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.