Meet the New Boss

Join Vince and Jeff as they encounter the amazing Jenn Puckett. She is an amazing musician that turned her passion into her business. Jenn is an experienced owner and servant leader with a demonstrated history of working in the field of music therapy. Strong professional skills in team building, healthcare, autism spectrum disorders, group therapy, and developmental disabilities.
Jenn's Credentials:
- Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC)
- Licensed Professional Music Therapist in the State of Georgia (LPMT)

Join Jeff and Vince for a great conversation with Michelle Kozin.

More on Michelle, we've all felt the energy that comes with being part of a winning team. Achieving that success feels amazing, whether it's building a start up, scaling for rapid growth, or managing large complex organizations. So, how do you design a winning team? How do you scale? How can you create a culture that delivers?

Michelle helps businesses determine if their leaders, teams, job targets and culture are in alignment with their business strategy. She brings the best talent optimization tools to help companies find and hire the right people, manage changing environments and build inspired teams that achieve maximum business results as fast as possible.

Join Jeff and Vince as they get to know Thomas Helfrich. Thomas is the proud CEO and founder of InstantlyRelevant.com, a forward-thinking company that specializes in LinkedIn lead generation, inventive marketing services harnessed by AI, and social media strategy and coaching.
Thomas is also the author of the "Never Been Promoted" book series and host of the "Never Been Promoted" podcast, a platform where he delves into the entrepreneur journey, discussing the process of unraveling, liberating, and igniting the entrepreneurial spirit. Many know Thomas by his nickname "AI Nerd," hosting the AI Nerd YouTube channel, where he showcase a deep fascination with and understanding of AI systems.

Welcome to Meet the New Boss, in today's episode, we have Eva Karnaukh, a transformational leader and problem solver hailing from Ukraine. Join us as Eva shares her experience as "The New Boss" of a private equity backed company, navigating the challenges and triumphs that come with the role.

We also take a journey into inspiration around the War in Ukraine and explore the music that has influenced Eva's life.

Eva has a natural inclination towards proactive solutions and a relentless drive for efficient processes and positive outcomes, Eva excels in building strategic relationships, partnerships, and ensuring client acquisition and retention.

She has a proven record of growing multi-billion-dollar businesses and a focus on metrics-driven leadership, Eva consistently achieves improvements in customer retention, acquisition costs, ARR, and margins. Having worked extensively with Boards of Directors, Private Equity firms, and Venture Capitals, Eva brings a wealth of experience and insights to the table. Join us as we uncover Eva's journey and gain valuable knowledge from her expertise.

Join Jeff and Vince for an exhilarating adventure as they kick off Part 1 of the Alphabet Game! Get ready to dive into a world of leadership concepts and musical tie-ins, where each letter of the alphabet unlocks a new word and an exciting discussion.

So, buckle up and join Jeff and Vince as they take you on an exhilarating journey through the realms of leadership and music. Let the Alphabet Game unfold, bringing you endless excitement, knowledge, and joy!

Join Jeff and Vince for an exhilarating adventure as they kick off Part 1 of the Alphabet Game! Get ready to dive into a world of leadership concepts and musical tie-ins, where each letter of the alphabet unlocks a new word and an exciting discussion.

So, buckle up and join Jeff and Vince as they take you on an exhilarating journey through the realms of leadership and music. Let the Alphabet Game unfold, bringing you endless excitement, knowledge, and joy! Stay tuned for Part 2, where they dive into the next set of letters, unraveling more captivating words and intriguing connections. Get ready to be inspired, entertained, and educated all at once!

Join Jeff and Vince as they discuss the continuing trend of blue chip technology companies laying off employees and since they are talking tech, some tech music is discussed as well.

Join Jeff and Vince as they have a great conversation with Doug Wagenbach. Doug describes his leadership style as "Imperceptible Incremental Change." Doug is full of leadership nuggets and shares many of the pivotal moments of his career. The lessons learned and how he shares those lessons today.

Doug produces rapid revenue gains, uncovers cost savings, and builds up rock-solid operations with needed rigor and cadences for growth and stability. The founding and growth of Illini Precast allowed Doug to flex his wide breadth of skills while developing teams with strong retention and dedication to business performance and project outcomes.

Today's Music; Laurie Berkner Band, Nirvana, Metallica, Pink Floyd and Vivaldi

Join Jeff and Vince as they discuss her journey becoming General Counsel in Major League Baseball and her early musical influences.

Katie is an experienced Executive Vice President with a demonstrated history of working in the sports industry. Skilled in Legal Writing, Sports Marketing, Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Sponsorship. Strong legal professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in History from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick.

Julia is an experienced sales leader with a demonstrated history of working in the Auto-ID & Education Technology market. Skilled in Sales, Team Building, Administration, Report Preparation, and Employee Training. 

Now Country Manager for Clevertouch in Germany.  Julia and Vince discuss being the new boss, music that influenced Julia and some of our favorite loves songs for this Valentine's Day episode.

Join Jeff and Vince as they discuss some of the greatest music acts of all time done in bracket style elimination.  Recommended for your next family holiday get together. We also discuss group/panel interviewing and group-think vs non group-think. 

Please join Jeff and Vince as they talk to Keith about his new role as CEO at Xytech Systems, how he approached getting to know the staff and how the staff reacted to "The New Boss."

Keith has been building and leading high-growth companies for over 25 years. He led two exits in the past six years that have yielded 4X and 5X return on invested capital for the companies’ PE owners, with a total of 5 exits and 2 IPOs in his career. Keith's primary focus is guiding under-performing private equity portfolio companies through accelerated growth and onto highly profitable liquidity events.
Keith has led high-performing companies in the technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector, including tech-enabled services, software, information technology & services, and high-tech manufacturing companies.

Join Jeff and Vince as they speak to Serena about her career and they really interesting shift from private to public and back to private business.  She has been focused on Customer Success for all of Microsoft's Education Customers; solve challenges and improve student outcomes.

Serena is an internationally recognized technology and business leader focused on enabling every student to find their gifts and talents. She is passionate about expanding access to educational opportunities that improve outcomes through technology solutions.  We also get a look at the music that Serena loves and grew up listening to.  A super fun conversation, we hope you enjoy it.  

Join Jeff  and Vince for a great conversation with Byron Woodard.

Byron Woodard is a President, CEO and senior executive with over 26 years of success leading agile businesses through digital transformation, e-commerce excellence, lean operations, marketing, merchandising and corporate strategy in global Omni-channel B2B, B2C, B2B2C and D2C sales.

On this episode, we discuss Jeff's new leadership role and his approach to assimilate and of course some fantastic music!

Join Vince and Jeff as they have a great conversation with Bill Dolan about his current book 7DRM - The 7 Disciplines of Relationship Marketing, his passion about legacy and how that is becoming his next book and about life in general.  Bill is a fabulous story teller.

On January 28th, 1999 while on a flight to Nashville, Bill died… and it may have been the greatest thing that ever happened to him

For over 30 years, Bill worked as a television, video and entertainment director with celebrities such as the Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5, Kenny Chesney, Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Voice, Shark Tank), world leaders and global brands.

With Emmy-nominations and over 10,000 Productions, Videos, Virtual and Live Events, our digital marketing agency, Spirit Media has grown into a global brand.

But we have transformed to do so much more because the day I died changed everything.

Today, Spirit Media is a cause-driven creative agency committed to helping great organizations flourish by impacting both heart and mind by revealing their BRAND STORY and their BRAND SOUL.

Join Jeff and Vince as they discuss service experiences and the importance of delivering great experiences for customers with Dr. Raymond Fisk a thought leader on building service organizations. 

We also discuss Professor Fisk's organization ServCollab and the efforts that started in 2019 creating service for refugees.  Little did they know that three years later, the world is facing the largest refugee crisis ever seen.  

Join Jeff and Vince as they introduce The Meet the New Boss Interns.

Hattie Fahnestock - I’m a curious learner pursuing a degree from the Moody College of Communication in Communication & Leadership with a Business Foundations Minor at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in May 2022. My experiences and encounters have helped to shape me into the eager, challenge-seeking, and adventurous individual I am becoming today.

Sonrisa Bordieri - Efficient Journalism / Public Relations major, minoring in Sports Business & currently attending the University of Oregon. Seeking career and networking opportunities. Interested in fashion, sports business, social media marketing and public relations.

Join Jeff and Vince as they have a conversation with Chris Hill.

About Chris - In addition to enterprise and software architecture, I am a skilled leader capable of managing teams through periods of organizational change and digital transformation. Prior to IBM’s acquisition of The Weather Company, I managed TWC’s migration from on-premise to cloud. This project involved overseeing a massive organizational culture shift during the digital transformation. Following, I served as CTO for IBM/The Weather Company for five years, managing a team of up to 650 employees and 15 direct reports.

Join Jeff and Vince as they explore different aspects of the Great Resignation, upcoming trends and what challenges companies face and some practical tips on how to overcome these challenges.  

About Vince - Versatile Senior Executive with entrepreneurial track record of long-term success in startup operations, revenue growth, account expansion, territory management and market penetration.  Widely recognized by executive peers, thought leaders and satisfied clients for comprehensive expertise in C-level recruiting, staffing strategies, program execution and project lifecycle completion.

About Jeff - Jeff has built and led large (250+), global, multi-functional teams delivering world-class product, infrastructure and services across multiple industries for both internal and external customers.

Join Jeff and Vince as they learn about The Job Doctor, Tessa White.  Tessa is a social media phenomenon and she talks about her upcoming book series and the first release, "The Lies that Got You Here."  She also discusses the five stages of career growth and the four types of bosses there are.  

Tessa is an HR professional with 20+ years of experience.  She has led HR in Fortune 50 companies as well as small start-ups to mid-sized organizations. Her talents are best served in fast moving environments where I have leeway to creatively solve problems. She likes to experiment which may mean you raise your eyebrows a few times at me, but I believe that good HR always aims to balance risk and reward to get the results needed.  Tessa finds satisfaction working with investors and boards about how to drive a people strategy that works. She understands fast growth, having worked in several dynamic environments where M&A activity is the norm. 

Lauren discusses how post COVID company culture has become even more important and how to make sure that companies are addressing how to build culture. She also shares that music that inspires her day to day.  

In this weeks Culture Corner we discuss how to negotiate job offers.

"As a Coach my goal is to be the catalyst to the changes my clients desire while helping them identify and create positive reinforcements that will lead to continued success." - Lauren Smith

Viveka was a great guest, a Founder, Author, Speaker and lead generation expert.  We discuss Viveka's career arch, her entrepreneurial spirit and the music that influenced her.  We also dive into creating a culture of innovation.  Viveka like a previous guests has a connection to Brad Gillis and he has become a recurring topic for us.  Enjoy this riveting episode of Meet the New Boss!

As the Chief Visibility Officer and Master Trainer at Vengreso, it is Viveka's job to make sure that YOU know how to win more business using digital sales techniques like social selling. In particular, she teaches clients how to increase pipeline by becoming Modern Sales Masters!

All of us have bosses, wether that is a Board of Directors, Investors, CEOs or a Manager.  You have to be able to manage up, measure and deal with the sometimes too often bad boss.  In this episode Vince and Jeff tackle this situation while also discussing the music of the 90's.  Another riveting episode of Meet the New Boss!

Nicholas "Nick" Masino is a self proclaimed student of leadership.  Nick runs one of the most successful Chambers of Commerce in the United States.  He talks to us about the success of using Enneagram assessments in the building of high functioning teams.  We also learn about Nick's music influences and some of the music he remembers impacting him as an adolescent.  Join Jeff and Vince on this super fun episode of Meet the New Boss.

Everyone seems to be talking about NFTs these days, so Jeff and Vince invited a special guest Russell Korus who is Cryptocurrency Evangelist and TedX Speaker.  A fantastic conversation with Russell on how and when he started to mine Bitcoin, the Bitcoin Bull Run and how he has now become the CEO of a public company that specializes in NFTs.

Join Jeff and Vince as they interview Dean about his latest program - The Warrior Mindset, his career arch to becoming an award winning Key-Note Speaker.  Dean empowers executives and employees to make simple choices that transforms their health, increase productivity, and create an energetic life.

A fun conversation with Jennifer as we discuss the characters that emerge in M & A, that's right we said fun and M & A.  Jennifer has a 30 - Tune playlist on Spotify called From Denial to Acceptance, that also aligns to her book.  Please join Jeff, Vince and Jennifer as they review the pitfalls in M & A and discuss the music associated with the process.

About Jennifer; CEO's call her an "M&A Whisperer".
The title comes from the work she does advising senior executives and their organizations on the "unexpected people challenges" of M&A. 

Join Jeff and Vince as they introduce Joe Lowery a new team member of Meet the New Boss!  Music lover, musician, song writer and audio engineering.  Early influenced by The White Stripes and Michael Jackson, his music passion turned into a degree in Audio Engineering and Music Production.  Today he is fan of the Future Funk music scene and has started to release his own music, with his latest release Clever by Exit Clue.

Amee is a powerhouse guest, articulate and fun. Join us as she provides great transparency about her personal journey as a serial entrepreneur landing her where she is today, a leader who has a passion for emotional safety at the workplace. Amee is an author, a coach, a consultant and a punk rocker. 

Season 2 of Meet the New Boss is right around the corner.  Looking forward to a great list of guests!

Amee Quiriconi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameequiriconi/

Jennifer Fondrevay - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-fondrevay/

Joe Lowery - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-lowery-074b93a5/

Russell Korus - https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-korus-ez/

Nick Masino - https://www.linkedin.com/in/masino/

Join Jeff and Vince as they have a great conversation with Dan about being a technology leader.  As Dan said it; "I know a lot, because I have seen a lot."  We discussed voting machine hackathons.  We heard stories of flying around the Statue of Liberty, Oracle World and Hanging out with Motley Crue.

Join Jeff and Vince as they talk to Paula White and learn about her leadership consulting business - Side B Consulting has a deep-rooted passion to help others and the gift of exploring how music can serve your talents. We begin with the Harrison Assessment tool, where you will gain personal insights to your preferences, tendencies and interests that affect attitude and behaviors which can profoundly impact productivity and engagement. Walk through a journey of leadership self-awareness and explore how to best serve those you lead from your Side B Legacy.  The conversation also covers some famous side B music hits through the years.

Join Jeff, Vince and special guest Merritt McKenzie as they learn about Merritt's journey from Jamaica to the US.  The influence of Reggae music on him growing up. The importance of mentorship and learning about Empowerment Leadership.  Merritt talks about growing from a frontline clinician to growing to the c-suite.  His four pillars blueprint to leadership - Engage, Learn, Adapt and Lead.  We also discuss one of Merritt's passions which is diversity in the c-suite. 

Join Jeff and Vince as they talk about the best albums of the 1980's. Managing remote teams and why leaders should not threaten an employee's job.  

Join Jeff and Vince as Alan talks about becoming a Private Director.  How cartoons introduced Alan to classical music and some of the great composers are highlighted and discussed.   The conversation also takes us through the similarities of running a business and performing classical music.

Join Jeff and Vince as they discuss Eric's new book, Declaration of Independence - How Independent Compliance Officers & Directors Can Hold Management More Accountable.  We learn about the music that influenced Eric and how he uses music as a theme of storytelling in his book and a little bit about attending Woodstock at age 9.

Note: We had some audio challenges but the conversation is amazing, so please forgive us.

Join Jeff and Vince as Keith takes them through his early career in the US Navy, his transition to becoming a spy (for the good guys).  The leadership that impacted his career and discussing his new role as the CEO of Siegeworks Labs a company that is commitment to bring enhanced solutions that support and improve the operational capabilities of US National Security interests.

Join Jeff and Vince as they discuss coming back into the office and how employees and candidates are reacting to the change.  They also take a dive into the music of the 1970's.

Join Jeff and Vince as they discuss how they use LinkedIn and some of the changes to the platform, lessoned learned from What Color is Your Parachute and tons of great music from the 1960's!  Also a little new business development in this weeks Cultural Corner.

Join Jeff, Vince and their special guest Sean Davis of TransUnion as they discuss; Innovation, Sean's time in the Marines, Electronic Dance Music and Annual Reviews.  #AnnualReview #Innovation #EDM #Marines #TransUnion #Sasha&DigWeed #DigWeed

Join Jeff, Vince and their guest Keith Buckley the CEO of Federos as they discuss the importance of Trust in leadership and Keith's music background. Let's just say it is a kind of Midnight Madness.

Join Jeff and Vince as they discuss and share real life examples of team dysfunction and how to over come it. 

• Absence of trust—unwilling to be vulnerable within the group
  
• Fear of conflict—seeking artificial harmony over constructive passionate debate
  
• Lack of commitment—feigning buy-in for group decisions creates ambiguity throughout the organization
  
• Avoidance of accountability—ducking the responsibility to call peers, superiors on counterproductive behavior which sets low standards
  
• Inattention to results—focusing on personal success, status and ego before team success

We also discuss the foundation of Rock and Roll as we highlight Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly.

#FiveDysfunctions #ElvisPresley #BuddyHolly

Join Jeff and Vince as they discuss different ways of putting together teams and what types of resources they use.

#W2 #Contractors #Consulting #Leadership #TheWho #Baseball 

Join Jeff and Vince as they discuss ownership of Talent Acquisition and they share St. Patrick Day stories and the Irish bands that have influenced them.

#talent #leadership #CEO #saintpatricksday #LuckoftheIrish #Ireland #U2 #DropkickMurphys #Ticketsystem #music

Join Jeff and Vince for a riveting conversation about how to build alignment across multiple teams.  What music they enjoy in the Spring and one of Jeff's multiple pilgrimages explained in the beautiful city of Athen's GA.  #ServiceLevel #Service #teamwork #Agreement #Spring #REM

Join Jeff and Vince in a conversation about referral hiring and we also discuss soundtracks, Blue Brothers, Goodfellas and Spinal Tap.

#Referral #Hiring #Goodfellas #BluesBrothers #SpinalTap #Smirnoff #EricClapton #Cream #PeterFrampton #Business #Leadership