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The Art of Fusing Technology and Business for Growth [Episode 33]

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Beyond “Uberizing” — could your company use IT in new ways to stay ahead of the competition?

Listen on-the-go to our conversation with Tim Hebert, CEO of award-winning Atrion, about using IT as a transformative strategic asset. Atrion is a “top 1% organization” with a proven track record for helping clients fuse IT with their businesses. Under Tim’s leadership over the past 20 years, Atrion has earned numerous industry awards, including: Best Place to Work, Business Excellence Award Winner, and Inc. 5000 Company.

Tim is also a published thought leader who regularly blogs for IDG Enterprise, the leading enterprise technology media company composed of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, DEMO, InfoWorld, ITworld and Network World.

We discuss:

  • How IT can transform business models to creatively respond to emerging market needs
  • What it takes to foster a truly strategic IT organization capable of delivering breakthrough value
  • Three essential questions for maximizing IT expenditures to grow and transform a business

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Keeping Your Values Relevant During Transformation and Growth [Episode 32]

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How well do your company’s stated values match what is actually happening?

Even though they can be difficult to see, disconnects  between stated values and what really happens on a daily basis inevitably occur as companies transform and grow. Download and listen on-the-go as we discuss what you can do to identify and address these gaps as soon as possible.

We discuss:

  • Detecting signs that the real company values have transformed
  • Deciding whether written values statements need to change
  • Immediately actionable steps you can take to keep values relevant over the long term

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Contrarian Leadership for a Culture of Success [Episode 27]

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How can a CEO turn contrarian convictions into business success?

Listen on-the-go to our conversation with Colin Day, Founder and CEO of iCIMS, a leader in the talent-acquisition software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry, who has used a “path less taken” approach to lead his company into the top tier of his industry.

Founded in 1999, iCIMS has been receiving numerous recognitions and top awards for customer service, innovation, and growth from prestigious global organizations. Colin Day himself has been twice rated one of the top-five forward-thinking innovators in Fast Company Magazine’s Fast Fifty Readers’ Challenge, and in 2007 was named Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in the Information Technology Software category.

We discuss:

  • How well-considered contrarianism shaped iCIMS’ point of distinction in a crowded marketplace
  • The most important aspect of leading a culture that supports a successful contrarian business approach
  • Three fundamental keys to gaining commitment to a contrarian strategy and culture for success

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What Does It Take To Lead a Growth Company? [Episode 22]

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What does it take to lead a company to award-winning growth?

Read Growth Igniters Radio Episode 22 Transcript Listen to our conversation with Shari Spiro, CEO and Founder of Ad Magic and Breaking Games, one of the largest and most successful independent printers in the US of tabletop games, including the wildly popular Cards Against Humanity, and other customized playing cards and board games.

In May 2015, Ad Magic was honored by the Association for Corporate Growth NJ (ACG NJ)  with a Corporate Growth Award at the association’s 2015 Corporate Growth Conference and Awards event. Ad Magic was also recognized as #4 in the Women President’s Organization List of 50 Fastest Growing Women Owned or Led Businesses in 2015.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Shari Spiro’s journey from new entrepreneur to building her company into a world leader in its segment
  • Three keys to building a winning growth strategy
  • Three ideas you can immediately use for supercharging your own company’s growth engine

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What Can You Do To Stay Entrepreneurial as Your Company Grows? [Episode 21]

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Are you wondering how to keep the “entrepreneurial fire” going as your company grows larger?

Successfully transforming from an entrepreneurial business to a middle market company, and on to a large company is a leadership challenge often filled with “growing pains.” How can you add people, processes, and systems that can keep you even more responsive and innovative than when your company was a smaller entrepreneurial business?

This week we’re sharing a few of the most critical lessons we’ve learned on this issue from our own consulting experiences and from CEOs who have successfully made this transformation.

We discuss:

  • The #1 secret for keeping your organization on the entrepreneurial track as you grow
  • The most often overlooked and/or underestimated aspects of culture that impact staying entrepreneurial
  • Three steps to overcome “growing pains” and stay responsive and innovative

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