Top Performers Podcast

Jessie Shipman - Founder of Fluincy

In this conversation, Jessie Shipman, the CEO of Fluincy, shares her career journey from being a teacher and athletic trainer to working at Apple and starting her own company. She explains how Fluincy helps companies with partner enablement and referral marketing. Jessie discusses the ideal clients for Fluincy, including agencies and SaaS companies, and her challenges as a bootstrapped founder. She recommends joining communities like Pavilion and Partnership Leaders for valuable insights and support. In this conversation, Jessie discusses the importance of validating ideas and distinguishing between personal problems and market problems. She introduces the concept of the ‘mom test’ as a way to gather unbiased feedback. Jessie also shares her plans for getting started with her first customer and the importance of onboarding and gathering feedback. Finally, she talks about the iterative process and scaling the business. Check out her website: https://www.getfluincy.com/ Also, give us a visit! https://topperformerspodcast.com/

Amber Deibert - Performance Coach: Upgrade Your Mental Operating System!

Amber Deibert⁠ [https://mentalmastery.com]'s coaching style is a dynamic blend of inspiration and practicality, empowering professionals to unlock their full potential. With her unwavering dedication to personal growth, she navigates her clients through the toughest challenges, transforming obstacles into stepping stones toward success. Her insightful guidance is the secret sauce that turns ordinary careers into extraordinary journeys of achievement. You can find Amber's insights on her podcasts: * ⁠The Achiever's Podcast⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1YAu5DakwaJdKRZuQQnzRQ?si=3e1c7871e61042a5] * ⁠Get Your Mind Right Podcast⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/3XFyJIXc0TJoZoNkMJhEn9?si=a52566217c204ad8] I appreciate your patience with this audio--as it presented some challenges. Your ever-improving host. :) Know a Top Performer for this podcast? Have a suggestion? Please visit Top Performers Podcast [https://topperformerspodcast.com/] and make a recommendation.

Tim Currie - Leader at Wipro; USC EdD, Organizational Leadership

Tim Currie shares highly relatable insights into how he assists clients with challenges surrounding organizational change due to growth, what drove him to pursue a doctorate in organizational leadership, and his optimistic hopes for how we will adopt AI and other tools to help with this change. One of the key takeaways for me is his mindfulness of the advantages previous generations have from how offices were traditionally structured. He's looking for methods to incorporate the new hybrid structure without unintentionally closing the door on society's newest contributors.

Greg Cummings - CEO of Power100

Greg Cummings is the CEO of Power100, a unique third-party platform that exclusively serves the window and door industry. The construction industry is undergoing a significant transformation, and Power100 aims to provide a central point of reference for industry professionals and customers. With 80% of construction industry professionals identifying unethical business practices as a pervasive issue, Power100 is committed to ensuring that high-quality work and customer satisfaction take precedence over profit-driven motives. Under Cummings’ leadership, Power100 is leading the way in promoting ethical and sustainable business practices in the window and door industry. https://power100.io/

Ashley Gootee - Founder of Something You Couture

This week's Top Performer is Ashley Gootee! Please check out her website linked below :) Before landing in the world of couture design, Ashley’s 17 years of industry experience in formal fashion took her from design school at Purdue University in Indiana to exchange programs in Italy and Hong Kong, ultimately landing her in NYC, where she sharpened some serious design chops in the fashion capital working under high-end designers Zac Posen and Peter Som, while also working their NYC Mercedes-Benz Fashion Weeks. She then joined the licensing company Li & Fung USA, working on lines for large retailers. In 2009, Ashley moved closer to her true passion when she was 1 of 6 designers chosen for the Chicago Fashion Incubator. This led her to launch her own women’s wear line, ZAMRIE. After years of selling her apparel throughout the Midwest and online, she realized her calling by designing custom couture dresses for friends and family. As the demand started to grow, it was obvious this was more than a side gig.  Now living in Birmingham, Ashley can bring her almost two decades of craftsmanship and design to the women in AL who cannot find exactly what they want. She can help you add a sleeve to your existing wedding gown, reinvent an old gala piece into something more modern, and even transform an idea into a real tangible custom couture, fitting you better than you ever imagined. https://somethingyoucouture.com/