In part 2, Indochino COO, Sarah Veit Wallis explains how setting defined guidelines is good for the future of the company, and something she follows as well By George Bozonelos and Jaclyn Crawford Editor’s Note: Sarah Veit Wallis spoke yesterday of challenges that she faced in the first few months at a new position. Today, she continues– with a glimpse …
How a COO role is more than just operations
In the first of two parts, Sarah Veit Wallis shares how her new COO title isn’t the traditional job title By George Bozonelos and Jaclyn Crawford We had the pleasure of speaking with Sarah Veit Wallis, COO of Indochino, at the IRCE 2013 in Chicago, IL. She gave us insight into her new role, learning the company culture, and honesty …
How to Grow a Company 2,000 Percent in Just Two Years
CEO Kevin Klock reveals how he turned TalkingRain Beverage Co. from a $10 million company to a $200 million company in just 24 months. By Jaclyn Crawford Through a series of events, Kevin Klock, CEO of TalkingRain Beverage Co., has made his way up the career ladder from a division manager of industrial engineering to leading a company to exponential growth, …
What Success Looks Like: A Wedding Day
For COO of DoSomething.org Aria Finger, success is celebrating a joyous occasion with loved ones Success was turning around and seeing an officiant with whom I attended middle school, a DJ who was a baseball teammate in sixth grade, a photographer who is an awesome creative force at DoSomething.org, and not a single person that I didn’t truly love. …
A Look Back at Issue 7
One year ago, Forefront released the first issue. Now, we’re looking back at lessons we’ve learned. “It’s all about the team- all about helping and supporting each other, from the top down.” Mark Julien, CFO, Kronos In just my six months I have spent at Forefront, I have seen the company grow, adjust and learn as situations present themselves. And …
What Success Looks Like: Striving to be Superwoman
Jo Stoner, SVP of HR at Informatica Corp., shares how sometimes, accepting the little victories as success. As a busy executive, wife and mother of two young children, success looks different depending on the day. Sometimes, it’s a work achievement you didn’t think you could pull off, another day it is seeing your older child forgive his younger sister …
Kill Your Comfort Zone, Kickstart Your Career
Dun & Bradstreet CFO Rich Veldran says discomfort is the key to success.
What Success Looks Like: A Summer Sunset
For Lucy Kalkman, VP of Operations at Empire Today , success looks like summers spent lakeside, building memories with family and friends that will last a lifetime. By Lucy Kalkman Success is watching the sun rise over the lake with my family, fishing off of the dock, and watching my children catch their first fish. It is watching the …
What Success Looks Like: A “Woohoo,” “Yippee” or “Thank You”
Latham & Watkins’ CHRO takes pride in a little hard-earned team-effort recognition By Josh Friedlander Most of us have different roles. At the same time we are leaders, managers, parents, spouses, siblings, children and team members, as well as friends, consumers and bystanders. Simultaneous success in each of our roles is difficult, if not impossible, because at times success in …
What Success Looks Like: A Homecooked Meal
A tasty and healthy dinner is a sign of success for Forefront’s social media and editorial coordinator Jaclyn Crawford By Jaclyn Crawford My day doesn’t stop. My work here at Forefront keeps me on my toes and at the end of the day, I usually end up sprinting to catch my bus home. When for most people, dinner is just …
What Success Looks Like: A Sunny Saturday
A day free of responsibilities is a sign of success for Forefront’s editorial director. Success, to me, looks like a sunny summer Saturday—whether one with plans you’ve been looking forward to for weeks, or one with no set agenda. Either way, you’ve tackled a week’s worth of to-dos, taking care of day-to-day responsibilities and chipping away at bigger-picture efforts. Having …
The Picture of Success: What Does it Look Like To You?
Success looks different to everyone. Share what it looks like to you, and you could have a chance of being featured on the Forefront Magazine blog. Achieving success looks different to everyone, and it is rarely in monetary form. At Forefront, we feature executives and leaders in their fields who have a clear vision of what success means, and it …
Don’t Let Dinner Pass You By
Melissa Lanz, author of “The Fresh 20,” explains how amid a busy schedule she has created a plan for making eating healthy and simple Introduction by Jaclyn Crawford If you are anything like me, when you get home, making dinner can work its way to being the last priority. Sure you could prepare an elaborate meal like you had envisioned …
Seven Tips for Achieving Excellence: From the Perspective of a Health Care Executive
How can you achieve excellence? Eric Barber, CEO of Northeast Regional Medical Center shares his tips. By Eric Barber, with an introduction by Jaclyn Crawford We all remember those posters we saw on the walls growing up in school: The ones with a scenic picture that read “perseverance” or “success.” Those tend to be nice wall decorations, but what if …
Five Ways to Motivate Your Workforce
Have you noticed a lack of excitement in employees when it comes to their work? Gary Kunath shares how you can revive your office. Employees have evolved in the past 10 years or so; they have different priorities. What makes them happy today is very different from what we once focused on as employee motivators. To get the most out …
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