Issue 16
32 stories
Keeping Up a Breakneck Pace at USA Track & Field
GC and Chief of Business Affairs Norman Wain draws on his lifelong passion for athletics in leading USATF to the front of the pack
Gospel Truths of Team Building, from the Gridiron to the Boardroom
Fort Worth YMCA’s CHRO and Former NFL Player Ken Reeves on Building a Truly Successful Team Within Your HR Department and Your Business as a Whole
Keeping Everything in Alignment, From Tee to Green
The USGA’s first Chief People Officer discusses global interconnection, an overlap of personal and organizational values, and changing a department from the ground up.
Pitching a Championship Pedigree by the Pacific Coast
Danette Leighton constructed a Marketing Department from scratch as CMO of the Pac-12 Conference
Facilitating Fierce, Forward-Looking Leadership Across All Functions
Comcast Cable Executive Vice President of Human Resources Bill Strahan discusses how he drives his department to positively affect every area of the organization.
Creating Collaborative Culture and Making Use of What You Market
Jive Software Executive Vice President (VP) of Strategy and CMO Elisa Steele talks about how daily usage of the product her company sells has fostered an inclusive work environment and a unique relationship with customers.
Just the Ticket: Providing Strategic and Legal Leadership That Makes the Grade
Rob Loewer, General Counsel and Director of Finance at National Railway Equipment, draws on an impressive educational and professional background, lessons from his childhood, and an ability to turn joy into skill to effectively lead his teams.
The Summer Job She Never Left Behind
Looking to earn a little spending money and experience, Jo Ann Herold’s summer as a 16 year-old McDonald’s employee helped spur a love of marketing and serving that set her on a course to her current role as Global CMO at Interface Inc.
Purpose-Driven Performance Aimed at Providing Peerless Patient Care
As President of MedStar Harbor Hospital and Senior Vice President of MedStar Health, Dennis W. Pullin, FACHE, has a large role to fill. He is able to meet the pressing demands of his work with enthusiasm and poise primarily because he is strongly motivated by a powerful sense of purpose.
Taking the Road Less Traveled to Successful Legal Career
Utilizing her unorthodox, yet effective style, Burch Creative Capital General Counsel Laura McCabe Brandt has built professional relationships and fashioned opportunities out of her hard work.
Building Brand Relationships to Last Through Every Season
Scot Safon, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of The Weather Channel, on the importance of forging an emotional, everyday connection between consumer and brand
Winning the Race at a Deliberate Pace
With a career that’s been rapidly arcing from the start, FTI Consulting’s CHRO Holly Paul shares the importance of striking the right work and life at home
A Poetic Path to a Perfect Fit
How avid reader and appreciator of journalism Greg Giangrande followedthe human resources path to Time Inc. as CHRO.
Cruising to Success in HR at Royal Caribbean Ltd.
Global CHRO Maria Del Busto lends insight as to how leading a 460 person department can go so swimmingly.
Promoting the Practice: Mastering the Art of Marketing a Law Firm
For a firm with an ever-expanding growing business development function CMO Jeff Berardi discusses implementing advertising and marketing experience at K&L Gates.