Driven to Lead

SE01E40 Bootstrapping Excellence | Johnathan Grzybowski | Driven to Lead

In this episode of Driven to Lead, Johnathan Grzybowski — Co Founder & CMO of Penji in Philadelphia, PA — shares his experience bootstrapping his business from scratch and growing into an Inc. 5000 player.  Leveraging and coordinating creative talent from around the world to provide the Penji subscription service, his team consistently delivers high-quality creative ideas and assets, with high-speed to market and great value for the money.  This podcast conversation follows  Johanathan’s humble, down-to-earth style and reveals that his own passion for innovation and excellence has driven his selection process for key team members and continues to shape his aspirations for taking the company to even higher levels.    Give it a like, share, and subscribe to not miss the content coming your way weekly.  – Wayne and the Driven to Lead podcast team Contact Wayne here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-brannon-792b0536/ Visit the gr8road website here: https://www.gr8road.com/ Listen to Driven to Lead on these podcast platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/161InPnNaM5p1H1zERQrxm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/driven-to-lead/id1819958647  Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/582480a2-36bc-42ab-b010-f57d9c9279fe/driven-to-lead #Leadership #BusinessLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamBuilding #ManagementSkills #LeadershipTips #PersonalGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #WorkplaceCulture #CareerGrowth #Entrepreneurship #SuccessMindset #Motivation #DrivenToLead #WayneBrannon #LeadershipPodcast #Inspiration #LeadershipJourney Driven to Lead is a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering business leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs to reach their full potential. Hosted by Wayne Brannon, each episode dives deep into leadership strategies, personal growth, team management, and real-world business challenges. Whether you’re leading a startup or a large organization, Driven to Lead offers actionable insights to help you build strong teams, develop your leadership skills, and create a positive impact in your workplace. Tune in weekly to unlock your leadership potential and drive success.

SE01E39 Managing Through Tough Times | Siobhan James-Alexander | Driven to Lead

In this episode of Driven to Lead, Siobhan James-Alexander — CEO of One Communications, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands — shares her experience around a business transformation during of a difficult period of deep headcount reduction.  Siobhan talks about the challenges for a leader to show genuine compassion and support for those who must leave the team, while also providing encouragement and hope for those who remain.  The two challenges actually dove-tail more than might be expected to help create a positive business environment in tough times.  Don’t miss this exceptional story!  Give it a like, share, and subscribe to not miss the content coming your way weekly.  – Wayne and the Driven to Lead podcast team Contact Wayne here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-brannon-792b0536/ Visit the gr8road website here: https://www.gr8road.com/ Listen to Driven to Lead on these podcast platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/161InPnNaM5p1H1zERQrxm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/driven-to-lead/id1819958647  Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/582480a2-36bc-42ab-b010-f57d9c9279fe/driven-to-lead #Leadership #BusinessLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamBuilding #ManagementSkills #LeadershipTips #PersonalGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #WorkplaceCulture #CareerGrowth #Entrepreneurship #SuccessMindset #Motivation #DrivenToLead #WayneBrannon #LeadershipPodcast #Inspiration #LeadershipJourney Driven to Lead is a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering business leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs to reach their full potential. Hosted by Wayne Brannon, each episode dives deep into leadership strategies, personal growth, team management, and real-world business challenges. Whether you’re leading a startup or a large organization, Driven to Lead offers actionable insights to help you build strong teams, develop your leadership skills, and create a positive impact in your workplace. Tune in weekly to unlock your leadership potential and drive success.

SE01E38 The Power of Communication | Scott Summerville | Driven to Lead

In this episode of Driven to Lead, Scott Summerville, former President & CEO of Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Chicago, IL — shares his experience of leading his business through the recent COVID crisis.  With the team suddenly working remote and uncertainty abounding with respect to every topic — about the pandemic, about which colleagues have been directly effected, about project statues and even about the ongoing viability of the company, Scott instituted a brilliant video communication to keep the team informed.  With this he confronted the organization and assured them that they were all moving forward and that they will continue to work together to define what that looks like.  This “level-setting” of the entire organization proved so successful in driving unity and supporting positive business performance, that a version of it is still in-play, long after the crisis has passed.     Give it a like, share, and subscribe to not miss the content coming your way weekly.  – Wayne and the Driven to Lead podcast team Contact Wayne here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-brannon-792b0536/ Visit the gr8road website here: https://www.gr8road.com/ Listen to Driven to Lead on these podcast platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/161InPnNaM5p1H1zERQrxm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/driven-to-lead/id1819958647  Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/582480a2-36bc-42ab-b010-f57d9c9279fe/driven-to-lead #Leadership #BusinessLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamBuilding #ManagementSkills #LeadershipTips #PersonalGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #WorkplaceCulture #CareerGrowth #Entrepreneurship #SuccessMindset #Motivation #DrivenToLead #WayneBrannon #LeadershipPodcast #Inspiration #LeadershipJourney Driven to Lead is a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering business leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs to reach their full potential. Hosted by Wayne Brannon, each episode dives deep into leadership strategies, personal growth, team management, and real-world business challenges. Whether you’re leading a startup or a large organization, Driven to Lead offers actionable insights to help you build strong teams, develop your leadership skills, and create a positive impact in your workplace. Tune in weekly to unlock your leadership potential and drive success.

SE01E37 Humility Saves the Day | Kendra Reichenau | Driven to Lead

In this episode of Driven to Lead, Kendra Reichenau, CEO of Heartland America, Chaska, MN — shares her experience of being a new CEO and experiencing a business crisis with little or no experience with cash flow management.  With no money in the bank, and no reports tracking cash inflows and outflows, she was flying blind. Rather than becoming frozen by a lack of knowledge or embarrassment, she immediately applied common sense, escalated the issue in the organization, learned fast on the fly and saved the company from financial ruin.  Her approach demonstrates exactly what a leader must do — solve problems and win, regardless of your own personal experience or knowledge base.  You'll love her optimistic, no nonsense approach to business and admire her for her humility.  Take a look.  Give it a like, share, and subscribe to not miss the content coming your way weekly.  – Wayne and the Driven to Lead podcast team Contact Wayne here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-brannon-792b0536/ Visit the gr8road website here: https://www.gr8road.com/ Listen to Driven to Lead on these podcast platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/161InPnNaM5p1H1zERQrxm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/driven-to-lead/id1819958647  Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/582480a2-36bc-42ab-b010-f57d9c9279fe/driven-to-lead #Leadership #BusinessLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamBuilding #ManagementSkills #LeadershipTips #PersonalGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #WorkplaceCulture #CareerGrowth #Entrepreneurship #SuccessMindset #Motivation #DrivenToLead #WayneBrannon #LeadershipPodcast #Inspiration #LeadershipJourney Driven to Lead is a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering business leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs to reach their full potential. Hosted by Wayne Brannon, each episode dives deep into leadership strategies, personal growth, team management, and real-world business challenges. Whether you’re leading a startup or a large organization, Driven to Lead offers actionable insights to help you build strong teams, develop your leadership skills, and create a positive impact in your workplace. Tune in weekly to unlock your leadership potential and drive success.

SE01E36 Leading through Crisis | John Walsh | Driven to Lead

In this episode of Driven to Lead, John Walsh, Founder & CEO of Endera out of Ottawa, OH shares his perspective about what it takes to survive in a crisis scenario during COVID.  John talks about how he was looking the death of his company right in the face with only a few weeks of cash remaining and a capital market that was very difficult to motivate at that time.  That said, John and his team built a compelling investment thesis for his current investors to increase their stake in the company in an emergency round to keep the company solvent.  Their belief in the company’s value proposition and in each other drove this inspiring story of success.  Give it a like, share, and subscribe to not miss the content coming your way weekly.  – Wayne and the Driven to Lead podcast team Contact Wayne here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-brannon-792b0536/ Visit the gr8road website here: https://www.gr8road.com/ Listen to Driven to Lead on these podcast platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/161InPnNaM5p1H1zERQrxm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/driven-to-lead/id1819958647  Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/582480a2-36bc-42ab-b010-f57d9c9279fe/driven-to-lead #Leadership #BusinessLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamBuilding #ManagementSkills #LeadershipTips #PersonalGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #WorkplaceCulture #CareerGrowth #Entrepreneurship #SuccessMindset #Motivation #DrivenToLead #WayneBrannon #LeadershipPodcast #Inspiration #LeadershipJourney Driven to Lead is a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering business leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs to reach their full potential. Hosted by Wayne Brannon, each episode dives deep into leadership strategies, personal growth, team management, and real-world business challenges. Whether you’re leading a startup or a large organization, Driven to Lead offers actionable insights to help you build strong teams, develop your leadership skills, and create a positive impact in your workplace. Tune in weekly to unlock your leadership potential and drive success.