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Carnegie Hall? Just a Stop Along the Path for CEO
When did your interest in music begin? I grew up in Nacka, Sweden, considered the most musical city in the country. A big part of the school curriculum revolved around music. So when I was in first grade, I was tested to see if I could tell the difference between…
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Baba Shiv
Stanford Professor Baba Shiv joined us for this Regional Alliance meeting. Baba's research expertise is in the area of neuroeconomics, with specific emphasis on the role of neural structures related to emotion and motivation in shaping decisions and experiences. His recent work examines the interplay of the brain’s “liking” and…
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Second Genome Announced Agreement with Janssen
San Bruno, CA, —Second Genome, Inc. announced today that the company has entered into an agreement with Janssen Biotech, Inc. (Janssen) focused on microbiome drug discovery. With the goal of advancing novel drug targets, the agreement is focused on therapeutic mechanisms in ulcerative colitis mediated by the bacterial ecosystem living…
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Summer 2013
Inside the Summer 2013 Issue: Business Across the Pond The European market is difficult to break into, says Bristlecone’s Ashok Santhanam (Group 305). But there is a good side: “Once you’ve broken through… as long as you keep doing a good job, your exit barriers will be much higher.” Read…
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Don Goewey
Don Goewey, Founder & Managing Partner of ProAttitude joined us for this Regional Alliance meeting. Don has had a long career in human potential and collaborated with the two great pioneers in the field, Carl Rogers, Ph.D., the father of humanistic psychology, and Gerald Jampolsky, M.D., who founded a school…
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Marty Reed Wins Entrepreneur Award from JFK University
Marty Reed of Walnut Creek was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award by JFK University on May 17. Reed is an alumni of JFK, having received his MBA from there in 1999. “I was a typical Silicon Valley entrepreneur, an over confident twenty-something that decided to launch a start-up,”…
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Doug Leeds Honored with Tech & Innovation Award
The San Francisco Business Times recognized the region's most promising tech innovators on May 16, 2013. Honored were the dynamic companies that are fueling our regional economy, attracting VC funding and growth capital, adding jobs, and transforming every area of technology. The judges selected an exceptional group of winners out…
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Menko Deroos on The CEO Show
Menko Deroos, CEO of Xicato, was the Silicon Valley Leadership Group's guest on The CEO Show on May 7, 2013. During the conversation Menko and host Mike Mielke discussed the transition of lighting from the analog to the digital world and how Xicato is innovating and creating new forms of…
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Marty Neumeier
Marty Neumeier, Director of Transformation at Liquid Agency, is a recognized thought leader in brand strategy, innovation and design whose insight helps transform businesses from the inside out. He joined us for this regional Alliance meeting to discuss his latest book, Metaskills: Five Talents for the Robotic Age, in which…
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Paul Witkay in Smart Business: “Who wants a dream that’s near-fetched?’”
Steve Jobs was credited with inspiring Apple’s trademark advertising campaign challenging each of us to “think differently.” But how does one go about thinking differently? Since founding the Alliance of Chief Executives in 1996, I have passionately studied and experimented with how CEOs can generate breakthrough ideas — which are…
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Why the Time to Check Your Strategy is When It’s Working
By Robert Sher Any company that has weathered the recession of 2008-2009 well should congratulate itself for exemplary performance amidst truly trying times. And with the stock market at new heights and the broader economy on the upswing, the leaders of many high-flying companies could not be blamed for feeling…
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Juliet Erickson
Juliet Erickson, a 20+ year communication coach and strategist, joined us for this Regional Top Team Alliance meeting. Juliet has worked with some of the world’s leading financial, publishing, technology, media, marketing and academic organizations, celebrities, sportsmen and women and politicians. She recently worked with the London Olympic Bid team.…
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4 Alliance Members on the List of the Best Places to Work
Congratulations to the following Alliance Members whose companies were named to this year's list of the “Best Places to Work in the Bay Area!” Advent Software - Anthony Sperling, SVP Grockit - Roy Gilbert, CEO Kaiser Permanente - Sandra Pham, VP & CFO Syserco - Derek Eggers, CEO
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Entrepreneur of the Year Awarded to Rajesh Subramaniam
Congratulations to Alliance member Rajesh Subramaniam upon receiving the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Indo-American Federation of Fremont. The award was presented at the Federation's annual Unity Dinner on March 22, 2013 by Congressman Mike Honda.
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Sblend Sblendorio and Team Receive “New Retail” Award
In March, the Paragon Outlets Livermore Valley project and Hoge Fenton were recognized at the San Francisco Business Times “Real Estate Deals of the Year Awards” and given the “New Retail” award for 2012 in the Bay Area. The shopping center opened in November—after seven years of iligence on the…
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Tim Danison
Tim Danison joined Onfire Health as a product and operations advisor in 2025. Previously he served as Chief Product Officer and Board Member at Navia, responsible for product management and innovation, marketing, and M&A transition activities at the company. Tim was formerly a member of the founding team at WageWorks…
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Michael Klayko
Michael Klayko has more than 30 years of experience in the storage, computer, and telecommunications industries, most recently as CEO Brocade. He joined us for this regional Alliance meeting and shared his thoughts on Strategic Innovation.
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Rodan + Fields Requires New Office Space to Handle Growth
Direct selling pioneer Rodan + Fields is planting its flag in the south financial district. The dermatologist-created skincare products company has grabbed 62,500 square feet at 60 Spear St., more than double its current footprint at 111 Maiden Lane. The company will occupy floors two through six in the 11-story…
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Profile of Tyson Lawrence and PacWest Distributing
What it does: Transportation and logistics provider. HQ: Pleasanton. 2012: $5 million. Employees: 7. Founded: 2005. Source of startup capital: Bootstrapped. Background: B.S. in political science from Washington State University. Worked for third party logistics provider C.H. Robinson. Age: 35. Residence: Pleasanton. Web site: www.pacwestdistributing.net. Big Picture How’s business: It’s…
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Skyera Closes Over $51 Million Series B Financing
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Skyera today announced it has closed $51.6 million in financing led by Dell Ventures, with participation from other strategic investors. Skyera, backed by key technology and financial partnerships, is positioned at the forefront of the hyper-growth solid-state storage sector. The syndicate of strategic investors provides Skyera…
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Evan Bailyn
Evan Bailyn is an internet entrepreneur and the bestselling author of Outsmarting Google and Outsmarting Social Media. He is primarily known as a search engine optimization expert, having used his ability to rank at the top of Google to build and sell five businesses, including one of the largest children's…
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Ian McLean
Ian McLean is the owner and president of Thermal Press International. He initially joined Thermal Press as the sales manager after having been the sales manager/GM for Henry Plastics.
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Spring 2013
Inside the Spring 2013 Issue: The Joys of C-Suite and Board Diversity James White (Q100), CEO of Jamba Juice, and Lisa Im (Q200), CEO of Performant Financial, both believe a diverse top team gives their companies a more creative vision and contributes to greater revenue and earnings growth. Researchers agree—diversity…
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David Lapin
David Lapin, CEO of Lapin Consulting International and the author of Lead by Greatness joined us for this Regional Alliance meeting. David discussed his leadership philosophy in which leaders draw their authority from their personal stature rather than from their positional status. Click here for a video link to David's…
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How Much Should you Risk for Growth?
At one of many Alliance of Chief Executives meetings I participated in recently, I watched one member present his thinking on some significant but risky growth strategies. His $300M+ revenue company is a cash-machine with strong and accelerating profitability, mid-teens annual revenue growth and a dominant market share. The risky…
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First Solar Acquires Chilean Project Developer Solar Chile
TEMPE, Ariz. & SANTIAGO, Chile—(BUSINESS WIRE)—First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and Fundación Chile today announced that First Solar has acquired Solar Chile, a Santiago-based solar development company in which Fundación Chile was an early investor. This culminates a strategic working alliance the two companies formed in Oct. 2011. Solar Chile…
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Sutro Biopharma to Collaborate with Sanofi Pasteur
SAN FRANCISCO - Sutro Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical company developing a new generation of protein therapeutics utilizing Sutro's cell-free protein synthesis technology, today announced a collaboration with Sanofi Pasteur—the largest company entirely dedicated to vaccines—to produce two undisclosed vaccine candidates. “This collaboration highlights the potential value of Sutro's biochemical synthesis technology…
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Ctuit Serves Restaurants Efficiency Tools
The recession didn’t crimp Ctuit’s growth. In fact, it may have accelerated it. The restaurant software company has grown about 30 percent each year since its founding in 2000 — even during the downturn. When diners started pinching pennies, the restaurant managers that Ctuit serves craved data to figure out…
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4 Alliance Members on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 List
Congratulations to the following Alliance Members whose companies were named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 List. This list is the pre-eminent technology awards program in United States and Canada with 2012 being its eighteenth anniversary. Combining technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth, Fast 500 companies – large, small, public,…
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Bill Reichert
Bill Reichert, Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm joined us for this Top Team Regional Alliance meeting. Bill discussed “The Future of Innovation: Hype, Hope, and Reality.” He talked about the nature of innovation and what it takes to create an innovative organization.
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