Doug Leeby, CEO of Beeline, joins this week on the podcast. Doug graduated from Vanderbilt University and after a few roles in sales, he took a role at Beeline and has worked his way up over the years to become the CEO. His dedication and passion shine throughout his nearly 22-year career at Beeline; and he shares how life lessons growing up and the belief of a life full of grace and magnanimity can make a difference.
Mar 28, 2024
48 min
This week, a graduate of West Point and Harvard Business School with a 22-year career in the US Army, Mark Tribus shares how he discovered his purpose in leadership by inspiring others. Mark’s messages highlight the importance of finding your passion, living by those passions fully, and how trust plays a pivotal role in leadership.
Mar 14, 2024
47 min
Today’s guest is a special one — Co-Founder and Board Member of SkillStorm, Hany Girgis. In this episode, Hany delves into his family upbringing and how that helped shape his entrepreneurial spirit. He also shares insights into the inception and early days of SkillStorm, the pivotal role passion and persistence had in his success story and how he learned to master the art of selling to building a successful business.
Feb 29, 2024
53 min
With a passion for education coupled with workforce development, this week’s guest, Brandon Busteed, shares his thoughts on how improving the learning and teaching engine can impact generations to come. Brandon’s expertise is backed by his dedicated career path in education which started with Outside The Classroom as the founder and CEO, to Senior Partner at Gallup, Chief Partnership Officer at Kaplan, and just recently appointed CEO of BrandEd Holding.
Feb 15, 2024
51 min
This week we sit down with Richard Brimblecombe, Co-Founder, Managing Director and CEO of AgriCap Group and Owner of Legacy Livestock and Capacity Capital. Richard shares how he’s managed to cultivate his careers around his passion, from being on a farm to crunching numbers. He shares the importance of building character and relationships for your business — and of course, some laughs about life Down Under.
Feb 1, 2024
58 min
Retired Sergeant Major Michael Quinn is this week’s guest! Michael shares his story of retirement from the Army to transitioning to civilian life and lessons learned along the way. Being a 2x LinkedIn Top Voice and how that’s helped him build relationships and a network to serve the military community. For military personnel looking to learn more about SkillStorm, reach out to [email protected] or visit https://info.skillstorm.com/hire-military-cool.
Jan 18, 2024
47 min
This week Suzette Kent, former Federal CIO, joins the Opportunity Accelerator podcast. Suzette shares her story of how being a problem solver led her throughout her career from being a partner at Accenture and EY to becoming a Federal CIO while being a mom to twins. Suzette leads her own advisory business through which she continues strategic transformational work with clients around the world, across industries, and in the public and private sectors.
Jan 4, 2024
49 min
Ryan Craig, Managing Director at Achieve Partners, joins us to discuss the importance of education, apprenticeships and policies. Ryan, fueled by his passion for apprenticeships and writing, has a bi-weekly newsletter called the Gap Letter and several books, his latest just released in November 2023, Apprentice Nation.
Dec 20, 2023
47 min
Tom Hoshko, an IT Services pioneer and successful entrepreneur, joins us for the first episode of the OA podcast. As Vince’s mentor, Tom shares the valuable lessons he’s learned along the way, including how to successfully grow your business, the hard work involved, and how to never burn a bridge.
Dec 5, 2023
46 min