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Use Your Company Culture to Drive the Customer Experience

By Paul Spiegelman, an Overdrive contributor In my role as chief culture officer, I can talk about our organizational philosophy until I’m blue in the face. And while my evangelizing probably has some positive impact, it’s nothing compared to the brand equity generated by our truck drivers. Yes, you read that correctly: Our customers are

August 7, 2014

My Big, Scary Step

By Tim Hamilton, an EO Austin member and CEO of Astonish Design It was 8:55 a.m. on a Monday, and I was sweating bullets. In five minutes, I would convene our daily staff meeting … but this one would be different. This one would be terrifying. I planned on sharing some key financial information with my employees

August 6, 2014

Sales Strategies for Better Business

By Robyn Sachs, an EO DC member and president of RMR & Associates In today’s turbulent economy, the business of sales can prove to be an arduous process that demands constant attention and managerial flexibility. As the CEO of a marketing services firm, I know firsthand how sales success is contingent on the efforts and methods of sales

August 5, 2014

A Family Affair: When Your Son is the CEO

By Judy Gatena, an EO Los Angeles member and president and COO of REP Interactive I was the first person in my family to drop out of high school and start a company, one that I owned and operated for nearly 30 years. So when it comes to watching a business go from birth to

August 4, 2014

A Family Affair: When Your Mom is the President

By Steve Gatena, an EO Los Angeles member and founder and CEO of REP Interactive When most people think of a “family business,” they likely think of a company that’s been handed down the family chain from generation to generation. I took a different approach. When I was 22, I launched REP Interactive, a global

August 1, 2014

The Power of Your People

By Jihad El Eit, an EO U.A.E. member, and founder and CEO of Man’oushe Street It’s amazing what can happen when you dive headfirst into an industry you know very little about. In 2008, I acquired i2 Pakistan, a struggling telecom handset distributor. I was ready to make a mark on the business world, even

July 31, 2014