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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

He’s interviewing CEOs of privately held companies that have successfully made it through the recession. In some cases, this permitted the CEO to focus more on company strategy and less on day-to-day operations. Our lunch was at Johnny’s Half Shell on Capitol Hill; home of the best shrimp “po boy” north of Mobile.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

The profile of Tito Beveridge, Founder and CEO of Fifth Generation , maker of Tito’s Handmade Vodka includes references to a half dozen job experiments before Tito decided to turn his vodka making hobby into a business. I can highly recommend a couple of recent business profiles. The thing that the two leaders have in common is serendipity.

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JUNE 19, 2012

Ernie Rosenberg, President & CEO, American Cleaning Institute. Ernie is the President and CEO of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the somewhat new name of the soap and detergent manufacturers association. Ernie is standing up for the fragrance suppliers who I know are grateful for his support.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Washington Smart CEO has a guest column in the September issue by Lisa Dezzutti , CEO of Market Connections, Inc. I’ve been a regular reader of Smart CEO for years, and this year they recognized the Verto Solutions management team. As Daniel Pink might say, “we’re all in marketing now.”.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

The special ingredient at this conference is the very senior level speakers on every panel – the CEOs of the Hershey Company and The J.M. GMA honored Richard Jurgens, Chairman and CEO of Hy-Vee, Inc., and Dean Pappas, CEO of Clement Pappas & Company Inc. Advocacy, Education, and Insight. Smucker Co.

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JULY 29, 2013

Doug Conant, former CEO of Campbell’s and now head of ConantLeadership recently shared one of Sandberg’s simple yet powerful suggestions – “done is better than perfect.”. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s recent book Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead is in my stack to read.

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JANUARY 31, 2016

Association leaders new and old should read Beth Brooks’ book, The New CEO’s Guide, Advice for the First-Time, Aspiring, or Current Association Executives. Brooks is the President and CEO of the Texas Society of Association Executives.

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