Inspire Greatness – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode of Inspire Greatness, I interviewed Steve Snower, CEO of Parts Town Unlimited. 

Steve joined Parts Town 20 years ago as the sixth employee. Today, Parts Town has grown to over 5,000 team members. 

Under Steve's leadership, the company has been on the Inc. 5000 List for 15 years and recognized as a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune for four years.
 
He has also established six Core Values for Parts Town: Safety, Integrity, Innovation, Passion, Courage, and Community, which reflect the organization’s commitment to excellence and ethical practices.

During our discussion, Steve explained his three proven methods for inspiring greatness in team members:

1. Clearly communicating the vision, core values, and value proposition to all team members
2. Genuinely caring for the team while challenging them directly to maximize their potential
3. Setting clear goals that are ambitious yet achievable
   
   

If you want to read the show notes for this episode, you can find them on my website:
https://matttenney.com/Steve-Snower-on-the-inspire-greatness-podcast/

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In this episode of Inspire Greatness, I interviewed David Allison, renowned human values expert, bestselling author, global speaker, and the visionary founder of the Valuegraphics Project.

David is the author of The Death of Demographics, a groundbreaking book that critics have praised as "convincing, insightful, and revolutionary."

He has collaborated with major brands like PayPal, Five Star School Supplies, the United Nations Foundation, and Google, helping them connect with people by honoring their values.

During our discussion, David explained his three proven methods for inspiring greatness in team members:

1. Understanding who our team members are as people so that we can understand their values
2. Giving team members the autonomy to learn and figure things out for themselves
3. Making sure everyone feels connected to what you’re actually trying to accomplish

If you want to read the show notes for this episode, you can find them on my website:

https://matttenney.com/David-Allison-on-the-inspire-greatness-podcast/

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In this episode of Inspire Greatness, I interviewed Claudius Hildebrand, a consultant at Spencer Stuart who specializes in CEO performance and leadership advisory services.

Claudius is recognized as an award-winning author and contributes regularly to the Harvard Business Review. His work is often referenced in leading publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, and the Financial Times.

He is also the author of The Life Cycle of a CEO: The Myths and Truths of How Leaders Succeed, which he co-authored with Robert J. Stark. The book explores the anticipated challenges and successes that CEOs encounter throughout their leadership journey.

During our discussion, Claudius explained his three proven methods for inspiring greatness in team members:

1. Planting flags and building roads
2. Giving up control to be in control
3. Playing to win or avoiding to lose

If you want to read the show notes for this episode, you can find them on my website:

https://matttenney.com/Claudius-Hildebrand-on-the-inspire-greatness-podcast/

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In this episode of Inspire Greatness, I interviewed Jen Thornton, founder and CEO of 304 Coaching. 

304 Coaching is a business consulting company that helps organizations by expanding the positive impact of progressive leadership.

During our discussion, Jen explained her three proven methods for inspiring greatness in team members—understanding how social change drives the evolution of leadership, developing the ability to self author, and becoming a creative leader, rather than a reactive leader. 

If you want to read the show notes for this episode, you can find them on my website:

https://matttenney.com/jen-thornton-on-the-inspire-greatness-podcast/

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In this episode of Inspire Greatness, I interviewed Genevieve Piturro, founder of Pajama Program, a nonprofit that helps children facing adversities have the tools they need for better bedtimes.

She’s also the author of Purpose, Passion, and Pajamas: How to Transform Your Life, Embrace the Human Connection, and Lead with Meaning, a book in which she describes her journey of listening to and following her true calling.

During our discussion, Genevieve explained her three proven methods for inspiring greatness in team members: listening to your heart voice, being a cheerleader for those on your team, and realizing that, "It's not the power of one that changes things; it's the power of one another that moves mountains and moves people."

If you want to read the show notes for this episode, you can find them on my website:

https://matttenney.com/genevieve-piturro-on-the-inspire-greatness-podcast/

If you enjoyed this interview and would like to hear more compelling conversations like this, be sure to subscribe to the podcast. 

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In the latest episode, I had an insightful conversation with Sunil Rajasekar, the CEO of Billtrust.

Billtrust is a cutting-edge financial services organization that provides cloud-based software and comprehensive payment processing solutions. Their goal is to enable finance teams to drive growth and to provide guidance and inspiration to businesses.

Sunil brings over 20 years of experience in the business software industry. Before leading Billtrust, he was the President of Mindbody, a prominent experience technology platform serving the fitness, wellness, and beauty sectors. Prior to that, Sunil held key roles as a General Manager at eBay and the CTO of Lithium Technologies. Additionally, he actively invests in and advises startups.

During our conversation, Sunil delved into his personal journey, sharing how he grappled with leadership challenges as a VP and how he realized the importance of adopting a leadership mindset as he transitioned to senior leadership.

This realization ultimately led him to develop the 8 tenets of leadership, which define his aspirations as a leader and provide support to other leaders within his organization.

If you want to read the show notes for this episode, you can find them on my website:

https://matttenney.com/sunil-rajasekar-on-the-inspire-greatness-podcast/

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In this episode, I talked with Kendra Davenport, CEO of Easterseals.

Easterseals is a disability services organization that envisions all people having choices and opportunities to reach their potential. 

Since 2022 Kendra has served as President and CEO of Easterseals and has also held other leadership positions at organizations such as Operation Smile, the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, and Africare.

In this episode, she’ll share how her tendency to be a control freak caused her all sorts of problems while she was serving as chief of staff at Africare and how she solved those problems and went on to be very successful as a leader, now serving as the CEO of Easterseals.  

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on my website:

https://matttenney.com/kendra-davenport-on-inspire-greatness

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In this episode we talked with former Weather Channel VP and author, Louis Gump.

Louis is the former head of CNN Mobile as well as the former VP of mobile at The Weather Channel. During his time with these organizations, he was responsible for several innovations within both companies, and is responsible for shepherding both The Weather Channel and CNN into becoming two of the most visited mobile destinations in the U.S.

In this episode, Louis is going to share about his time as the head of Mobile at the Weather Channel when he faced what seemed to be an impossible deadline to ship a product.

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:

https://businessleadershiptoday.com/louis-gump-on-the-business-leadership-today-podcast

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In this episode I talked with global entrepreneur, two-time author, speaker, investor, and adviser, Henry Peniix

Henry is the co-founder and executive chairman of Soaak Technologies, an organization that aims to optimize health and wellness by using a whole-person approach that includes brain mapping, thermal imaging, pathogen testing, and more.

In this episode, Matt and Henry discuss the struggles of securing funding as a young entrepreneur as well as how adversity taught Henry to shift his focus in communication towards creating mutual benefit for all parties involved.

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:

https://businessleadershiptoday.com/henry-penix-on-the-business-leadership-today-podcast

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In this episode I talked with Devan Kline, the Co-Founder and Visionary of Burn Boot Camp.

Founded in 2012, Burn Boot Camp is a fitness organization that focuses on empowering women.

As of now, they have over 350 locations all of which operate to achieve the goal of a world where women love themselves today and are inspired by who they'll be tomorrow.

In this episode, Matt and Devan discuss the importance of self-awareness as a leader and understanding your strengths, weaknesses, and limitations. Along with this, they also discuss adversity and how your organization reacts to adversity can be an indicator of the culture you have built.

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:

https://businessleadershiptoday.com/devan-kline-on-the-business-leadership-today-podcast

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