Effective e-mail: To get results, be consistent and brief — and don’t waste my time
You might think I’m a warm, fuzzy and “Kumbaya” kind of Guy. Most of the time I am, but I have strong feelings about e-mail etiquette and what it takes to get your e-mail read — and answered. As someone who gets dozens of e-mails every day and sends a handful of e-mails every day […]
Leave nothing to chance
How you approach — and overcome — risk reveals a lot about you
Are your strengths also your biggest weaknesses?
How to maximize what you do best, while minimizing your shortcomings
The cost of ownership
Your responsibility as CEO stretches far beyond yourself
The CEO decision; Benefits or Fines
Danone Simpson, Montage Insurance Solutions
R. Charles Murray, founder and CEO, PPi Technologies Group
DISTRIBUTION AND MANUFACTURING, FINALIST Even though R. Charles Murray describes himself as an “accidental entrepreneur,” there’s nothing accidental about the success he’s achieved with PPi Technologies Group. Inspired by his knowledge of plastics from experience in the industry, Murray founded PPi to capitalize on the undervalued use of plastic as a packaging material. He felt […]
Kelly Borth: Eight keys to developing long-term customer connections
If I did a Google search, I am certain there would be numerous authors who have written about building lasting customer relationships, yet as I speak to CEOs around the country, this question inevitably surfaces. I have built my business on valuing a long-term customer relationship over a short-term gain. If your goal is to […]
Nicholas Woodman, president and CEO, Woodman Labs Inc. dba GoPro
MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT, AWARD RECIPIENT Looking back to when he started his business, GoPro President and CEO Nicholas Woodman recalls years working 16-hour days, seven days a week, with long stretches of sleep deprivation. While he may be getting more sleep these days, he is still as committed to GoPro’s success. Today, the business that […]
David B. Goldberg, CEO, SurveyMonkey
MARKETING SERVICES, FINALIST With three successful media companies under his belt, David Goldberg had become an adventurous entrepreneur embracing challenges to innovate industries. But when he came across family start-up SurveyMonkey, founded in 1999 by Ryan Finley, he realized the company’s potential to become a leader in an entirely new market. Goldberg bought the company […]
Tom Bedecarre, CEO, AKQA
MARKETING SERVICES, AWARD RECIPIENT As the CEO of AKQA, Tom Bedecarre manages his company and his clientele in similar ways, through his focus on building genuine, long-lasting relationships. Noteworthy partners of AKQA include Facebook and Twitter, all of which AKQA has been able to uphold long-term relationships — some lasting more than 10 years. Bedecarre’s […]