Pizza, Positivity, and Psychology - On Leadership with Tony Boldt, NFM President and CEO

Tony Boldt is the President and CEO of Nebraska Furniture Mart. He started his career in 2002, almost 20 years ago, at the distribution center in Homemakers Furniture, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NFM in Des Moines. He moved from warehouse management to general management in the Des Moines store and later became Store Director. He then moved to Omaha and was the Appliance and Electronics General Sales Manager for two years before moving to Kansas City to become the NFM Kansas City Store Director.

In June 2017, Tony was promoted to President and COO and moved back to Omaha. In April 2021, he was promoted to CEO. Tony is married, has two daughters in college, and lives in West Omaha. He is a big sports fan, but particularly an Iowa fan.

In this episode…

What does it take to be a great leader? What are the top qualities that help leaders build and manage great teams capable of driving change in their organizations?

Tony Boldt, the President and CEO of Nebraska Furniture Mart, believes in the power of authentic leadership. His desire to provide his team with better work environments and better standards of living has helped in creating a good company culture for NFM. Tony is also a positive-minded leader who surrounds himself with positive people, and therefore hires inspirative individuals who are capable of solving different types of problems.

In this episode of the I Am Home podcast, hosts Tyler Wisecup, Becca Sudbeck, and Hilary Woltemath are joined by Amy Myers to interview Tony Boldt, the President and CEO of Nebraska Furniture Mart, about leadership and embracing new opportunities. They discuss the qualities of a great leader, the most impactful moments in Tony's career, and Tony's advice on authentic leadership and being a disruptive leader.