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Robert Sher
Robert Sher is Founding Principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that accelerates the performance of midsized companies by improving their leadership infrastructure. As a frequent speaker on the successful leadership traits and skills of CEOs of midsized companies, Robert has been published in the…
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Alliance Private CEO Groups
Every Alliance member is invited into a group of chief executives who “fit together” and value the experience other members are able to offer. Alliance Groups are led by experienced Alliance Directors and meet in confidential, “behind-closed-doors” sessions where they use a unique Alliance methodology to learn from the collective…
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Why is the CEO role so challenging and unique?
Hear our members discuss what makes the CEO role so challenging and unique. Craig Saxton, President & CEO of Specialty's Cafe & Bakery Gini Deshpande, Founder & CEO of NuMedii Ed Lehrman, CEO of Vine Connections Mihir Shukla, CEO & Co-Founder of Automation Anywhere Ted Elliott, CEO of Copado Doug…
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Why join the Alliance of Chief Executives?
Alliance members share some of the reasons why they joined. Dirk Schapeler, VP Digital for Bayer LifeHUB Scott Benner, Managing Partner of Nelson Capital Management Ben Davis, CEO of Phizzle Kim Weiss, CEO of Remedy Interactive Craig Saxton, President & CEO of Specialty's Cafe & Bakery Geoff Rego, Co-Founder &…
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What interested you in the Alliance of Chief Executives?
Alliance members discuss what interested them in the Alliance before they joined. Paul Lipman, CEO of BullGuard Yorgen Edholm, CEO & President of Accellion Ashok Santhanam, CoFounder & CEO of FogLogic Mihir Shukla, CEO & Co-Founder of Automation Anywhere Bryan O'Connell, CEO of Meras Water Solutions Doug Leeds, CEO of…
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How do you justify the time invested in the Alliance?
Alliance members discuss how they justify the time invested in the Alliance, and why they prioritize their participation. Rick Sutherland, Founder & CEO of ClickAway Ed Lehrman, Co-Founder & CEO of Vine Connections Mark Tacchi, President & CEO of Vendini Paul Lipman, CEO of BullGuard Doug Leeds, CEO of EAT…
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Why would you recommend the Alliance of Chief Executives?
Hear why our members recommend the Alliance to other CEOs and executives. Bryan O'Connell, CEO of Meras Water Solutions Curtis Allen, President & CEO of AcceleRAD Technologies Doug Leeds, CEO of EAT Club Melinda Garcia, CEO of Garcia & Gurney, A Law Corporation Mark Tacchi, President & CEO of Vendini…
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Big ideas generated by Alliance members
Hear what our members have to say about the big ideas that have been made through the Alliance. Lars Barfod, CEO of Vapore Lilah Koski, CEO & Founder of Koski Research Glenn Fishler, Founder/CEO/President of EORM Kristen McAlister, President of Cerius Interim Executive Solutions Dave Darsch, Founder of the CEO…
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What impact does the Alliance have on its members?
Hear about the impact the Alliance has had on its members. Peter Sortwell, Founder/CEO of Arborwell Tom Madsen, SVP & GM, Jamba Juice Company New Ventures Paul Levitan, President of Galaxy Desserts John Murphy, CEO of Virtual Incision Kevin Lalor, Founder & CEO of Business Intelligence 101 Alex Buehler, Former…
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Alliance members share some specific “Aha!” moments
Alliance members share some of their specific “Aha!” moments Kristen McAlister, President of Cerius Interim Executive Solutions Craig Goehring, CEO of Brown and Caldwell Doug Leeds, CEO of EAT Club DeeAnn Budney, Founder/CEO of The Hive Advertising Tim Danison, Director of Navia Benefits Solutions John Murphy, CEO of Virtual Incision…
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What benefits do Alliance members receive?
Alliance members share some of the unexpected benefits they've received. Richard Stone, Founder & Chairman of Private Ocean Mark Tacchi, President & CEO of Vendini John Carpenter, Principal at Carpenter/Robbins Tenant Advisory Service Craig Saxton, President & CEO of Specialty's Cafe & Bakery Cal Lai, Chairman & CEO, AskVet Ed…
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How do our members benefit from Alliance diversity?
Listen to our members describe the benefits they receive from Alliance diversity. Bryan Kemper, Managing Partner of HetNet Wireless Rob Conant, CEO of Cirrent Gini Deshpande, Founder & CEO of NuMedii John Murphy, CEO of Virtual Incision Ed Lehrman, CEO of Vine Connections Richard Stone, Founder & Chairman of Private…
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Valuable connections made through the Alliance
Hear what our members say about the valuable connections made through the Alliance. Richard Stone, Founder & Chairman of Private Ocean Tom Madsen, SVP & GM, Jamba Juice Company New Ventures Lars Barfod, CEO of Vapore Paulo Rosado, CEO of OutSystems Peter Hladun, VP & General Manager at Cork Supply…
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Alliance members describe the Alliance culture
Hear how some Alliance members describe the Alliance and its culture. Sblend Sblendorio, Managing Partner of Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel Geoff Rego, Co-Founder & CEO of Hushly Mark Tacchi, President & CEO of Vendini Paul White, Founder & CEO of Muir Services Oliver Rowen, VP of Operations, ClickAway Richard…
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Powerful Alliance Connections
The Alliance community is large and diversified. Hear how some of our members make connections throughout our expansive community. John Murphy, CEO of Virtual Incision Mark Tacchi, President & CEO of Vendini Kim Weiss, CEO of Remedy Interactive Belinda Tsao-Nivaggioli, CEO of the Avicena Group Grant Pickering, President & CEO…
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What can you expect at your first Alliance meeting?
Alliance members discuss their first impressions of the Alliance, and what made their first meeting great. Gini Deshpande, Founder & CEO of NuMedii Yorgen Edholm, CEO & President of Accellion Jeff Kuhn, Managing Partner of FLG Partners Belinda Tsao-Nivaggioli, CEO of the Avicena Group DeeAnn Budney, Founder/CEO of The Hive…
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Alliance Top Team Executives
Alliance member CEOs asked us to help develop the personal leadership skills of their senior executive team members and to enable them to address their most difficult challenges in the same way that we help our member CEOs. Therefore, the Alliance developed Top Team Alliance™ groups, which include a diverse…
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Alliance Voices: Jans Aasman, CEO of Franz
Alliance member Jans Aasman, CEO of Franz, discussed “Cognitive Computing” as it relates to clinical predictions, probabilistic inferences in criminal networks, product similarity in e-commerce and the Panama Papers during our August 19, 2016 “Alliance Voices” presentation series. The applications of cognitive science and big data machine learning to disparate…
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Alliance Voices: Gene Banman, CEO of DriveScale
“It takes 60 meetings to get a term sheet,” says Alliance member Gene Banman, CEO of DriveScale. During Gene's November 4, 2016 “Alliance Voices” presentation, he shared his experiences and lessons learned in raising 3 different A Rounds of funding. He gave a revealing talk about the in’s and out’s…
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Alliance Voices: Lisa Dyson, CEO of Kiverdi
Our current methods of using modern agriculture will simply not allow us to sustain the estimated 10 billion people who will inhabit our planet by 2050. But Alliance member Lisa Dyson, CEO of Kiverdi, is working on a solution. On May 13, 2016 during our “Alliance Voices” presentation series, Lisa…
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Alliance Voices: Alain Harrus, CEO of Kateeva
Alliance member Alain Harrus, CEO of Kateeva, initiated his November 4, 2016 “Alliance Voices” presentation with a simple, yet beguiling question: When do you give up? The list is long of CEOs who have failed due to giving up too early or hanging on too long. Business leaders are constantly…
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Alliance Voices: Peter Hill, Chairman & CEO of Bailard
Alliance member Peter Hill, Chairman & CEO of Bailard, kicked off of our August 19, 2016 “Alliance Voices” talks with a story about an exciting victory. In 2012 at the London Olympics, Peter’s nephew, Alex Gregory, won the Gold in the Men’s Four Rowing for Great Britain. This success was…
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Alliance Voices: Peter Koshland, Founder of Koshland Pharm
Alliance member Peter Koshland, Founder of Koshland Pharm, asks, “As a CEO, what can you do to incorporate 15 minutes of stress free time into your day?” At our San Francisco Alliance Regional Meeting on May 13, 2016, we showcased several of our members in a presentation series called “Alliance…
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Alliance Voices: Cal Lai, CEO of AskVet
During our November 4, 2016 “Alliance Voices” presentation series, Alliance member Cal Lai, CEO of AskVet, described the current regulatory and business trends at the outset of a new age of Equity Crowdfunding. For the last 80 years, less than 4% of the U.S. population has had any access to…
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Alliance Voices: Cat Lincoln, Founder & CEO of CLEVER
As one of the key masterminds behind the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Batkid viral campaign, Alliance member Cat Lincoln, Founder and CEO of CLEVER, has great tips about maximizing the reach of social media content, such as the importance of telling an emotional story, using hashtags and providing concrete ways for people…
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Alliance Voices: David Matheson, CEO of SmartOrg
How do you make a great decision every time? How to drive organizational change? In business, you’ve got your head, but you’ve also got your heart. Alliance member David Matheson, CEO of SmartOrg, gave an elegant presentation that illuminated the benefits of using both faculties in decision making. David shared…
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Alliance Voices: Ian McLean, President of Thermal Press International
Alliance member Ian McLean, President of Thermal Press International, spoke passionately about the power of dreams during our “Alliance Voices” presentation series on August 19, 2016. What unfolded was a heartfelt story about his grade school friend, Darren Dent, nicknamed “Hoody,” with whom he shares a great passion for horseracing.…
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Alliance Voices: Chris Mittelstaedt, Founder & CEO of the FruitGuys
During our “Alliance Voices” presentation series on May 13, 2016, Alliance member Chris Mittelstaedt, Founder & CEO of the FruitGuys, talked to fellow Alliance CEOs about how a unifying theory of doing business could help them connect their customer promises with the way they operationalize their business on a daily…
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Alliance Voices: Stan Schneider, CEO of Real-Time Innovations (RTI)
Alliance member Stan Schneider, CEO of Real-Time Innovations, has a keen eye on the “smart machine era,” which is predicted to be the most disruptive force in the history of IT. During our South Bay Alliance Regional Meeting on November 4, 2016, Stan used examples from the medical, power generation…
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Alliance Voices: Mihir Shukla, CEO & Co-Founder of Automation Anywhere
In describing the coming “Digital Workforce,” Alliance member Mihir Shukla, CEO of Automation Anywhere, predicts that 110M to 150M human jobs will be automated by 2025. Mihir states that business leaders are often asked to look for the bend in the road ahead - sometimes three minutes ahead, sometimes three…
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