Secrets to Perfecting Your Pitch

LaQuita Cleare shares secrets on how how leaders can make their stories more compelling during this 2022 Make BIG Happen Summit replay.

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 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.

4 Expert CEOs on How to Combat Quiet Quitting

Workplace engagement and the changing nature of work is at the top of every CEO’s list today. The past three years — and for many companies, the introduction of remote and hybrid work options for the first time — fundamentally changed company policies, employee expectations, and organizational processes. Are you managing this change, or is it managing you?

Mindbody’s Former President and CEO on Going From Losing $350K Per Month to Running the $2B Juggernaut

About ten years ago, Josh McCarter was running a struggling SaaS business in New York. His company was generating about $700,000 in annual revenue, but burning through $350,000 a month. He didn’t have enough cash on hand to cover next month’s payroll. His customer base had flatlined. And just when it seemed like relief was on the way, a terrorist attack disrupted a critical investment. Not even his YPO forum mates thought Josh was going to make it.