You, Me, and Your Top Three

In this episode, host Gregg Garrett discusses how digitalization is both the greatest equalizer and creator of incredible divide. He then speaks with Richard Hicks who leads a not-for-profit that looks to close the digital divide by bringing together senior IT leaders, investors, and the community. Of course Richard speaks about his top three – from his current leadership team, to his experienced...

In this episode, Gregg touches on the importance of being able to play the long game. He then has one of his most insightful conversations yet, this time with a power couple. He speaks with Jane Finette and Pascal Finette . They speak about their storied careers that have led them through eBay, Mozilla, Google, and Singularity University, along with advising board executives to shape society. And...

In this episode, Gregg speaks with Jeb Hurley , Co-Founder & CEO, Xmetryx . They discuss the importance of attempting to live life with no regrets and about the importance of teams in making transformations a reality. And of course he speaks about his top three from his spouse and cofounder to two of his favorite mentors. And you have to hear what he has learned from the Israeli military and seal...

In this episode, Gregg speaks with Sangy Vatsa , a highly regarded transformation leader with significant experience in being a chief technology officer and chief information officer for fortune-level companies. Sangy, the EVP, Chief Technology & Digital Officer at FIS , discusses how he establishes a pattern of rapidly learning the specifics of business models and the disruptive forces taking pla...

Gregg Garrett, explores the power of borrowing startup concepts and applying them to established enterprise innovation programs. He then speaks with Fred Soller , a leader who crossed over from a successful enterprise executive to scaling a startup, Data Oceans , through leadership. Fred shares how this switch has allowed him to make a more significant impact on the world. And of course, he speaks...

Gregg Garrett, discusses how transforming an organization is a lot like baking a cake. Gregg then speaks with Sean Killian , President North America, Atos Medical . Sean shares insights he has gained as a global citizen and observations he has made as he pivoted his career from industry to industry. Of course, he speaks about his top three who include mentors who taught him to bring structure to u...

During this episode, You, Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks with Ted Serbinski , managing director at Techstars , about the power of pivoting and how it is needed for startups as well as enterprises trying to innovate. He discusses a wide array of topics from becoming a mobility industry luminary to investing in nearly 100 companies to being a xennial and the importance of being a...

During this episode, You, Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks with Sean Kramer , CIO at SiteOne Landscape Supply about recognizing opportunity while it is still happening. He discusses his career journey that has taken him from a mid-level IT leader to CIO through 25+ acquisitions and a move from private company to IPO. Of course he speaks about his Top Three who have helped him alon...

During this episode, You, Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks about how creating connected products may blur the boundaries of manufacturing and aftermarket service. He then speaks with Jerry Foster , CTO at Plex Systems . Jerry, an expert in Industry 4.0, shares how he bravely launched an information technology company from the gritty floor of a foundry. He then discusses how the ma...

During this episode, You, Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks with Paul Chambers , a multi-time founder who has launched the Subscription Trade Association , about the rising growth in the subscription economy and accompanying business models. He discusses how the Subscription Trade Association has brought together subscription based business leaders from across many industries. He a...

During this episode, You, Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks first about the unique nature of building connections during the COVID-19 quarantine. He then interviews middle-school teacher turned CEO Chanel Hampton , founder and president of Strategic Community Partners , who has a fantastic message about following your passion. She shares her Top Three ranging from the founder of Bu...

During this episode, You, Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett , speaks about finding your drive. He speaks with Jack Lintol , a multi-time CEO who is currently with Detroit Trading Company . Jack shares the importance of how leadership differs during disruption and the importance of surrounding yourself with people who can be part of your system. And, of course, he speaks about his 'Top 3' –...

During this episode, You, Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks with Samantha Snabes, co-founder and catalyst at re:3D about resiliency through disruption. She shares firsthand experience of driving resiliency through major disruptions like COVID-19 as well as several natural disasters. She also discusses how she motivates her team to shape the future of manufacturing through 3D printi...

During this episode, You, Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks with Kevin Withane , senior legal and ethics director at TI Fluid Systems. As a global citizen, he discusses some of the difficult realities of ethics, diversity, and the current social unrest tied to race. Kevin also shares his Top Three that includes his wife who helped him find his professional purpose to his father who...

During this episode, You Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks with Jennifer Charters , executive vice president and CIO at Flagstar Bank . She discusses how leaders can use the power of storytelling to drive clarity of purpose and consistency of transformation. Jennifer also shares how she has honed this superpower as a chief-of-staff to a global executive before embracing this same m...

During this episode, You Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks with Roy Sexton , director of marketing at Clark Hill . He discusses the changing landscape of the legal industry and provides hints on how to deploy effective digital marketing efforts as well as how to breakdown barriers through social media. Additionally, he shares his Top Three including an author he learned to call "mo...

During this episode, You Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks with Andre Arbelaez about the connective power of race and ethnicity. We learn how some ethnic groups support one another with lessons that will help any group of people perform better. Andre is the founder of HITEC and HC3 – a Hispanic, technology executive group. Andre speaks about the significant leaders who have helped...

During this episode, You Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks with David Behen , Chief Information Officer of the iconic company and brand, La-Z-Boy . He discusses the power of being brave enough to ask and how being brave can make all the difference in a mentorship relationship. Behen highlights his closest virtual advisors from his life partner to day-to-day business partners to exp...

During this mini episode, You, Me, and Your Top Three host and CGS Advisors CEO, Gregg Garrett , does a solo-cast to explore how the country and business leaders deal with the highest unemployment rate of all time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Gregg discusses how to bring employees back, how it ties to innovation and how to capture the entrepreneurial spirit in order to open up the e...

During this episode, You, Me, and Your Top Three host and CGS Advisors CEO, Gregg Garrett , speaks about how a company's culture, combined with where you work early in your career, can have a huge impact on the trajectory of your career. Gregg then speaks with Raman Sehgal , the founder of 20 Nickels , a serial entrepreneur, and a P&G alumnus. Raman discusses P&G's corporate culture, his podcast e...

During this mini episode, You, Me, and Your Top Three host and CGS Advisors CEO, Gregg Garrett , speaks with Deborah Parizek , Executive Director of the Henry Ford Learning Institute , regarding the future of education. She addresses how the COVID-19 pandemic has shortened the cycle for change in new education models as well as for disruptive corporate learning and development models. She also sha...

During this mini episode, You, Me, and Your Top Three host and CGS Advisors CEO, Gregg Garrett , speaks with Dr. Ethan Becker , president of Boston-based communications firm The Speech Improvement Company . He speaks about communication in times of crisis and disruption; specifically, the long-term effects of this pandemic on general communication and best practices for communicating online and th...

During this mini episode, You, Me, and Your Top Three host and CGS Advisors CEO, Gregg Garrett , speaks with Campbell Macdonald , the Founder and CEO of Proxxi . He speaks about rapidly pivoting his company to remain relevant during this pandemic, the process he underwent, and how he moved fast. Campbell also shares his thoughts on how to recognize capabilities that will let you excel versus those...

During this episode, You, Me, and Your Top Three host and CGS Advisors CEO, Gregg Garrett , speaks about how the world and the working world may be changed forever and how working from home, or anywhere, is the new model. Gregg then speak with Amanda Lewan , CEO and Co-Founder of Bamboo Detroit who is an expert in the working from home space. Amanda discusses the impact COVID and the COVID-driven...

During this mini episode, You, Me, and Your Top Three host and CGS Advisors CEO, Gregg Garrett , provides a quick overview of the CGS report ' Recognizing the Patterns in the Pandemic-Driven Crisis' . He touches on the broad market effect, the basic stages of response, the human and emotional responses from leaders, and the silver lining challenge of it all. About Gregg Garrett Greggory R. Garrett...