Good Revenue 13 | π©βπΌ Rethinking Leadership: Why Hiring for Potential Beats Experience Every Time π with Amy Gershkoff Bolles (Levi Strauss, Tradesy, Spectrum Equity)
Amy Gershkoff Bolles is a founder, former CEO, and public company board member with deep expertise in strategy and operations.
In this episode of Good Revenue, host Neeta Bidwai and Amy cover:
- Her diverse experiences leading startups, growth stage companies, and public companies like eBay, Zynga, WPP, and Levi Strauss.
- How to turnaround a company in less than 1 year.
- The importance of building teams by hiring for potential rather than traditional experience, which leads to diverse and creative teams.
- How to balance strategy and operations, using data-driven metrics while understanding the limits of ROI calculations for certain initiatives.
- Short-term and long-term initiatives, the importance of team alignment in turnarounds, and how empathetic leadership is crucial for success.
- Risk vs investment calculus involves 3 vectors: balance short & long term, risk of potential upside, and holistic perspective on the total timeline in terms of risk / return.
- The significant challenge of representation in the tech industry and suggestions to improve diversity in executive roles and boardrooms.
- What sets high-performing companies apart, including clear strategic decisions and robust operational systems.
Join us for actionable insights for balancing strategic initiatives and executing successful turnarounds.
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Where to find Amy:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amygershkoff/
Where to find Neeta:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/neetabidwai/
Where to find Good Revenue:
https://goodrevenue.io/goodrevenue
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHrhuWbpYnUwrR75H2Ip4yQ
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Highlights:
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:16 Amy's Career Journey
01:08 Building Successful Teams
04:01 Diversity and Hiring Philosophy
05:19 Strategy and Operations
08:39 Balancing Short-term and Long-term Goals
14:38 Executing Turnarounds
22:05 Empathetic Leadership
25:34 Challenges in the Tech Industry
31:32 High Performance Companies
33:58 Conclusion and Farewell
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Referenced:
Levi Strauss: https://www.levistrauss.com/
EBay: https://www.ebay.com/
WPP: https://www.wpp.com/
Zynga: https://www.zynga.com/
Tradesy: https://www.vestiairecollective.com/
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