“Yeah, absolutely. I still remember this moment. So while I was at Ambac, we had been gearing up for a high-growth period. Recruiting became a priority, and I had to learn new businesses. More importantly, I also had to d...”
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“engineer after being there, but I did meet a great mentor who knew a lot about Duke because he had a nephew going there., and he encouraged me to research the school. I did, uh, ended up at Duke, loved it. Literally life...”
“I don't think private equity is for everybody. It's not, not everyone likes it. It has some risk, and most of the time executives have a job with an expiration date, right? That's kind of the way you go in knowing that y...”
“we grew in the 7.5, 8 years I was there from 1,000 people to 12,000 people. We started at $500 million in revenue and we were well into the double-digit billions in revenue when I left in the beginning of 2022. I look ba...”
“sales because you are the one bringing in the commission, closing the deals, prospecting. We created a whole plan that would alleviate some of that so salespeople could still get credit for deals they've been working on...”
“into the building and come in on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. And so we made the business case, you know, our CEO and I explained to the company what wasn't working being fully remote. It maybe felt like we were being just a...”
“All right. Well, thank you so much, first and foremost, for having me. I'm excited to be here. I started during a time where there were not many jobs available in the market. I graduated and I was looking in the New York...”
“I actually was so interested in the entrepreneur stories that we were acquiring, especially GE being such a big fish. And so, knew I wanted to make a change before I went back to get my MBA and go back to business school...”
“back to my TA team and be able to manage that and try and get ahead of that curve, but it was also understanding some of the difficult roles because we had a couple key roles that were absolutely part and parcel to us be...”
“that invites partnership. It's not just saying, look how great we are. There's always an opportunity that comes out of the data. And I think that approach has really helped us reposition HR as a trusted resource and a st...”
“and back office folks and to ensure that we delivered great customer service because our bonus was tied to it. So just imagine you're coming into a facility and now everyone is talking about how we can beat the other tea...”
“with individuals and groups and understanding the troubleshooting, what was working well, what didn't work. Obviously, the big success was that everybody got paid. That was the most important. We've been able to modify a...”