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The road to the middle market CEO corner office is paved with mile markers that guide in surprising, unpredictable, and some might even say “mysterious” ways! But how do you get such a widely coveted position? This is the question often heard during decades of ROI’s executive search interviews, conducted with top-level executives. ROI’s Into the Corner Office podcast is a new inspiration and answer platform which premieres visionary tales of adventure with great endings and highlights, from powerhouse CEOs driving the formidable success of the U.S. economy’s middle market sector. The CEOs behind this impressive growth reveal insights which equipped them to lead their organizations. Showcasing dynamic leadership stories, Into the Corner Office dives into the heart of what informed and formed these CEOs. Guests share their backgrounds, talk about their early years, and explore what shaped them before they were known for their successes in growing, developing, and leading extraordinary mi...
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Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Michael W. Myhre is the Chief Executive Officer for the Florida Small Business Development Center. In this role, Myhre leads the statewide network of more than 40 offices and nearly 250 employees, providing strategic vision and oversight in the continued success of Florida’s largest provider of hands-on business assistance for small and medium-sized businesses. Myhre holds more than 25 years of economic and business development experience, dedicating his career to ensuring success for entrepreneurs and small business owners. He joined the Florida SBDC Network in January 2011, and has served as CEO since March 2013. Prior to his tenure with the Florida SBDC Network, Myhre held the position of Executive Director for the Office of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development for the State of Minnesota. In this position, Myhre provided oversight of Minnesota’s leading office of entrepreneurial and small business policy development and support services, including direction of the Minnesota SBDC Network.
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tim Wallace is a Strategic Advisor to iPipeline and has over 30 years of experience in the software, service, and consulting industry. In 2008, Tim joined iPipeline as CEO with the mission of scaling the company and solidifying iPipeline as an industry leader and innovator. Under his successful leadership, the company grew to be the largest provider of SaaS to the Life and Annuity industry and was acquired by Roper Technologies in 2019. With this change in ownership, Tim pivoted into a Strategic Advisor role, guiding the company in future mergers and acquisitions to continue expanding iPipeline’s market share and influence on the Insurance and Financial Services industry. Tim previously served as President and COO of MEDecision Inc., a public software company. Prior to MEDecision, Tim was the CEO and Chairman of FullTilt Solutions, Inc. FullTilt a was recognized by Forrester and Gartner Research as the leading enterprise product information management software in the marketplace. Mr. Wallace is a winner of the 2011 Ernst & Young Technology CEO of the Year, the 2013 PACT Enterprise Award for Technology CEO of the Year, and the 2014 Red Herring Top 100 Award. Prior to joining FullTilt in 2000, Tim served as CEO of systems integrator XeroxConnect, and as the President and CEO for XLConnect Solutions, Inc., where he was also one of the founders of the company. Tim and other members of the management team took the company public in October of 1996. Xerox acquired XLConnect in June of 1998 for approximately $420 million. Tim was formerly a partner in The Waldec Group, a system integration company that was twice on the Inc. 500 list. He previously spent eleven years with Arthur Andersen & Company, where he was Managing Director of the Business Consulting Practice. Tim received a Master of Business Administration from Miami University and a Bachelor of Science Degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has served on the following boards: AccuWeather, BizEquity, FullTilt Solutions, Knova, MEDecision, Migo Software, NitroSecurites, Point.io, Serviceware, Snickelways, and XLConnect.
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Dean Harrington is the founder and current CEO of Shamrock Home Loans, the area’s largest home lending company. His role is to exemplify the company’s five core values and to set vision and strategy for the staff to inspire and engage. Dean began his consumer finance career in 1984. Dean is the immediate past president and current Board Member of The Rhode Island Mortgage Bankers Association and a member of C12 Southern NE Board of Advisors. In 2014 Dean was recognized by the Banker & Tradesman as one of the dozen most influential mortgage banking executives in New England. Shamrock Financial is a 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 recipient of The Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in The US and one of the top Mortgage Employers by Mortgage Professionals Magazine. The company employs 80 people and has its corporate offices in the Providence area. Dean likes to remind people that Shamrock is God’s company and that he was just the first guy to turn the lights on in 1989. Dean is married and has four children.
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Matt is Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of WellAware Holdings, Inc. based in San Antonio, Texas. He has more than 20 years of experience delivering results in high-growth technology companies. At WellAware, Matt drives the overall business and product strategy while also leading the day-to-day execution of the company’s vision of connecting people to the things that matter. Matt is also a partner with Eldon Pass, a trusted partner that helps connect entrepreneurs and investors to build great companies for a greater purpose. He is also a partner in InCube Ventures, a leading medical device venture capital firm, with offices in California and Texas. Prior to joining InCube, Matt was the General Manager of Texas Instruments Medical Business Unit, where he was responsible for overall direction, growth, strategy, promotion, and execution of the business. Matt began his career with Texas Instruments (TI) and held many roles and management positions. He led the creation of two internal business units for TI that contribute more than $50M in revenue, one focused in optical networking and the other in digital power. Matt currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Pine Cove Christian Camps, which serves more than 2,000 college counselors and 45,000 campers every year. Matt holds a BS of Science degree from Texas A&M University. He and his wife and best friend, Julie, live, work, and play in Boerne, Texas and stay busy with their two daughters, Lana and Haley.
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Jamie is a successful serial entrepreneur and experienced executive with a consistent track record of rapidly accelerating top line growth, improving profitability, and building successful organizations. His functional experience spans new technology implementation, launching start-ups, streamlining operations, and he is seasoned in leveraging his background from a variety of executive management roles. He is a dedicated leader focused on developing and retaining top talent, and has a collaborative style that works extremely well with customers and partners alike. As CEO of Sedera, Jamie brings over 15 years of healthcare experience and over 20 years of operational and information technology expertise to the Team. His daily mission is to empower individuals to form better collaborative partnerships with their healthcare providers and to radically change the way we pay for healthcare, one member at a time. Jamie is also an active member of the Austin community. He serves on the Goodwill Central Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He is an active Board member of C12 and The Karis Group. Jamie, his wife Alisha, and their three young boys are parishioners of Saint John Neumann Church, and are founding members of the Austin Legatus Chapter.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
In his role as CEO and Founder of SailPoint (NYSE:SAIL), Mark brings almost 35 years of experience in technology, with over 20 years as a founder and leader of innovative identity management companies. Under Mark’s direction, the company has grown into a publicly recognized leader in its market. Mark directs and drives the overall vision and strategy for SailPoint, which is underpinned by his commitment and passion for building top-performing teams, creating a collaborative and innovative work environment, and focusing continuously on the needs of customers. Teaming is a concept that Mark promotes throughout the company: teaming with forward-thinking customers to understand their needs, with partners to ensure customer success, and ultimately within SailPoint to develop innovative, market-leading solutions. Mark is passionate about maintaining the spirit of teamwork, even as SailPoint grows its employee base and its global presence to offices around the world. Prior to SailPoint, he co-founded Waveset Technologies, which was ultimately acquired by Sun Microsystems. Mark’s career also includes diverse experience in international sales and marketing with Hewlett-Packard and IBM/Tivoli Systems.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
John and Jennifer Garrett launched the first edition of Community Impact Newspaper in 2005 from the game room of their home with three full-time employees covering the Round Rock and Pflugerville edition near Austin, Texas. Today, Community Impact Newspaper has more than 240 employees and 33 hyperlocal editions of the newspaper across Texas, Arizona, Tennessee, and Georgia delivered monthly to more than 2.7 million homes and businesses. Additionally, the Garretts opened up a state-of-the-art printing facility in 2016. John has received many awards for his work, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the nonprofit RecognizeGood for ethics in business and community, an “Excellence in Leadership” honoree from Concordia University Texas, and was named the Best Small Business CEO from the Austin Business Journal. The company has received numerous awards for outstanding journalism, design, and digital innovation. Before starting Community Impact Newspaper, John held leadership positions at the Houston Chronicle and the Austin Business Journal. John grew up in north Austin and graduated from Pflugerville High School in 1993. He graduated cum laude from Sam Houston State University with a bachelor of fine arts in radio and television. While a Senior at Sam Houston, he was awarded the Creager Award, given to the male student who contributes the most to overall student life, and in 2010 was named a Distinguished Young Alumnus. John is married to Jennifer, and they have three daughters, Mollie, Ruby and Sophie, and live in Round Rock. They are active members of Cityview Bible Church. Over the years, John has served on many boards, including the Round Rock Area Serving Center, The Greater Austin Chamber, and as Chair of the Round Rock Chamber.
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
David Reid has over 30 years of experience in the employee benefits and group insurance industry and was one of the earliest adopters of technology as an integral strategy for employers in the late 1990s. Mr. Reid started his career as a group sales representative in 1986 with John Alden Life, and after a short period with Lincoln National Corporation, then became a consultant and agent for Unison Benefits Management, a leading provider in the Minneapolis/St. Paul marketplace. It was here that Mr. Reid became Vice President in 2000 and a partner of Unison, Inc. cultivating over $5 million of annual revenue. Unison was eventually acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher of Gallagher Benefit Services Inc. In 1999, Mr. Reid was among the first to venture into the world of online technology designed for employee benefits enrollment and communication, and in 2005 founded Apprize Technology Solutions (www.apprizetechnology.com) and served as President. Today, the company continues as a leader in providing online benefit enrollment solutions for brokers and employers by using industry leading enterprise software solutions. In 2012, Mr. Reid co-founded Ease (www.ease.com) to create a small group solution that provides the robust eligibility management features previously limited to enterprise solutions used by large employers. After just three years, in 2015 Ease was launched on the West Coast and is among the most widely adopted, fastest growing solution for brokers and employers in the area, with over 50,000 employers and over 1,200,000 employee users. Throughout his career, Mr. Reid’s focus has been creating broker-centric solutions that are easy to use.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Scott Hinz is Chief Operating Officer of HINZJJ LLC, a 45 unit Jimmy John’s franchisee based in Kansas City owned by his wife Sandra and son Matthew. He has also been an active partner with two brothers in Hinz Trucking Inc, a nationwide long haul flatbed trucking company with 110 power units, for over 30 years. Scott is primarily responsible for all store operations at HINZJJ and the sales and dispatch departments at Hinz Trucking. A native of Plymouth, Nebraska Scott and his wife have been happily married for over 35 years and look forward to many more. They attend Christ Church of the Valley in Peoria, AZ and Westside Family Church in Lenexa, KS. Through being an active C12 Group member, Scott continues to learn how HINZJJ and Hinz Trucking can serve a greater purpose by ministering to and growing the faith of their team members. C12 has had a very positive impact on his life. Through C12, Scott has become passionate about sharing the love of Christ with everyone God places in his path and his desire is to see all come to Christ so that they too may enjoy life to the fullest as God intended.
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Seth Schorr is CEO of Fifth Street Gaming and Chairman of Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino. The urban casino resort is the embodiment of Schorr’s vision to create a downtown Las Vegas hospitality experience delivering a superior guest experience and genuine sense of community. Since beginning his career in gaming and hospitality in 1991, Schorr served as an integral member of the Wynn Resorts team, developing the international marketing department in Macau, the interactive gaming division and The Wynn Collection of Fine Art. Earlier in his career, Schorr also worked in numerous capacities at Mirage Resorts including positions at Bellagio Hotel & Casino, The Mirage Hotel & Casino, and Treasure Island Hotel & Casino. Schorr and his partner, Jeffrey Fine, co-founded Fifth Street Gaming which owns and operates five casinos. The principals of Fifth Street Gaming also control, through its affiliate, the LEV Restaurant Group, a food and beverage operation that owns and manages more than 50 restaurants in the Las Vegas area and Southern California including The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Jamba Juice, Lobster ME, JaBurritos, Daily Kitchen, Evel Pie and Golden Tiki. In early 2015, Schorr was introduced to the world of eSports and led the effort of developing the first fully integrated eSports program in a casino resort at The Downtown Grand. The Downtown Grand’s eSports program has included weekly eSports contests, team residencies and sponsorships, a weekly broadcast and professional tournaments. Schorr sits on the board of GameCo and advised on the development and launch of the world’s first video game slot machine. In 2017 Schorr launched Commercial Streaming Solutions which developed a patent-pending media platform that provides streaming content, including Esports and sports betting content, to retail venues. Schorr is a founder of the Nevada Esports Alliance and continues to be a leader in the convergence of Esports and sports gambling. Schorr is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, is a member of YPO and sits on numerous boards including those for The Las Vegas Natural History Museum, Nevada Restaurant Association, Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, the Advisory Board of The Smith Center for Performing Arts, One Night for One Drop and was appointed by Governor Sandoval to serve on Nevada State Board of Museums & History. He is also an executive board member and Chairman of the Communications Committee of the Downtown Las Vegas alliance. Schorr is an avid cyclist, amateur photographer and has two little angels Dax (9) and Mia (7). Most importantly, Schorr recently married Dr. Emily Schorr.