Nothing of consequence is ever accomplished without some form of leadership. Leaders are the change agents of society. They architect the future by challenging the status quo and striving to make things better. They lean into big problems and seize large opportunities. They create opportunities for others to find meaning through doing good work. I have been fortunate to work closely with hundreds of leaders through the years and this category is inspired by this experience.
Pick Your Battles: Don’t Win the Argument and Lose the War One of the more important lessons I’ve learned in life and leadership is knowing when to pick your battles.…
Summary of Nick Damoulakis’s leadership interview Nick Damoulakis is president of Orases, a custom software development company in Frederick, Maryland, and has been in Vistage for 16 years. He describes…
Summary of Richard Wilbur III’s leadership interview Richard Wilbur III is founder, president and CEO of Advantage Technology,…
Summary of Mark Cissell’s leadership interview Mark Cissell is owner of Next Chapter Consultants, where he helps businesses…
Summary of Zane Tarence’s leadership interview Zane Tarence is a partner at Founders Advisors, an investment bank in…
Summary of Jason Peay’s leadership interview Jason Peay is president and CEO of VersaTech in Savage, Maryland, and…
Summary of Kenny Howes’s leadership interview Kenny Howes is Vice President and Principal of Mallick Plumbing & Heating…
Summary of Desiree Mountain’s leadership interview Desiree Mountain owns Genuine Care Consulting in Westminster, Maryland, an LLC providing…
Summary of A.J. Armstrong’s leadership interview Andrew “A.J.” Armstrong is VP of Sales at Gordian Energy Systems in…
Summary of Mike O’Neal’s leadership interview Mike O’Neal owns Chesapeake Glazing and has been in Vistage for four…
Summary of Chad Wilson’s leadership interview Chad Wilson is the Service & Inspections department manager at Wolf Fire…
Summary of Fred Chandler’s leadership interview Fred Chandler is CEO of Mid Atlantic Contracting, which celebrates its 30th…
Summary of Lindsay Klaff’s leadership interview Lindsay Klaff is owner and CEO of LK Design, an interior-design firm,…
Summary of Mike Aring’s leadership interview Mike Aring is VP of Delivery at Zero Delta 365, a small…
Summary of Dan Schiffman’s leadership interview Dan Schiffman is founder and majority partner of Capital River Wealth Management…
Summary of Tom Parsons’s leadership interview Tom Parsons owns Parsons Ventures, a holding company that owns five automotive-equipment…
Summary of Gautam Ijoor’s leadership interview Gautam Ijoor is co-founder and CEO of Alpha Omega Integration, a Vienna,…
Summary of Kyle Gamble’s leadership interview Kyle Gamble is VP of Product at iHire in Frederick, Maryland, where…
Summary of Carrie Nicholson’s leadership interview Carrie Nicholson is president of Accurate Infrastructure Data (A|I|DATA) in Rosedale, Maryland.…
Summary of David McPeak’s leadership interview David McPeak is president and co-founder of Sky Data Vault, a technology…
Summary of Jim Dunlop’s leadership interview Jim Dunlop is managing partner and co-owner of Advent Partners, a wealth-management…
Summary of Jonathan Pocius’s leadership interview Jonathan Pocius is CEO of PeopleWorx, an HR-consulting firm that also handles…
Summary of Jennifer Kerhin’s leadership interview Jennifer Kerhin is CEO of SB Expos & Events, a convention-management company,…
Summary of Brian Stevenson’s leadership interview Brian Stevenson is Vice President of Earlbeck Gases & Technologies, a welder-training…
Summary of Brian Blood’s leadership interview Brian Blood is managing partner of GraceBlood LLC, which handles EDI and…
Summary of Justin Trump’s leadership interview Justin Trump owns Mercedes Specialists in Westminster, Maryland. In about five years…
Summary of Tom Hamilton’s leadership interview Tom Hamilton is Executive Vice President of Keller Brothers, a commercial general…
Summary of Diana Smith’s leadership interview Diana Smith is the Chief Delivery Officer at VersaTech, a software, technology…
Summary of Steve Flook’s leadership interview Steve Flook is CEO and president of iHire, an HR-technology company based…
Summary of Nancie McDonnell Ruder’s leadership interview Nancie McDonnell Ruder is the founder and CEO of Noetic Consultants,…
Summary of Amanda Coleman Phelps’s leadership interview Amanda Coleman Phelps owns Nelson Coleman Companies — including Nelson Coleman…
Summary of Philip Rub’s leadership interview Philip Rub is the president of Vheda. Over four years with Ed…
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