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Making and Managing Acquisitions - The Evolving Leader Episode 8
Making & Managing Acquisitions: The Evolving Leader, Episode 8
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Dan Henderson joins me for this episode of The Evolving Leader to talk about acquisitions, an important, potentially vital tool for growth that the evolving leader must use judiciously. Dan…

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Scaling Culture & Developing a Common Ideology: The Evolving Leader, Episode 7
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Earlier in my career as a CEO, our Chief Growth Officer Bobby Christian and I butted heads over whether culture is something that can be managed and cultivated. Bobby believes…

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Mark Timm - Finding Great Mentors
Finding Great Mentors & The Importance of Mentorship – The Evolving Leader, Episode 6
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I first got to know Mark Timm during a leadership master class conducted by Michael Hyatt that Mark and I both attended. We became fast friends over the course of…

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Mastering the Fundamentals of Leadership
The Evolving Leader, Episode 5: Mastering the Fundamentals of Leadership
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Alan Stein, Jr., keynote speaker and author of the recently released book Sustain Your Game, joins me for episode 5 of The Evolving Leader to talk about the importance of…

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Why Leadership is a Learned Skill (and How You Can Boost Your Own Skills)
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There are a few common misconceptions around leadership that hold many people back from taking on leadership roles. One of the most frequent flawed refrains is that leadership is innate.…

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The Top 4 Lessons I’ve Learned from Acquisitions
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I’ve been involved in a fair share of acquisitions over the years. We recently completed 3 in a span of 8 months, and our first acquisition dates back to 2009.…

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The Top 3 Lessons I’ve Learned Raising Venture Capital
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On March 9th, 2020, just as the global pandemic began to surge and public markets became unstable, 3Pillar closed a strategic investment. This investment was the culmination of a long…

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In the Market for VC Funding? Start Here.
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I’ve had the good fortune to lead 3Pillar through a few significant investment rounds over the last 10+ years. Investors in our business have included leading venture capital and private…

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How We Built 3Pillar Into a $100MM+ Company
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I founded 3Pillar Global, or Three Pillar Software as it was originally called, in 2006. I was the lone employee when I signed the paperwork incorporating the company, and that…

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How I Put Principled Leadership Into Practice
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I wrote in a recent post about why I believe so strongly that a widescale recommitment to principled leadership is a must.  Why is it a must? It’s the best…

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