JIM WRIGHTTractor SupplyInterview with Jim Wright, Chairman and CEO of Tractor Supply Tractor Supply has made tremendous progress over the last decade and transformed itself in terms of the customer target and growth. How have you done that, especially in the last few years amidst such a challenging retail economy?We’ve done very well since 2008 …
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 learn more about how strategic leaders are responsible for creating high performance companies. Fred, thanks for visiting with us today. What was the catalyst for you to found Fred Seminars in …
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 is certainly a unique relationship; there are not many businesses that are able to survive a transition from one generation to the next. Dad is 89 and still very active in …
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 things going? The company started in 1973 selling building construction materials (of which 25% go into homes); needless to say, we have been up and down. We anticipated a downturn, but …
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 tires in a store in Houston for 3 months, then got promoted to service manager, and three months later I was assistant store manager and eventually store manager. After 6 months …
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 your approach to leadership? When I joined the bank in January of 2004, it was clear that the culture of the 97-year-old financial institution was well established and it was a …
JOHN CERASUOLO ADS Security Interview with John Cerasuolo, President of ADS SecurityJohn tell us a little bit about your work background before you came to ADS?I started my career with nine years in the Navy as a nuclear engineer. I enjoyed my time in the military, but left when I started my family, as I …
JOE SCARLETTSCARLETT LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEInterview with Joe Scarlett, Founder of Belmont University’s Scarlett Leadership Institute and retired CEO of Tractor Supply Company, a retail chain based in Nashville, TN. What created your passion for leadership?When you work in retail and are in charge of multiple locations running 15 hour days, you have to work smart. It …
MAXINE CLARK BUILD-A-BEAR Interview with Maxine Clark, founder and chief executive bear Build-A-Bear Workshop®. Describe your growth “ride” since your inception in 1997, and what factors you most actively managed to achieve it? The concept for Build-A-Bear Workshop® was born from the desire to reinvent retailing for the 21st century. The idea was the result …
WILLIAM TAYLORFAST COMPANY MAGAZINEInterview with Bill Taylor, co-founder of Fast Company magazine and author of Mavericks at Work, Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win. What led you to the development of Fast Company magazine in 1994? What were you hoping the magazine would accomplish?My partner, Alan Webber, and I felt that there was …
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