Talent Wins

Chris Mursau is the President of Topgrading, a proven system that helps organizations build and maintain high-performing teams through hiring, development, and promotion strategies. Since 2001, Chris has been consulting and teaching organizations and individual managers how to pack their teams with A Players. Chris has conducted over 2,500 in-depth Topgrading assessments for internal and external...

Nick Araco is the Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of AchieveNEXT, a provider of talent development performance solutions and peer learning networks. Nick is an expert at making connections that count, and he's used this skill over the past two decades to empower leaders and grow their organizations.  Nick is also the host of the Level Up podcast, where he has conversations with business and industry...

Kevin Akeroyd is the CEO of PROUnlimited, a workforce management solution that leverages AI, machine learning, data visualizations, and analytics. The company is the first vendor-neutral managed services program (MSP), employing the most innovative vendor management software.    Kevin began his career at R.R. Donnelley, eventually rising to VP of Sales and leading the company's first software divi...

Jill Belconis is a strategic business coach and business leader who helps CEOs and other business leaders reach new heights and scale their companies through her practice, Jill Belconis Enterprises. Jill has more than 30 years of experience growing and scaling companies, developing leadership teams, and enhancing strategic planning and organizational alignment.  Jill is the former International Ch...

Sean Magennis is the CEO of Capital 54, a private equity firm that focuses on investments in boutique professional service firms. Sean started his career at Dow Chemicals before running a professional services firm that focused on organizational development consulting and executive search for 14 years. His expertise includes real estate platforms, electricity infrastructure development, and financ...

Michael Schweitzer is a seasoned financial services executive with extensive experience building and leading diverse teams in companies such as HSBC, UBS, and Merrill Lynch. Over the past 30 years, Michael has fortified his skill set when it comes to talent, building great teams from scratch, and inheriting developing a group into a high-performing team. In this episode… Finding great employees ca...

Andy Bailey is the Founder, CEO, and Head Coach at Petra Coach, a coaching company dedicated to empowering leaders and their teams to scale their organizations through proven methods and habits. Andy has been building businesses since he graduated college and is also the Founder and General Manager of his vacation rental company, 30AVHP.  Andy is a Member of the Forbes Coaches Council and the Entr...

Edward Logan is the CEO of Sport Clips Haircuts, a franchise dedicated to giving men the ultimate haircutting experience while having the ultimate sport experience. Edward has had many roles at Sport Clips, most recently being the VP of Operations, COO, President, and eventual CEO after his father and Founder Gordon Logan stepped down from the role.  Edward is a Member on the Board of Advisors for...

Larry Borden is the Founder and CEO of Aardvark Group of Companies, which includes Aardvark Mobile Tours and Aardvark Mobile Health. Aardvark Mobile Tours is a one-stop-shop mobile tour vendor service that produces experiential marketing programs, retail activations and product launches, and of course, mobile tours. Aardvark Mobile Health was started in the middle of the pandemic and offers mobile...

Chris Mursau is the President of Topgrading, a proven system that helps organizations build and maintain high-performing teams through hiring, development, and promotion strategies. Since 2001, Chris has been consulting and teaching organizations and individual managers how to pack their teams with A-Players.  Chris has conducted over 2,500 in-depth Topgrading assessments for internal and external...

Vijay Sajja is the Founder and CEO of Evergent, a technology company that offers cloud-based revenue and customer management services for customers spanning 175 countries. He has over two decades of experience in building business and operational support systems and management and technology leadership. He is one of the top business and technology leaders in Silicon Valley.  Before starting Everge...

Donald (Donnie) Hampton, Jr. is the Chief Executive Officer of Pace Industries, LLC, an integrated company based in Detroit. With facilities across the United States, Pace Industries provides quality die casting, manufacturing, and engineering solutions worldwide. He has more than two decades of leadership experience for reputable companies like Honeywell International, Hayes Lemmerz International...

Fred Bentley is the President and CEO of DexKo Global, the global leader in the production and distribution of highly engineered running gear and structural solutions for the growing towable trailer industry. Since Fred has been the CEO, the company has completed 20 acquisitions, doubled in size, increased margins, and has the leading share in most of their product categories. Before joining DexKo...