Sam Reese, CEO, Vistage Worldwide /research-center/author/sam-reese/feed/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Fri, 09 May 2025 17:28:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 141323424 NSBW 2025: 5 reasons why we champion small and midsize businesses /research-center/business-leadership/20250509-champion-smb-leaders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250509-champion-smb-leaders /research-center/business-leadership/20250509-champion-smb-leaders/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 17:10:05 +0000 /research-center/?p=47341 National Small Business Week is a week-long celebration dedicated to spotlighting the backbone of our economy: small and midsize businesses (SMB). These businesses are the often-unsung heroes driving our country’s economic growth, fostering job creation and nurturing local communities. The...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20250509-champion-smb-leaders/feed/ 0 47341 18: Immaculate Grid Owner Sean Forman on ‘home run’ business decisions /research-center/business-leadership/20250418-a-life-of-climb-episode-18-sean-forman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250418-a-life-of-climb-episode-18-sean-forman /research-center/business-leadership/20250418-a-life-of-climb-episode-18-sean-forman/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:13:37 +0000 /research-center/?p=47221 Sports Reference President and Vistage Leadership Award Winner Sean Forman joins the podcast to share how he turned a lifelong love of statistics into a business that fuels data and information for the world’s top sports leagues. Sean also takes...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20250418-a-life-of-climb-episode-18-sean-forman/feed/ 0 47221 Enhancing leadership effectiveness: The role of accountability teams /research-center/business-leadership/20250409-accountability-teams/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250409-accountability-teams /research-center/business-leadership/20250409-accountability-teams/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:08:50 +0000 /research-center/?p=47047 We are well past National Quitters’ Day (the second Friday in January), when approximately 23% of people abandon their New Year’s goals. But a CEO cannot afford to quit. The most successful leaders know that sustained progress requires more than...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20250409-accountability-teams/feed/ 0 47047 Daily guide for leaders during a crisis /research-center/business-leadership/20200422-daily-guide-for-leaders-during-a-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20200422-daily-guide-for-leaders-during-a-crisis /research-center/business-leadership/20200422-daily-guide-for-leaders-during-a-crisis/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:46:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=34697 For many leaders, the current uncertainty regarding tariffs, the economy and government contracts could be seen as a crisis, especially for new CEOs. Working with CEOs all over the world throughout my career, I’ve noticed that successful business leaders tend...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20200422-daily-guide-for-leaders-during-a-crisis/feed/ 3 34697 4 ways CEOs can become better leaders in 2025 /research-center/business-leadership/20250123-ceos-better-leaders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250123-ceos-better-leaders /research-center/business-leadership/20250123-ceos-better-leaders/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:55:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46772 As we kick off 2025, the best leaders are reflecting on both their leadership strengths and shortcomings and actively seeking opportunities to improve over the next year. They understand that what worked 5 or 10 years ago may not be...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20250123-ceos-better-leaders/feed/ 0 46772 6 strategies to help new leaders navigate their fears /research-center/business-leadership/20241217-new-leaders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241217-new-leaders /research-center/business-leadership/20241217-new-leaders/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:24:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46731 Taking on a leadership role — especially as a new CEO — brings its own set of fears and challenges. For many, it can trigger “imposter syndrome,” causing doubt about one’s ability to handle the demands of the new position....

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20241217-new-leaders/feed/ 0 46731 17: LUZCO Technologies CEO Lus Haberberger on the power of diverse perspectives /research-center/business-leadership/20241112-a-life-of-climb-episode-17-lus-haberberger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241112-a-life-of-climb-episode-17-lus-haberberger /research-center/business-leadership/20241112-a-life-of-climb-episode-17-lus-haberberger/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:45:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46653 Lus Haberberger, CEO of LUZCO Technologies and a 2024 Vistage Member Excellence Award winner, joins Vistage CEO Sam Reese to share why she took the leap to found an engineering firm that has transformed into one of the fastest-growing firms...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20241112-a-life-of-climb-episode-17-lus-haberberger/feed/ 0 46653 How leaders can improve their 2025 strategic planning process /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20241107-strategic-planning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241107-strategic-planning /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20241107-strategic-planning/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:18:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46589 As 2025 rapidly approaches, many business leaders are starting their strategic planning process. Setting a strategy is the most difficult and important part of a CEO’s job. While there are many different ways to create an annual strategic plan, effective...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20241107-strategic-planning/feed/ 0 46589 How CEOs can find their leadership style /research-center/business-leadership/20240926-leadership-style/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240926-leadership-style /research-center/business-leadership/20240926-leadership-style/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:20:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46454 There is no one-size-fits-all leadership style that works for everyone. Finding a successful leadership approach takes time and often involves trial and error, as CEOs learn from their experience and their peers’ best practices and mistakes. At Vistage, we have...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20240926-leadership-style/feed/ 0 46454 16: Ascent Aviation CEO David Querio on elevating through underserved markets /research-center/business-leadership/20240903-a-life-of-climb-episode-16-david-querio/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240903-a-life-of-climb-episode-16-david-querio /research-center/business-leadership/20240903-a-life-of-climb-episode-16-david-querio/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:13:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46408 David Querio joins the podcast to share his remarkable journey from airplane mechanic to CEO of Ascent Aviation Services, and what he learned about managing teams in an industry with no room for error. The 2024 Vistage Member Excellence Award...

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