CEOzine, our CEO Interview Series, features real CEO’s facing common challenges. They have overcome setbacks and achieved improved results by understanding and building their organization’s GrowthDNA. Every company has DNA– a combination of history, culture, and capabilities. The only question is whether it includes the four strands (make this a link to an explanation of the four strands—the text part of the Approach page at the bottom) needed for growth-mindedness and sustainable growth. These CEO’s stories illustrate the value of GrowthDNA to the bottom line. We encourage you to forward this to others who you believe would benefit from reading it, as well as suggest CEOs whom you would like to see featured. Let us know what you think!
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KAY BARNES Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1997-2007 Interview with Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1997-2007 Mayor, when did you first
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TERRY DUNN JE Dunn Construction Interview with Terry Dunn, CEO of JE Dunn Construction Please give us a very brief history of the company.Our
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CORDIA HARRINGTONTennessee Bun CompanyInterview with Cordia Harrington, President and CEO of Tennessee Bun Company Tell me about your company; how long you’ve had it,
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JIM WRIGHTTractor SupplyInterview with Jim Wright, Chairman and CEO of Tractor Supply Tractor Supply has made tremendous progress over the last decade and transformed
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FRED PRYORFred Pryor Seminars/Career TrackInterview with Fred Pryor, Founder at Fred Pryor Seminars/Career Track This is part of our continuing CEO Interview Series to
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Interview with Dan T. Cathy, President and Chief Operating Officer of Chick-fil-A, Inc. What is it like to have a father for a leadership role model?It
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RICK FROST LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION Interview with Rick Frost, CEO of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation. Leading a large construction company in a recessionary period must be tough. How are
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MARK EMKES BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS Interview with Mark Emkes, recently retired CEO of Bridgestone Americas.How did you get your start in this industry?I started off changing
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PETER DESILVA UMB BANK Interview with Peter deSilva, President and Chief Operating Officer, UMB Bank. As President and COO of UMB Bank, how would you describe
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