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Many CEO's parachute in to reboot companies, but today’s guest has had to do it dozens of times. Founded by his father in a Red Barn in Waterloo Wisconsin, JohnBurke, President and CEO of Trek Bicycle, has been rebooting the company since he started working there as a teenager. A remarkably fun leader and author of three books, John has grown the company into the largest manufacturers of bicycles in the U.S.
Now a $2 Billion global company with thousands of employees selling through a massive network of distributors and 5000 dealers around theglobe, Trek is one of the world’s most popular bicycle brands, and Fortune Magazine’s Top 100 Best Companies to Work for that is still owned by its employees and founding family.
Listen in and learn how his honest and blunt approaches to life have helped him reboot the company—and himself—with a focus on products and customers. Great stories here, like responding to good and bad decisions with big and small reboots to stay competitive, lessons learned from his Dad—and the need for civic minded people who can “drain the swamp” and fix our broken political ecosystems.
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With Amazon and online shopping exploding in popularity, with new habits formed and accelerated during the pandemic, brick-and-mortar stores are at yet another turning point to regain relevancy. It is now a common sight to drive around towns in North America to see malls and outlet centers slowly hollowing out, becoming something else, or a place for mall walkers to get some steps in.
One company rebooting the outlet mall experience in a big way is Tanger, a leading operator of upscale shopping centers across North America. Although this company has been around for 30 years, in the last 4 years alone they have been on a post-covid bounce back and are now valued at over $3B.
On this episode of the Reboot Chronicles, Tanger CEO Stephen Yalof gives us a behind the scenes tour of how he’s rebooting the company—and competing in the ever-growing digital age. Listen in as we unpack changes being made to bring shoppers back into brick-and-mortar stores, shifts in consumer behaviors, and some advice for young professionals looking to make an impact in the retail economy.
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With Apple going all in on AI to boost its next round of hardware and services with Apple Intelligence, data is needed now more than ever—massive data. More data than one company can provide, if they hope to make AI services quickly and efficiently do what’s asked, without getting bogged-down.Another California company attacking AI plumbing problems is Teradata, one of the largest cloud analytics platforms with a focus on harmonizing data. Starting as a hardware company, making things like the first system over 1 terabyte for Walmart, Teradata has transitioned into a software company, with 7,000 employees in 41 countries who delivered $1.8 Billion in revenue last year. On this episode of the Reboot Chronicles, Teradata CEO Steve McMillan, unpacks how he has rebooted the company and brought it into the 21st century. Listen in as we discuss how they made that transition, how AI is impacting their growth, his personal journey, and where they may end up in the revolutionary times ahead.
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We have reported about how India is becoming aglobal leader across industry sectors and interviewed dozens of top CEO’s who have been leading the charge. From Zoho, Cisco, and Juniper Networks to TTEC, H&RBlock, Mphasis and many others, many CEO’s are shifting billions of dollars of investments from a dependence on China and Taiwan toward India.
Another global leader driving this massive transformationis The Mahindra group, a $21 Billion Multinational Federation of Companies which employs 260,000 people across dozens of sectors. They have also become a rapidly growing multi-billion-dollar provider of technology consulting, services and digital solutions—helping othercorporations make this reboot a reality.
On this episode of The Reboot Chronicles, President and Head of Americas Leadership Council, Tech Mahindra Americas Head, Mahindra Group, Lakshmanan Chidambaram (CTL), takes us behind the scenes in an entertaining and educational tour of what’s next—from next-gen factories, supply chains, AI automation, and robotics, to turnkey villages of the future where people will work and play, and how trust can change everything.
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Power tools are a staple of any garage whether you are a blue-collar worker, a hobbyist, or someone who has just bought a picture frame that needs hanging. Approximately 55 percent of Americans have at least five power tools in their possession, with a large portion of those people buying those tools during COVID-19, when we saw a spike in indoor and outdoor DIY home renovations.Many companies like, DeWalt and Milwaukee, experienced that big spike—as did STIHL, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of chainsaws and outdoor equipment. Founded in 1926, Stihl is still a family owned company with a global network of 55,000 dealers in 160 countries and 20,000 employees who delivered $5 Billion in revenue last year.The engine behind this growth is Chairman/CEO Michael Traub, who is with us for this episode of the Reboot Chronicles to get to the root of what makes Stihl successful, how they maintain their professional-grade competitive edge, the importance of making a product that is passed down from one generation to the next—as well as some great career advice and what keeps him up at night!
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Instant shipping is the new norm that continues to fuel America’s Amazon era shopping addictions. Approximately 350 billion packages shipped last year—projected to hit 500 billion worldwide by 2028. And in this brave new tech. enabled shopping revolution, consumers have moved beyond asking ‘what day’ will my package arrive to expecting real-time tracking with exact arrival times and proof of delivery.
With FedEx and UPS enabling these trends, we took a look under the hood to see how UPS is empowering consumers and businesses in the digital age. With 500,000 employees in 200 countries that delivered $91 billion in revenue last year, UPS thinks about all the aspects of shipping services from ordering and delivery, to deep logistics, analytics, and predicting potential returns.
The UPS Store® is the world’s largest franchisor of retailshipping and business service centers, with over 5,500 locations catering to the small-office/home-office market, gig-economy workers, corporate road warriors, and consumers. Like Walgreens, Starbucks and CVS, you can find a store within 10 miles of 85% of the U.S. population.
Driving their growth is President Sarah Casalan Bittle, who is with us for this episode of the Reboot Chronicles to unpack what makes her people successful, the importance of collaborative partnerships, and how her near fatal heart-attack made her a more remarkable leader.
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Cybersecurity is a mess that will continue to impact all of us in the hyper-connected world we live in—and is estimated to cost the global economy $20Trillion by 2026. Whether it is fighting against government sponsored terrorist groups, gig-economy ransomware artists, teenagers holed up in their basements or AI drones, combatting cybersecurity is vital for anyone in charge of digital information. Fighting is the key word of this global war.
The Honorable Eric Rosenbach, knows how to fight at scale globally. He has been confronting cyber risk for decades in his government, civic and private sector roles. Eric is a Harvard faculty member and Director of Harvard’s Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy Program and previously he was the Chief of Staff for The US Department of Defense—a huge messy job for sure.
With a budget of $840 Billion the U.S. DoD is the largest government organization leading The Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard and National Guard Groups. With 3.4 million people working out of 4800 locations in 160 countries, the DoD is the largest employer in the US….and you thought Walmart was big!!
A strategic Innovator Eric started The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit and has authored several books, including Confronting Cyber Risk: An Embedded Endurance Strategy. Watch or listen in as we unpack scary untold stories that can help you prepare for the rise in ransomware attacks on mid-sized firms, misguided AI drones, dealing with failure and even some on how to reboot bureaucratic government groups.
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You can’t Reboot your business or your life with the old playbooks that got you to where you are today—you must redesign your approach to what’s coming next.Even though they were founded in the 40’s, Cannon Design is not your mothers design firm. One of the best examples of the ‘Build, Buy, Borrow’ growth-acceleration examples we’ve discovered outside of tech., they’ve grown into a diverse services and software platform through creative partnerships and acquisitions, across the globe. Bold acquisitions like O'Donnell, Wicklund, Pigozzi & Peterson and Astorino Co. allowed them to break into competitive regions, while mergers with Blue Cottage and others helped them get into healthcare, education, and the workplace sectors. Watch or Listen in as we talk with Cannon Design CEO, Brad Lukanic, about his open and honest plans to elevate design and architecture to the next-level through organic growth and acquisitions—as well as great tips for those starting or rebooting your career.
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A serial entrepreneur and go-to-market pro, Andrew Amann has developed a bunch of patents and startups, with some successful exits along the way. A Nuclear Submarine Engineer turned CEO, he runs one of the fastest growing product design and engineering studios, building dozens of companies and hundreds of products, used by millions of people that have created over$ 1B in revenue.Listen in as we unpack how startups can better de-risk themselves and get help. From partnering with hubs like 1871 and developing a supportive ecosystem to coming up with a breakthrough product/platform ideas that can scale with a real market fit—there are lots of challenges, mountains and potholes for entrepreneurs to deal with along the way to success.
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The world's largest private equity firm acquired a majority stake in Mphasis—a $1.6 Billion multinational technology services company with 37,500 employees working with large enterprise clients around the globe.
The deal was Blackstone’s largest tech. investment and biggest acquisition in India. With a long rough history, being owned by the likes of EDS and HP, Blackstone saved Mphasis by making it independent and agile once again. Since the deal Mphasis has been on a tear, securing some of their largest deal wins in history.
Mphasis CEO, Nitin Rakesh, is no stranger to reboots. Watch or listen in as we unpack how he has been building the future, accelerating digital products and AI services while acquiring and partnering with some of the world’s leading tech companies.
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Personal reboots are the hardest, especially if you have been knocked down and kicked out of the industry and ecosystem of people that got you there. On this Episode of the Reboot Chronicles Actor, Producer, Director, and Author Kevin Sorbo openly shares his remarkable comeback story.
Long before Marvel movies were everywhere, Kevin was known to millions around the world as Hercules. The hit series Hercules was beloved in 176 countries, surpassing even Baywatch as the most watched TV show on the planet.
A conservative Christian shunned by Hollywood, Kevin formed Sorbo Studios which has produced some critically acclaimed movies including God’s Not Dead and Miracle in East Texas, with many more on the way.
Listen in and learn about Kevins’ reboot, from action hero to Christian influencer, his new movies like Regan with Dennis Quaid—and how his near-death experience kicked it all off.
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Most all companies are going through some form of tech. reboot. From the 20-person start-up to organizations with 100,000 people—some who have been around for over 100 years. Though there is much to learn from big and small reboots, the business in question has roots back to the 1800’s when it was a small NYC accounting office.
Today KPMG is one of the world's top professional services firms, serving 80% of the Fortune Global 500 with a broad spectrum of Audit, Tax, Advisory and Innovation services. With more than 270,000 people operating in 143 countries who delivered $36B in revenue last year.
On this episode of The Reboot Chronicles, KPMG’s CEO (US) Paul Knopp unpacks changes he made as a newbie CEO in the disorienting COVID times, and how AI will help his clients—some the world’s largest public companies in the world—reboot themselves.
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Legendary entrepreneur Joel Hyatt has built extremely disruptive ventures that have democratized services across legal, technology, and media sectors.
He did it with legal services for ‘the rest of us’ when he co-founded Hyatt Legal in the 70’s —busting the ban on lawyer ads—and also shook up the industry by adding legal as an employee benefit, which is now part of MetLife.
After winning an antitrust case which broke up a big media stronghold, he and Al Gore started Current TV pioneering user-generated content. Current TV was hot, and received multiple Emmys, Peabodys, and Livingston Awards, investments from Comcast and Direct TV and is now a part of Aljazera Media Network.
Joel's latest venture, Globality, is all about streamlining and enhancing the procurement process for businesses. Leveraging both machine learning and generative AI, the company offers something totally unique it calls “autonomous self-serve sourcing.”
And what’s interesting is that this is no 2024 VC-backed start-up leaping on the AI bandwagon. Joel has been developing this solution for years, and so has both learned what works and what doesn’t.
On this episode Joel shares decades of wisdom from his various endeavors that democratized oligopolies; unpacks untold stories about how Globality is transforming the boring side of business—and tells some fun and humorous startup stories with his friend Al Gore.
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The personal care and beauty market is projected to be a $750B by 2032—and women and celebrities want a piece of it. Celebrities and the beauty industry have been ubiquitously tied together through generations. In recent years however, celebrities aren’t only endorsing or becoming the face of the brand—they’re now working on their own beauty brands.
Christie Brinkley, the international superstar and seemingly ageless beauty, served as a brand ambassador after being introduced to SBLA Beauty by a friend during the pandemic. The science-backed, non-invasive skincare brand, founded by Beauty Pioneer Randi Shinder, is a new platform of tools that sculpt, lift and firm the face, neck, chin and jawline.
Prior to the rise of the Girl Boss in the 2010’s, that has trickled into the 2020s, Randi revolutionized the fragrance space with CLEAN Beauty in 2002, which became one of the most successful independent fragrance brands of all-time. She followed that with Dessert Beauty with Jessica Simpson, the first brand to exceed $10 million at Sephora, and Fusion Beauty, the first to exceed $50 million at Sephora, before selling both Clean and Fusion in 2009.
Seeking to slow down (yeah right) after launching the I Smell Great brand with Sophia Bush, Randi noticed a white space in the industry, and decided to get back into the lab and invent SBLA. On this episode of The Reboot Chronicles Show, Randi unpacks her secrets to scaling brands and exits, why Sephora shifted away from their Indi-strategy—and why she should be the CEO of Pinterest.
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When trying to grow a food chain it can easily lose its character and freshness as everything becomes about speed and profits. And, when you are a chain that was built on the back of amazingly fresh food and unique in-store customer experiences, how do you grow and expand to 2000 locations?
From humble beginnings in 1977, and being named to “America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies” in 2005, to now having over 400 locations and headed to 2000, Potbelly Sandwiches has been growing with quality in mind. During covid they took steps to reinvent themselves through tech, investing heavily into their team—and creating an app and rewards program that kept them breathing as many companies drifted.
On this episode of The Reboot Chronicles, Potbelly CEO Bob Wright unpacks how to grow a brand without losing its identity. Listen in to the inside story on how he is rebooting this loveable brand once again—aggressively expanding their global footprint, investing in digital loyalty platforms, and competitively positioning them to provide the next level of authentic consumer experiences.
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Ever wonder how some companies seize serendipitous moments—with the likes of Adam Sandler and Walker Hayes—while others pass on the opportunistic gifts that could have moved their brand needle?
On the heels of a deal to be the official bar and grill of the NFL, an Undercover Boss series coming soon, and 200 new concepts in their test kitchens—Dine Brands is on a role. The $8 Billion restaurant group, that owns Applebee’s, IHOP and Fuzzy’s, has 3500 restaurants and 125,000 people who are rebooting these iconic brands at scale.
Listen to Dean and hospitality guru and CEO of Dine Brands, John Peyton for this episode of The Reboot Chronicles to unpack funny untold behind the scenes stories, explore the art and science of innovating—and what happens when you combine the Applebee’s and IHOP menus.
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The gig economy is hotter than ever with 36% of U.S. workers in it, and nearly half of the global workforce—1.6 BILLION PEOPLE—are independent gigsters.With growing inflation and a decrease in the desire to go to college, there are a lot of people looking for other lines of work. Either something to fill in the hours of a shorter work week to make ends meet or for a full-time position in a local blue-collar field. LinkedIn and Indeed can help—but if you are looking for a hub of local, entry-level, hourly or blue-collar jobs, Gigs is the place to be.Gigs focuses on honesty, clarity, and helping blue-collar and entry-level workers find jobs that match their needs. All postings tell you the estimated hourly rate, things to expect, commute distance, and benefits/perks—without all the corporate jargon you see on major job boards.To unpack all of this, we invited Gigs CEO Allen Narcisse to this episode of the Reboot Chronicles Show. A Lyft and Uber alumni., Allen is attacking a space that societies and organizations of all sizes are struggling with. Listen in to see how he is simplifying the sector by connecting 86 million workers with thousands of employers in local communities across the US.
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The way a customer interacts with a business can make or break a brand. There are immediate break points, like how hard it is to interact, and more long subtle break points, like how well can a business curate a customer's experience to keep them coming back. Even with all the technology at our fingertips, these long form conversations continue to be challenging, because they require both sides to communicate effectively—and know what they want from each other.One company facilitating conversations and interactions is Klaviyo, who developed technology to unite data, analytics, and marketing to create better personalized communications that have helped some of the world’s most popular brands earn $100B in revenue so far.To discuss how Klaviyo is rebooting the sector, we invited CEO Andrew Bialecki to this episode of The Reboot Chronicles. Andrew started Klaviyo alongside co-founder Ed Hallen because they saw that companies had tons of consumer data but couldn’t answer basic questions. Listen in for lessons learned from their first 12 years, how the next 12 may go—and what’s going on with corporate AI FOMO.
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With AI being aggressively adopted in most every industry sector, you may be wondering what becomes of the billions of call center interactions that take place around the world? With all the technology imbedded in our lives, most are frustrated because they are not served well through self-service platforms—and many say they want to connect with real humans behind the brands they deal with.Operating on six continents with 64,000 employees conducting billions of these last mile conversations in 50 languages is TTEC. The $2.4B services provider takes innovation seriously and is working on rebooting tech. platforms and other AI-enabled customer journey solutions across all interaction channels at the world's largest corporations.We invited TTEC’s President and CEO of TTEC Engage for an episode of The Reboot Chronicles to discuss “the innovative mess required to be better than you were the day before” and unpack how she is taking this market leader to the next level of market-making growth.
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The food industry has been struggling to adapt to the world around them. With pickup and delivery services impacting grocery store sales, and the rise of services like DoorDash and Uber Eats rebooting consumer habits, competition and change are the new norm.
A key player quietly rebooting the grocery and supply chain sectors is SpartanNash. Founded in 1885 as a tiny candy and tobacco store in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, SpartanNash is a $9.7 Billion Fortune 400 company with 17,000 Associates that delivers to 2,300 independent grocers and hundreds of their own stores. They also “deliver a little taste of home” to all who serve the U.S. military no matter where they are stationed around the globe.
We invited SpartanNash CEO Tony Sarsam to this episode of The Reboot Chronicles for a behind the scenes tour of his reboot story. A thoughtful agile leader and industry veteran from Frito-Lay, Borden, and Nestle, Tony has been transforming the company—and keeping his teams on a mission to “Make Yesterday Jealous For How Great Today Is.”
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