CEO of Columbia Distributing in Seattle Washington, one of the nation’s largest beverage distributing companies. Chris has spent the last 20 years in the wine and beer industry where he has held senior leadership roles in sales, marketing and strategy. Chris began his career with Gallo Wine on the east coast but overtime decided his true passion was in the beer ind...

Skyler Ditchfield is the Co-Founder and CEO of GeoLinks, the fastest growing WISP in America. Recognized as an industry innovator and thought-leader, Ditchfield is currently appointed to the BDAC’s Streamlining Federal Siting Working Group, the Schools Hospitals and Libraries Coalition’s (SHLB) Strategic Advisory and Fundraising Committees, and the FCC Advisory Board for Wireless Internet Service...

George Pontiakos is an Executive leadership professional with highly-effective expertise in growing businesses rapidly to successful market leadership or acquisition positions. George exhibits seasoned adeptness in establishing aggressive, entrepreneurial business cultures in geographically dispersed, globally competitive landscapes. His career has spanned the Fire Service (Lt. Eng 1 LFD), Electro...

Oscar Zapata is an avid entrepreneur and CEO of the SHOTS Brand of companies, including SHOTS Miami, SHOTS Orlando, SHOTS Labs, and SHOTS Franchising. Oscar has a background in the adult casino-style gaming hospitality segment and a deep love of marketing. Zapata has passion for brand building and franchising. Oscar obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, with an emphasis on Electric...

Brent Erenwert has been in the produce industry for 20 years, with a strong focus on sales and purchasing. He’s grown through many roles at his family’s produce firm Brothers Produce. Starting in the warehouse as a child, he has risen to the current CEO. Brothers Produce has been in business for over 38 years and one of the most respected produce companies in the US. A serial entrepreneur, Brent h...

Scott Montgomery has over three decades in the bike and outdoor industries, most recently serving as CEO of Nutcase where he orchestrated a merger with Bravo Sports in 2016. He started his career working alongside his dad to build Cannondale, starting at the young age of eleven and coming on fulltime after completing college. Prior to that Scott was the Founder/GM of Scott Sports and CEO of Club R...

Tom Dickson is from San Francisco. He graduated from BYU in 1971 with a degree in manufacturing engineering. Tom had always had an interest in bread making, and that hobby led him to start a business called Harvest House Food & Grains. One day he spilled some grain and found that when he sucked it up with his vacuum, it acted as a wheat grinder. That was the beginning of the Magic Mill which would...

Helen Fu Thomas is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Touchjet USA, Inc. An award-winning entrepreneur and marketer, Helen has a track record of building technology and digital media companies from the startup to exit. She was the founding CEO of LeapFrog China. At Livescribe, she grew worldwide sales from 0 to $50 million within three years. She built BlueFocus Communication...

Aaron Caddel is the 26-year-old Founder and CEO behind brand darling, Mr. Holmes Bakehouse. What started as a dream while renting out a closet in San Francisco in 2011, has grown into an international vehicle for food culture. His success has never been cheap, though. He moved to San Francisco in his teens, due to driving restrictions placed on him shortly after a brain tumor diagnosis. He credits...

Adam Bryant is a respected and noted expert on executive leadership whose work includes 525 Corner Office columns for the New York Times. At Merryck & Co., Adam is a Managing Director and Partner following a distinguished career as an editor and journalist. He works with executive leadership teams and organizations to foster a culture of innovation based on a best-practice framework he developed f...

ROI’s Into the Corner Office podcast showcases middle market CEO’s leadership stories and dives into the heart of what helps shape dynamic leaders. Our guests share their backgrounds, talk about their early years, and let us behind the scenes to see what helped shape them before they were known for their success in growing, developing, and leading extraordinary middle market companies and teams. L...