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Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor“Leading Explosive Growth” with Dan Bane, Retired President and CEO of Trader Joe’s Welcome to Episode 28, Season 9 of A CEO’s Virtual Mentor® In this compelling episode of Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor, we are joined by Dan Bane, the retired CEO of Trader Joe’s, to explore the remarkable journey of leading one of the most iconic brands in modern retail through a period of unprecedented growth. From 2001 to 2023, Trader Joe’s expanded from 150 to 547 stores, maintaining its unique culture, customer-centric approach, and reputation for excellence. This conversation dives into the leadership strategies that guided this transformation, offering invaluable lessons for CEOs and board members navigating rapid growth. ...2025-01-221h 21Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorA Regulatory Primer for Board Members with Non Regulatory Backgrounds with Dr. Mark Jamison Welcome to Episode 27, Season 7 of A CEO’s Virtual Mentor® Are you a new board member serving on a regulated company board, but from a non regulatory background? This episode is directed especially to newer board members and executives in utility companies regulated at the state and even federal levels. My guest in this episode is Dr. Mark Jamison. Dr. Jamison is Director and Gerald Gunter Professor, Public Utility Research Center at the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida in Gainesville. PURC is an internationally recognized academic center dedicated to research and to pr...2023-05-1254 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorThe Energy Within Us. A wide-ranging discussion about the upbringing and developmental experiences of four pioneering corporate leadersWelcome to Episode 26, Season 7, of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor®. This episode coupled with the prior Episode 25 on Overcoming Homophily forms two episodes themed to span both Black History Month and Women’s History Month. I'm joined in this program by four of five women who on May 1st, 2019, published together a collective autobiographical book titled The Energy Within Us. It is their stories across the arc of their lives from childhood environments and experiences that shaped them to, and through, their long careers in executive leadership roles in the energy industry. These women have a g...2023-03-121h 14
Matinees On Main Street: A Movie History PodcastEpisode 37: The Beginning of The Patent WarBy 1898, Thomas Edison's production manager, William Gilmore, as well as Edison's lawyers, starting sizing up the people who were exploiting the patent that the electricity wizard lay claim to, and threaten those people with lawsuits in an attempt to coerce them to shut down or to pay a percentage to Edison. This scheme was only partially successful, but it would go on for years.2022-08-1030 min
Matinees On Main Street: A Movie History PodcastEpisode 22: Edison Introduces The VitascopeWith projectors being introduced to Americans in vaudeville houses, the Edison Company brings out it's own projector, known as the Vitascope. This was the machine based on the projector devised by Thomas Armat and Charles Francis Jenkins.2022-01-1131 min
Matinees On Main Street: A Movie History PodcastEpisode 16: The Poisonous PartnershipThomas Armat and Charles Jenkins, two men from the Washington DC area, develop America's first movie projector. This machine will be very important in film history, as its the first projection machine that Thomas Edison would market, but it is the damaged relationship between the two men that makes this an intriguing story.
2021-10-1933 minMatinees On Main Street: A Movie History PodcastEpisode 15: Laurie Dickson's ProblemsWilliam Laurie Dickson worked with Thomas Edison to build the kinetoscope. Unfortunately resentment, as well as pressure from others to help build machines for them is putting him in a very difficult position. What's he going to do?
2021-10-0542 minMatinees On Main Street: A Movie History PodcastEpisode 10: Looking At The First Kinetoscope ClipsThomas Edison's lab is readying the kinetoscope for the world to watch. But before it's ready, test films have to be made, as well as films that will become available to customers once the kinetoscopes are available. On this episode, we'll take a look at the Edison lab's readying process, the bugs they have to work out, and these first Edison films, including DICKSON GREETING and FRED OTT'S SNEEZE.
2021-07-2727 minMatinees On Main Street: A Movie History PodcastEpisode 9: Edison Devises A Peephole Machine Called the KinetoscopeThomas Edison, with a lot of help from his assistant manager, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, starts to explore the idea of making pictures that move. He'll investigate the idea of linking the moving images to sound by designing a machine that will work with a phonograph, before finally making a peephole machine that shows moving pictures but doesn't have any sound.
2021-07-1330 minMatinees On Main Street: A Movie History PodcastEpisode 7: From Muybridge to Marey to EdisonThis is how one idea, the idea of moving images traveled from Eadweard Muybridge to both Etienne Jules Marey, who would develop a moving picture camera, and Thomas Edison, who would pursue Muybridge's idea of creating a machine to produce both moving images and sound at once. Edison would then discover the machine that could capture those images, when he visited Marey in Paris. These are the meetings that would bring together the idea of moving pictures.
2021-06-1538 minMatinees On Main Street: A Movie History PodcastEpisode 4: The Curious Path Of Young Tom EdisonIn this episode, we follow young Thomas Edison as he develops his interest in telegraphy, and uses it to develop his career in inventing communications systems. We see how telegraphy eventually leads to the telephone, how the early telephone led to Edison's experiment with the phonograph, and how all of this effects the way he views his investigations into moving images.
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Rhys Thomas - SLAMM'D!Rhys Thomas - SLAMM'D! 079 (Feb 2021 Guest Mix Andy Kelly)Rhys Thomas - SLAMM’D! 079 Feb 202101 - Laura May - My Soul02 - Coexist & Alchimyst Ft. Jasmine Knight - Move03 - Tasso - Penance (Edit)04 - Delirium - Silence (David Nimmo Remix)05 - Black XS - Element 115 (Indecent Noise Festival Edit) 06 - Rated R - Wolf 07 - Will Atkinson - The Last Rave on Earth 08 - Amos & Riot Night vs Destia & Sue McClaren - The Answer Guest Mix Andy Kelly 01 - Starfighter - Apache (Intro)02 - Remy & Roland Klinkenberg - Till Ya Drop!03 - Suckley & Ku...2021-02-251h 01Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorWhy is Achieving Diversity So Hard? Overcoming Homophily and Our Own Human Nature with Sociologist James CookWelcome to Episode 25, Season 6, of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor®. This is part one of two episodes aimed as a celebration of Black History Month. In August 2020, USA Today reported that 11% of the directors across the 50 largest companies in the S&P 100 are black. On the other hand, gender diversity on boards has shown better improvement over the last seven years. BoardEx just released data that revealed gender diversity on corporate boards in the US increased about 10% over the seven-year period from 2014 to 2020, that is from 19% to 28.8%, a year on year average growth rate of a...2021-02-2458 min
Geeks' Cant PodcastS2SE5 ZineQuest3: A Feast of Zines! TL/DR Re-CapS2SE5 ZineQuest3: A Feast of Zines! TL/DR Re-Cap
Wiping the sweat from their collective brows; Zac, Jon, Troy, and Thomas reconvene to give you their, slightly punch-drunk, recap of all of the creator interviews from the Feast of Zines. Hopefully they all went to bed after this was finished, but I’m not holding my breath.
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Katherine Linquist|Instagram: ht...2021-02-1744 minGeeks' Cant PodcastS2SE3 ZineQuest3: A Feast of Zines! Pt 3S2SE3 ZineQuest3: A Feast of Zines! Pt 3
It’s Part 3 with three more creators! Bret Hess & Thomas Votaw with It Came from the Message Board, T Conde and a helping of Glirky Gleboldt’s Guide to Glorious Grub, and bringing it home, we have Jeremy Childrey dropping the kitchen sink on you with Gordinaak!
Jobs, snacks, and mechs… hells ya!
· Bret Hess & Thomas Votaw: It Came from the Message Board
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· T Conde: Glirky Gleboldt’s Guide to Glorious Grub
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tconde/glirky-gleb...2021-02-1558 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorInspiring award-winning performances from your talent: Crossover applications to business leadership from the theatrical development process with Charles Newell, Artistic Director of Court Theatre in ChicagoInspiring award-winning performances from your talent: Crossover applications to business leadership from the theatrical development process with Charles Newell, Artistic Director of Court Theatre in Chicago A CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 24 Welcome to Episode 24, Season 5, of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor®. I'm joined in the program today by Charles Newell, the Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director of the renowned and critically acclaimed Court Theatre in Chicago. This interview was recorded in the summer of 2019 as the Court Theatre's production of the play, The...2020-12-1856 minGeeks' Cant PodcastPostCon: Celebration w/ Thomas VotawYou're crazy if you thought we were done talking about the con. This time, we've swapped Jon out for our good buddy Thomas. It's story time!
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BaldmanGames|ConventionRunner: http://baldmangames.com/
WagaduChronicles|MMO: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wagadu/the-wagadu-chronicles?ref=section-homepage-featured-project
CosmicDragonBreviary|Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrecreations/the-cosmic-dragon-breviary-a-draconic-compendium-for-5e
RiseOfTheDrow|RPG: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrecreations/the-cosmic-dragon-breviary-a-draconic-compendium-for-5e
HeroQuest|BoardGame: https://hasbropulse.com/collections/haslab
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Troy Sandlin...2020-09-301h 00Geeks' Cant PodcastPostCon: GenCon 2020 PartBThomas Votaw joins Zac, Katherine, Troy, and Jon as they finish out their GenCon discussion!
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Geeks' Cant PodcastToothless Design & The Mold IncidentIn this episode, Troy, Jon, Katherine, and Zac (along with special guest DM Thomas Votaw) discuss a recent rant by the beloved Matt Colville, Troy talks about an issue with brown mold, and Zac brings up the Deck of Many Things.
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UBRIDLED: https|Adventure://www.dmsguild.com/product/308088/UNBRIDLED?src=hottest_filtered&filters=45469
Iron Titan|Adventure: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/308553/EBEP01-The-Iron-Titan
Beyond20: https://beyond20.here-for-more.info/
Arkhan|Painting: https://www.sageadvice.eu/2020/04/03/joe-manganiello-arkhan-the-cruel-defending-his-realm-by-larry-elmore/
Dungeon-in-a-Box: https://dungeoninabox.com/
The Monsters Know...|Book: http://themonstersknow.com/
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Zac Goins|Facebook...2020-04-2253 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorThe Anatomy of a Private Equity Investment: from M&A roll-up, to IPO, and beyond with Advanced Disposal Services’ Chairman and CEO Richard Burke“Service First, Safety Always” The Anatomy of a Private Equity Investment: from M&A roll-up, to IPO, and beyond with Advanced Disposal Services’ Chairman and CEO Richard Burke A CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 23 Welcome to episode 23 and the beginning of Season 4 of A CEO's Virtual Mentor. I'd like to express our special thanks to the clients of Lyceum Leadership Consulting that have enabled us to bring you this podcast, and to you, ladies and gentlemen, our devoted listenership, for your continued encouragement and programming suggestions. And let me me...2019-06-2155 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorA Remarkable Corporate Turnaround: The “Take-Private” of Talen Energy with CEO Ralph Alexander and CFO Alex Hernandez A Remarkable Corporate Turnaround: The “Take-Private” of Talen Energy with CEO Ralph Alexander and CFO Alex Hernandez A CEO’s Virtual Mentor® Episode 22 Welcome to Episode 22 and May 2019, which marks Lyceum’s three-year anniversary of publishing A CEO's Virtual Mentor®. Today I'm joined by Talen Energy’s CEO, Ralph Alexander, and CFO, Alex Hernandez. We'll be discussing the remarkable turnaround of Talen Energy that Ralph and Alex have been leading. Talen Energy in its privately-held form today is unique and its evolution to its current state illustrates the range of leadership...2019-05-1746 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorClimate Change as the Foremost Challenge of Our Generation with Dr. Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and CEO of PSEGThe Earth Day Episode - A CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 21 Climate Change as the Foremost Challenge of Our Generation with Dr. Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and CEO of PSEG Happy Earth Day Weekend. Monday, April 22nd is Earth Day. In celebration and recognition, we welcome you to our special Earth Day 2019 episode. I am joined by Dr. Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) in Newark, New Jersey. This Episode 21 covers a number of topics relevant to our Mother Earth including the subject of climate change...2019-04-1937 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorThe ESG Canvas for Corporate Reporting with Pat Kampling, Chairman & CEO of Alliant EnergyA CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 20 The ESG Canvas for Corporate Reporting with Pat Kampling, Chairman and CEO of Alliant Energy Welcome to Episode 20. I am joined by Pat Kampling, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alliant Energy in Madison Wisconsin. This Episode 20 covers several areas of topical interest including a discussion on ‘sustainability’ and the quickly emerging and rapidly evolving area of ESG or “Environmental, Social, and Governance” criteria. Institutional investors are demanding action and attention to ESG and CEO’s are responding by charting their companies’ course. This is not without tension for corporate manage...2019-03-1930 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorRedefining Leadership in a Traditional Industry with Mary Powell, CEO of Green Mountain PowerA CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 19 Redefining Leadership in a Traditional Industry with Mary Powell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Mountain Power Corporation Welcome to Episode 19. I am joined by Mary Powell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Mountain Power in Vermont. This Episode 19 presents a unique CEO profile in Mary Powell. Many of the CEO’s that we have featured in the past have come from science, technology and engineering disciplines or law or finance backgrounds. Mary was raised in an artistic household on New York’s Upper Wes...2019-02-1529 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorLeading a Regional Electricity Grid: Transition to a Clean Energy Future with Gordon van Welie, CEO of ISO New EnglandA CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 17 "Leading a Regional Electricity Grid and the Transition to a Clean Energy Future" with Gordon van Welie, President and CEO of ISO New England Welcome to Episode 17. I joined Gordon Van Welie, President and Chief Executive Officer of ISO New England on a clear late summer's day at his office just outside of Springfield, Massachusetts. The general population would likely not be aware of the pivotal and critical role that an independent system operator plays in the reliable delivery of electricity across large regions of the United St...2019-01-1534 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorLeading an Industry Association with Sue Kelly, CEO of the American Public Power AssociationA CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 18 Leading an Industry Association with Sue Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Public Power Association (APPA) Welcome to Episode 18. I am joined by Sue Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Public Power Association (APPA) in her office in Washington, DC. Our past 17 episodes have presented CEOs across a wide spectrum of company settings including publicly-traded, privately-held, and not-for-profits. This episode presents a CEO’s leadership over a unique type of organization – the industry association. Industry associations perform many complex roles for their membership includ...2018-12-1734 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorTurnarounds, Veterans, and a Tribute to Senator John McCain with Don Brandt, CEO of Pinnacle WestA CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 16 "Turnarounds, Veterans, and a Tribute to Senator John McCain" with Don Brandt, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle West Interview with Don Brandt, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle West (Ticker: PNW) and the turnaround of the company’s principal subsidiary, regulated utility Arizona Public Service through regulatory processes; also hiring military veterans and reservists; and, a tribute to the late Senator John McCain. This episode is dedicated to our military veterans and to the memory of Senator John McCain of Arizona. Welc...2018-09-1028 min
Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor“Earth Day Episode” with Ralph Cavanagh, Natural Resources Defense CouncilWelcome to Episode 15. This is The Leadership Lyceum’s special Earth Day 2018 episode of A CEO’s Virtual Mentor on Climate Change and Clean Energy. We are pleased to present an interview with Ralph Cavanagh, Co-Director of the Energy Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council from October 23, 2017. We honor Earth Day by bringing in a much deeper perspective than is typically seen by the environmentally-conscious consumer. We look deeply at the prospects for clean energy on a massive scale in the western region of the US through the lens of the NRDC, the remarkable develop...2018-04-2435 min
Gardening with GLT's GrowThe Philanthropy Episode - A Holiday Double FeatureThe Philanthropy Episode – A Holiday Double Feature A CEO’s Virtual Mentor® Episode 14
Holiday greetings from The Leadership Lyceum! Welcome to our 14th episode of the podcast. ‘Tis the season of giving and we give you our holiday gift in the form of this holiday special double episode on Philanthropy. We’ll cover the subject from a few different angles.
First. from the perspective of the giver – with our first guest, University of Chicago benefactor Bernard DelGiorno. Bernie also advises his clients on charitable giving in his role in private wealth management at UBS.
Next, from the angle of the recipient. We...2017-12-161h 36
Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorThe Philanthropy Episode - A Holiday Double FeatureThe Philanthropy Episode – A Holiday Double Feature A CEO’s Virtual Mentor® Episode 14 Holiday greetings from The Leadership Lyceum! Welcome to our 14th episode of the podcast. ‘Tis the season of giving and we give you our holiday gift in the form of this holiday special double episode on Philanthropy. We’ll cover the subject from a few different angles. First. from the perspective of the giver – with our first guest, University of Chicago benefactor Bernard DelGiorno. Bernie also advises his clients on charitable giving in his role in private wealth management at UBS. Ne...2017-12-161h 36Gardening with GLT's GrowThe Philanthropy Episode - A Holiday Double FeatureThe Philanthropy Episode – A Holiday Double Feature
A CEO’s Virtual Mentor® Episode 14
Holiday greetings from The Leadership Lyceum! Welcome to our 14th episode of the podcast. ‘Tis the season of giving and we give you our holiday gift in the form of this holiday special double episode on Philanthropy. We’ll cover the subject from a few different angles.
First. from the perspective of the giver – with our first guest, University of Chicago benefactor Bernard DelGiorno. Bernie also advises his clients on charitable giving in his role in private wealth management at UBS.
Next, from the angle of the recipient. We...2017-12-161h 36Gardening with GLT's GrowThe Big Shareholder Activism Episode – The Escalation PathA CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 13
The Big Shareholder Activism Episode – The Escalation Path
Implications and Advice for Corporate Governance and CEO Leadership
Our guests in a panel format include:
Chris Young, Managing Director and Head of the Contested Situations Group, Credit Suisse
Paul Toback, Former President, CEO and Chairman of Bally Total Fitness
Marjorie Bowen, Retired Managing Partner of Houlihan Lokey and highly experienced public and private company director with an extensive list of directorships in which she was occasionally the activists’ board nominee.
Corporate governance expert and independent director of publicly-traded companies, Tanuja Dehne.
Our past two episodes have in...2017-10-311h 10
Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorThe Big Shareholder Activism Episode – The Escalation PathA CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 13 The Big Shareholder Activism Episode – The Escalation Path Implications and Advice for Corporate Governance and CEO Leadership Our guests in a panel format include: Chris Young, Managing Director and Head of the Contested Situations Group, Credit Suisse Paul Toback, Former President, CEO and Chairman of Bally Total Fitness Marjorie Bowen, Retired Managing Partner of Houlihan Lokey and highly experienced public and private company director with an extensive list of directorships in which she was occasionally the activists’ board nominee. Corporate governance expert and independent director of publicl...2017-10-301h 10Gardening with GLT's GrowShareholder Activism; Board Governance & Effectiveness; and Conversation with WEC Energy CEO, Allen LeverettA CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 12
Shareholder Activism – The Vulnerability Framework; Board Governance & Effectiveness; and Conversation with WEC Energy Group CEO Allen Leverett
Guests include:
Chris Young, Managing Director and Head of the Contested Situations Group, Credit Suisse
Allen Leverett, President and CEO of WEC Energy
Tanuja Dehne, Corporate governance expert and independent director of publicly-traded companies.
If you haven’t joined us in a while, you may have missed the announcement that we formed two companies under Leadership Lyceum’s brand: Lyceum Leadership Consulting which provides executive and board of director’s search, board effectiveness review, and an array of se...2017-09-0448 min
Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorA CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 12 Shareholder Activism – The Vulnerability Framework; Board Governance & Effectiveness; and a Conversation with WEC Energy Group CEO Allen Leverett Guests include: Chris Young, Managing Director and Head of the Contested Situations Group, Credit Suisse Allen Leverett, President and CEO of WEC Energy Tanuja Dehne, Corporate governance expert and independent director of publicly-traded companies. If you haven’t joined us in a while, you may have missed the announcement that we formed two companies under Leadership Lyceum’s brand: Lyceum Leadership Consulting which provides executive and board of director’s search, b...2017-09-0448 minGardening with GLT's GrowBoard Governance & Effectiveness, Shareholder Activism, and Utility Consolidation and M&AA CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 11
Board Governance & Effectiveness, Shareholder Activism, and Utility Industry Consolidation and M&A
Guests include:
Corporate governance expert, Tanuja Dehne
Paul Bonavia, Retired Chairman and CEO of UNS Energy
Chris Young, Managing Director and head of the Contested Situations Group, Credit Suisse
If you did not join us for our last episode, Episode 10 which was a special podcast on Innovation, you may have missed the announcement that we formed two companies under Leadership Lyceum’s brand: Lyceum Leadership Consulting which provides executive and board of director’s search, board effectiveness review, and an array of servi...2017-07-0159 minGardening with GLT's GrowBoard Governance & Effectiveness, Shareholder Activism, and Utility Consolidation and M&AA CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 11
Board Governance & Effectiveness, Shareholder Activism, and Utility Industry Consolidation and M&A
Guests include:
Corporate governance expert, Tanuja Dehne
Paul Bonavia, Retired Chairman and CEO of UNS Energy
Chris Young, Managing Director and head of the Contested Situations Group, Credit Suisse
If you did not join us for our last episode, Episode 10 which was a special podcast on Innovation, you may have missed the announcement that we formed two companies under Leadership Lyceum’s brand: Lyceum Leadership Consulting which provides executive and board of director’s search, board effectiveness review, and an array of servi...2017-07-0159 min
Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorBoard Governance & Effectiveness, Shareholder Activism, and Utility Consolidation and M&AA CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 11 Board Governance & Effectiveness, Shareholder Activism, and Utility Industry Consolidation and M&A Guests include: Corporate governance expert, Tanuja Dehne Paul Bonavia, Retired Chairman and CEO of UNS Energy Chris Young, Managing Director and head of the Contested Situations Group, Credit Suisse If you did not join us for our last episode, Episode 10 which was a special podcast on Innovation, you may have missed the announcement that we formed two companies under Leadership Lyceum’s brand: Lyceum Leadership Consulting which provides executive and board of director’s search...2017-07-0159 minGardening with GLT's Grow“The Electric Utility Industry’s Golden Age of Innovation: Now”Special Podcast Episode 10 “The Electric Utility Industry’s Golden Age of Innovation: Now” Innovation Interviews with Eight CEOs After a bit of a hiatus, we are back. I can assure we have been busy on your behalf in the interim. We are delighted to announce that we formed two companies under Leadership Lyceum’s brand: Lyceum Leadership Consulting which provides executive and board of director’s search, board effectiveness review, and an array of services for successor development and board-readiness. And Lyceum Leadership Productions which brings you this podcast. We will be expanding the programming of the episodes this summer so please subs...2017-06-0858 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor“The Electric Utility Industry’s Golden Age of Innovation: Now”Special Podcast Episode 10 “The Electric Utility Industry’s Golden Age of Innovation: Now” Innovation Interviews with Eight CEOs After a bit of a hiatus, we are back. I can assure we have been busy on your behalf in the interim. We are delighted to announce that we formed two companies under Leadership Lyceum’s brand: Lyceum Leadership Consulting which provides executive and board of director’s search, board effectiveness review, and an array of services for successor development and board-readiness. And Lyceum Leadership Productions which brings you this podcast. We will be expanding the programmin...2017-06-0858 min
Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorInterview with Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison International“Perpetuating the California Dream: Progressive Policy Meets Progressive Leadership” Interview with Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison International in Los Angeles, California Welcome to Episode 9 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor. I had the pleasure of visiting Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison International in his Los Angeles office for this conversation as part of what will be a bit of a sub-series introducing some of the recently appointed CEO's in the utility industry. Edison International (Ticker: EIX) is the publicly-traded holding company for regulated utility Southern California Edison and a small...2017-03-1346 minGardening with GLT's GrowInterview with Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison International“Perpetuating the California Dream: Progressive Policy Meets Progressive Leadership” Interview with Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison International in Los Angeles, California Welcome to Episode 9 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor. I had the pleasure of visiting Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison International in his Los Angeles office for this conversation as part of what will be a bit of a sub-series introducing some of the recently appointed CEO's in the utility industry. Edison International (Ticker: EIX) is the publicly-traded holding company for regulated utility Southern California Edison and a small array of non-regulated investments plus Edison Energy. At $11...2017-03-1346 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor“Leading Beyond Authority in Utilities: A Conversation with American Water Works CEO Susan Story”Welcome to Episode 8 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor “Leading Beyond Authority in Utilities: A Conversation with American Water Works CEO Susan Story” American Water Works (Ticker: AWK) is the largest publicly-traded water utility in the country, serving one of the basic human needs of about 15 million customers across 47 states, and in Ontario, Canada. The company serves, and Susan leads, in a mission-critical infrastructure sector. I have had the pleasure of hearing Susan Story, CEO of American Water, speak to industry groups on numerous occasions over the last several years. Her spe...2017-02-1235 minGardening with GLT's Grow“Leading Beyond Authority in Utilities: A Conversation with American Water Works CEO Susan Story”Welcome to Episode 8 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor “Leading Beyond Authority in Utilities: A Conversation with American Water Works CEO Susan Story” American Water Works (Ticker: AWK) is the largest publicly-traded water utility in the country, serving one of the basic human needs of about 15 million customers across 47 states, and in Ontario, Canada. The company serves, and Susan leads, in a mission-critical infrastructure sector. I have had the pleasure of hearing Susan Story, CEO of American Water, speak to industry groups on numerous occasions over the last several years. Her speeches are engaging and carry power that mo...2017-02-1235 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 2 of 2: “Utility Mergers & Acquisitions: Reflections from The Room Where It Happened”Part 2 of 2: “Utility Mergers & Acquisitions: Reflections from The Room Where It Happened” Interview with McKinsey & Company Emeritus, Dr. Les Silverman, former Lead Independent Director of Pepco and Independent Director of Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG); Mr. Robert (Bob) Skaggs, former CEO of NiSource and then CEO of CPG; and Mr. Joseph (Joe) Rigby, former Chief Executive Officer of Pepco. Welcome to Episode 7 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor. This is Part 2 of a 2-part novel interview with two CEO’s and a common board member between them. As a board member for both c...2017-01-0939 minGardening with GLT's GrowPart 2 of 2: “Utility Mergers & Acquisitions: Reflections from The Room Where It Happened”Part 2 of 2: “Utility Mergers & Acquisitions: Reflections from The Room Where It Happened” Interview with McKinsey & Company Emeritus, Dr. Les Silverman, former Lead Independent Director of Pepco and Independent Director of Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG); Mr. Robert (Bob) Skaggs, former CEO of NiSource and then CEO of CPG; and Mr. Joseph (Joe) Rigby, former Chief Executive Officer of Pepco. Welcome to Episode 7 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor. This is Part 2 of a 2-part novel interview with two CEO’s and a common board member between them. As a board member for both companies, Les Silverman was at the...2017-01-0939 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 1 of 2: “Utility Mergers & Acquisitions: Reflections from The Room Where It Happened”Part 1 of 2: “Utility Mergers & Acquisitions: Reflections from The Room Where It Happened” Interview with McKinsey & Company Emeritus, Dr. Les Silverman, former Lead Independent Director of Pepco and Independent Director of Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG); Mr. Robert (Bob) Skaggs, former CEO of NiSource and then CEO of CPG; and Mr. Joseph (Joe) Rigby, former Chief Executive Officer of Pepco. Welcome to Episode 7 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor. This is Part 1 of a 2-part novel interview with two CEO’s and a common board member between them. As a board member for both c...2016-12-0539 minGardening with GLT's GrowPart 1 of 2: “Utility Mergers & Acquisitions: Reflections from The Room Where It Happened”Part 1 of 2: “Utility Mergers & Acquisitions: Reflections from The Room Where It Happened” Interview with McKinsey & Company Emeritus, Dr. Les Silverman, former Lead Independent Director of Pepco and Independent Director of Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG); Mr. Robert (Bob) Skaggs, former CEO of NiSource and then CEO of CPG; and Mr. Joseph (Joe) Rigby, former Chief Executive Officer of Pepco. Welcome to Episode 7 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor. This is Part 1 of a 2-part novel interview with two CEO’s and a common board member between them. As a board member for both companies, Les Silverman was at the...2016-12-0539 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 2 of 2: “Product and Brand Leadership” Interview with Andy Mooney, CEO of Fender Musical InstrumentsThis is Part 2 of a 2-part interview with Andy Mooney, CEO of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. (http://shop.fender.com/en-US/about ). You will recall from Part 1 that I joined Andy in his new Hollywood offices, which were still in the finishing touches of the build out, on September 14th 2016. We had a sweeping conversation covering his leadership at Fender, his product orientation and brand focus and industry innovation that he is leading at Fender. Fender had their grand opening celebration of the new Hollywood offices one week after our meeting on September 22nd. Please link to th...2016-11-1423 minGardening with GLT's GrowPart 2 of 2: “Product and Brand Leadership” Interview with Andy Mooney, CEO of Fender Musical InstrumentsThis is Part 2 of a 2-part interview with Andy Mooney, CEO of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. (http://shop.fender.com/en-US/about ). You will recall from Part 1 that I joined Andy in his new Hollywood offices, which were still in the finishing touches of the build out, on September 14th 2016. We had a sweeping conversation covering his leadership at Fender, his product orientation and brand focus and industry innovation that he is leading at Fender. Fender had their grand opening celebration of the new Hollywood offices one week after our meeting on September 22nd. Please link to this LA Weekly ar...2016-11-1323 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 1 of 2: “Product and Brand Leadership” Interview with Andy Mooney, CEO of Fender Musical Instruments.Part 1 of 2: “Product and Brand Leadership” Interview with Andy Mooney, CEO of Fender Musical Instruments. Welcome to Episode 6 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor. This is Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Andy Mooney, CEO of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. (http://shop.fender.com/en-US/about ). I joined Andy in his new Hollywood offices, which were still in the finishing touches of the build out, on September 14th 2016. We had a sweeping conversation his leadership at Fender, his product orientation and brand focus and industry innovation that he is leading at Fender...2016-10-3032 minGardening with GLT's GrowPart 1 of 2: “Product and Brand Leadership” Interview with Andy Mooney, CEO of Fender Musical Instruments.Part 1 of 2: “Product and Brand Leadership” Interview with Andy Mooney, CEO of Fender Musical Instruments. Welcome to Episode 6 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor. This is Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Andy Mooney, CEO of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. (http://shop.fender.com/en-US/about ). I joined Andy in his new Hollywood offices, which were still in the finishing touches of the build out, on September 14th 2016. We had a sweeping conversation his leadership at Fender, his product orientation and brand focus and industry innovation that he is leading at Fender. Fender had their grand opening celebrati...2016-10-2932 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 2 of 2: “Lifeline Sector Cybersecurity Leadership” Interview with Tom Fanning, Chairman and CEO of Southern CompanyPart 2 of 2: “Lifeline Sector Cybersecurity Leadership” Interview with Tom Fanning, Chairman and CEO of Southern Company Welcome to Episode 5 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor. This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Tom Fanning, Chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Southern Company (http://southerncompany.com ). If you are joining us by linking over from my recent feature article on Mr. Fanning in trade-publication Public Utilities Fortnightly (https://www.fortnightly.com ), welcome to our podcast. Southern Company has $18 billion in annual revenues and is the second largest utility in the US, with 9 mi...2016-10-0422 minGardening with GLT's GrowPart 2 of 2: “Lifeline Sector Cybersecurity Leadership” Interview with Tom Fanning, Chairman and CEO of Southern ...Part 2 of 2: “Lifeline Sector Cybersecurity Leadership” Interview with Tom Fanning, Chairman and CEO of Southern Company Welcome to Episode 5 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor. This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Tom Fanning, Chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Southern Company (http://southerncompany.com ). If you are joining us by linking over from my recent feature article on Mr. Fanning in trade-publication Public Utilities Fortnightly (https://www.fortnightly.com ), welcome to our podcast. Southern Company has $18 billion in annual revenues and is the second largest utility in the US, with 9 million gas and electric customers in 9 states. ...2016-10-0422 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 1 of 2: Interview with Tom Fanning, Chairman and CEO of Southern CompanyThis is Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Tom Fanning, Chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Southern Company (http://southerncompany.com ). If you are joining us by linking over from my recent feature article on Mr. Fanning in trade-publication Public Utilities Fortnightly (https://www.fortnightly.com ), welcome to our podcast. Southern Company has $18 billion in annual revenues and is the second largest utility in the US, with 9 million gas and electric customers in 9 states. Tom Fanning has been Chairman and CEO since December of 2010. Tom has been very active in industry leadership. He is serving as EEI...2016-09-2622 minGardening with GLT's GrowPart 1 of 2: Interview with Tom Fanning, Chairman and CEO of Southern CompanyThis is Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Tom Fanning, Chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Southern Company (http://southerncompany.com ). If you are joining us by linking over from my recent feature article on Mr. Fanning in trade-publication Public Utilities Fortnightly (https://www.fortnightly.com ), welcome to our podcast. Southern Company has $18 billion in annual revenues and is the second largest utility in the US, with 9 million gas and electric customers in 9 states. Tom Fanning has been Chairman and CEO since December of 2010. Tom has been very active in industry leadership. He is serving as EEI Chairman this year and is C...2016-09-2622 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 2 of 2 Interview “Leading in a Downturn” with Bryan Shinn, CEO of US SilicaWelcome to Episode 4 of the “Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor” podcast. This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Bryan Shinn, CEO of US Silica. US Silica (http://www.ussilica.com) is a NYSE-listed $643 million revenue producer and distributor of commercial silica through two segments: 2/3 of revenues derived from Oil & Gas Proppants Segment - in essence as sand to prop and maintain fractured openings in oil and gas fracking applications. 1/3 of revenues derived from Industrial & Specialty Products (ISP) - for glassmaking, building products, filtration and chemical applications to name a few. In this Episode...2016-08-1532 minGardening with GLT's GrowPart 2 of 2 Interview “Leading in a Downturn” with Bryan Shinn, CEO of US SilicaWelcome to Episode 4 of the “Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor” podcast. This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Bryan Shinn, CEO of US Silica. US Silica (http://www.ussilica.com) is a NYSE-listed $643 million revenue producer and distributor of commercial silica through two segments: 2/3 of revenues derived from Oil & Gas Proppants Segment - in essence as sand to prop and maintain fractured openings in oil and gas fracking applications. 1/3 of revenues derived from Industrial & Specialty Products (ISP) - for glassmaking, building products, filtration and chemical applications to name a few. In this Episode 4 in the Leaders...2016-08-1532 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 1 of 2 Interview "Leading an IPO" with Bryan Shinn, CEO of US SilicaPart 1 of 2 Interview Leading an IPO with Bryan Shinn, CEO of US Silica Welcome to Episode 4 of the “Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor” podcast. This is Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Bryan Shinn, CEO of US Silica. US Silica (http://www.ussilica.com) is a NYSE-listed $643 million revenue producer and distributor of commercial silica through two segments: 2/3 of revenues derived from Oil & Gas Proppants Segment - in essence as sand to prop and maintain fractured openings in oil and gas fracking applications. 1/3 of revenues derived from Industrial & Speciality Products (ISP) - for glassma...2016-07-0432 minGardening with GLT's GrowPart 1 of 2 Interview "Leading an IPO" with Bryan Shinn, CEO of US SilicaPart 1 of 2 Interview Leading an IPO with Bryan Shinn, CEO of US Silica Welcome to Episode 4 of the “Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor” podcast. This is Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Bryan Shinn, CEO of US Silica. US Silica (http://www.ussilica.com) is a NYSE-listed $643 million revenue producer and distributor of commercial silica through two segments: 2/3 of revenues derived from Oil & Gas Proppants Segment - in essence as sand to prop and maintain fractured openings in oil and gas fracking applications. 1/3 of revenues derived from Industrial & Speciality Products (ISP) - for glassmaking, building products, filtration...2016-07-0432 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 2 of 2 Interview with Bob Flexon, CEO of Dynegy in HoustonPart 2 of 2 Interview with Bob Flexon, CEO of Dynegy in Houston. Welcome to Episode 3 of the “Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor” podcast. Part of a Sub-Series on “CEO from CFO” This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Bob Flexon, CEO of Dynegy. Dynegy is a $5.5 billion revenue independent power producer in the US operating 26,000 megawatts of power generating facilities in eight states. The capacity from 35 power stations provides capability to power 21 million homes. Bob will share his experience over his five-year tenure at Dynegy as CEO and leading the company through financial distress, an...2016-06-2718 minGardening with GLT's GrowPart 2 of 2 Interview with Bob Flexon, CEO of Dynegy in HoustonPart 2 of 2 Interview with Bob Flexon, CEO of Dynegy in Houston. Welcome to Episode 3 of the “Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor” podcast. Part of a Sub-Series on “CEO from CFO” This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Bob Flexon, CEO of Dynegy. Dynegy is a $5.5 billion revenue independent power producer in the US operating 26,000 megawatts of power generating facilities in eight states. The capacity from 35 power stations provides capability to power 21 million homes. Bob will share his experience over his five-year tenure at Dynegy as CEO and leading the company through financial distress, an orderly bankruptcy and emergence, a...2016-06-2718 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 1 of 2 Interview with Bob Flexon, CEO of Dynegy in HoustonThis is Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Bob Flexon, CEO of Dynegy. Dynegy is a $5.5 billion revenue independent power producer in the US operating 26,000 megawatts of power generating facilities in eight states. The capacity from 35 power stations provides capability to power 21 million homes. Bob will share his experience over his five-year tenure at Dynegy as CEO and leading the company through financial distress, an orderly bankruptcy and emergence, and substantial growth through acquisition upon the emergence. Part 1 will focus a great deal on Bob’s establishment of the culture of the organization to create an environment that could th...2016-06-1924 minGardening with GLT's GrowPart 1 of 2 Interview with Bob Flexon, CEO of Dynegy in HoustonThis is Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Bob Flexon, CEO of Dynegy. Dynegy is a $5.5 billion revenue independent power producer in the US operating 26,000 megawatts of power generating facilities in eight states. The capacity from 35 power stations provides capability to power 21 million homes. Bob will share his experience over his five-year tenure at Dynegy as CEO and leading the company through financial distress, an orderly bankruptcy and emergence, and substantial growth through acquisition upon the emergence. Part 1 will focus a great deal on Bob’s establishment of the culture of the organization to create an environment that could thrive in...2016-06-1924 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 2 of 2. Interview with Mark Pytosh, CEO of CVR Partners, owned by billionaire Carl Icahn.Welcome to Episode 2 of the “Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor” podcast. Part of a Sub-Series on “CEO from CFO” This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Mark Pytosh, CEO of $300 million CVR Partners, a Houston-based manufacturer of ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate for fertilizer products. The company is owned by billionaire Carl Icahn's Icahn Enterprises. Mark will share his experience of moving from CFO to CEO in an Icahn-controlled organization. Our conversation will explore his experience for working in a variety of ownership structures including public company and private equity-backed organizations. We will discuss his leadership...2016-06-1121 minGardening with GLT's GrowPart 2 of 2. Interview with Mark Pytosh, CEO of CVR Partners, owned by billionaire Carl Icahn.Welcome to Episode 2 of the “Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor” podcast. Part of a Sub-Series on “CEO from CFO” This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Mark Pytosh, CEO of $300 million CVR Partners, a Houston-based manufacturer of ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate for fertilizer products. The company is owned by billionaire Carl Icahn's Icahn Enterprises. Mark will share his experience of moving from CFO to CEO in an Icahn-controlled organization. Our conversation will explore his experience for working in a variety of ownership structures including public company and private equity-backed organizations. We will discuss his leadership alterations in moving from...2016-06-1121 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 1 of 2. Interview with Mark Pytosh, CEO of CVR Partners, owned by billionaire Carl IcahnWelcome to Episode 2 of the “Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor” podcast. Part of a Sub-Series on “CEO from CFO” This is Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Mark Pytosh, CEO of $300 million CVR Partners, a Houston-based manufacturer of ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate for fertilizer products. The company is owned by billionaire Carl Icahn's Icahn Enterprises. Mark will share his experience of moving from CFO to CEO in an Icahn-controlled organization. Our conversation will explore his experience for working in a variety of ownership structures including public company and private equity-backed organizations. We will discuss his leadership...2016-06-1123 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 2 of 2 Interview with Jonathan Baliff, CEO of Bristow GroupLink to the Podcast: http://leadershiplyceum.libsyn.com/rss Welcome to the DEBUT of the “Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor” podcast. This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Jonathan Baliff, CEO of $1.7 bln NYSE-listed Bristow Group and his experience of moving from CFO to CEO during a downturn in the energy industry. In our conversation in Part 2, Jonathan will share his experiences of going through an intensive CEO succession process at Bristow and will provide advice to CFOs considering the part to CEO and to Boards contemplating a CEO succession process. In his wo...2016-05-2932 minLeadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual MentorPart 1 of 2 Interview with Jonathan Baliff, CEO of Bristow GroupDebut episode of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor podcast. Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Jonathan Baliff, CEO of $1.7 bln NYSE-listed Bristow Group and his experience of moving from CFO to CEO during a downturn in the energy industry. Our conversation will explore his priorities around safety, culture and corporate performance and overall leadership. He will provide advice to CFOs interested in becoming CEOs and to Boards contemplating a CEO succession process. Please download the Leadership Lyceum App at iTunes which will enable future content to come to you automatically. Rate us and s...2016-05-2821 min
CareerCast by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business"Accelerating Your Career Advancement" with Tom LinquistCorporate executive turned executive recruiter, Thomas Linquist will share his insights on the ins and outs of career advancement in a highly competitive global landscape2007-11-1526 min