Category: Tips

6 Keys to a BIG Exit

Three of our BIGGEST success stories took the stage in Miami and delivered master classes on achieving a successful nine-figure exit.

Your First 100 Days as CEO–Now What?

When Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) took the oath of office in March of 1933, he hit the ground running. Within the first 100 days of his presidency, FDR pushed the Emergency Banking Act through Congress to battle the Great Depression, revolutionized how presidents communicate via his fireside chat radio addresses, and unveiled 15 pieces of […]

How Rich Balot Went From Near Bankruptcy to Leader of a Retail Empire

Learn about Rich Balot’s hard-won journey from starting a successful family cell phone business in his twenties, to nearly filing for bankruptcy, to creating two exits, and now running a company worth over $3B in sales, as found in our WSJ and Amazon bestselling book, “Making BIG Happen.”

How Successful CEOs Conduct Annual Planning

What do you want? It’s a BIG question. But as CEO, it’s the question at the heart of your business, and how you’ll approach the new year. Your annual planning process this year may still look and feel a little different. While many of the pandemic-era challenges are beginning to fade away, we’ll likely feel […]

Are Leaders Born or Made?

As prep for a BIG 2023, leaders should take a moment to reflect on these four key ideas that could improve their performance.

3 Secrets to Success for PE-Backed CEOs

Private equity firms require a whole new set of skills for CEOs, especially if you’re transitioning from bootstrapping or solely with venture capital funding. To help understand how to succeed as a PE-backed CEO, we tapped three of our top coaches who come from years of executive leadership experience with private equity partners.