Hello, and welcome to GreatConversations, a podcast about leadership and life from GreatAmerica Financial Services. Our host for this series talks with thought leaders and innovators from across the business world.
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The Importance of Culture - Leading with Empathy | Lauren Hanna, Blue Technologies Smart Solutions
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40:54In today’s episode, we are joined by Lauren Hanna, President of Blue Technologies Smart Solutions based in Cleveland, Ohio, a hardware, managed IT, managed print, and enterprise content management provider. Lauren discusses her journey through an entry level sales rep position to leadership and growing a family-built company. Lauren explains moving…
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Leadership, Mentorship, and Taking Next-Generation Leaders to the Next Level | Gregory Jacobs, Infomax
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31:32On today's episode our guest is just down the road from us in West Des Moines, Iowa, Gregory Jacobs, President of Infomax Office Systems, a premium printer, copier, production and managed IT office systems and solutions. Gregory explains the nature of growing up with the family business and what that meant to him as a kid, from going into the offic…
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Siblings to Business Partners - | Kennedi Aguilar-Varing and Sloan Varing, IBE Digital
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29:43In this episode, we are joined by our first sibling duo all the way from California! It is obvious the bond that Kennedi Aguilar-Varing, Controller, and Sloan Varing, Vice President, hold as siblings. They share how they manage their bond into their business, IBE Digital, an office technology business offering everything from IT hardware and printe…
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From Customer to President – Grigsby’s Unique Journey to Leadership | Tyler Grigsby, Fisher’s Technology
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31:04In this episode, Mitch chats with Tyler Grigsby, President at Fisher’s Technology, an office technology business out of Boise, Idaho that focuses on managing IT environments, selling and servicing copiers and printers, and streamlining business operations with document management and related software solutions. Though currently serving as President…
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When NextWave Meets Legacy: Changing of the Guard and Developing Confidence | Jenna (Stramaglio) Miner, ConnectWise
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30:42If you are in the Office Technology industry, it’s likely you will know today’s guest! Jenna Stramaglio) Miner joins Mitch on today’s episode of GreatConversations. As Channel Development Manager at ConnectWise, and daughter of industry icon, Mike Stramaglio, Jenna has grown up in the business. For nearly two decades, Jenna has become entrenched in…
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Finding Your V-Formation in Business | Brantly Fowler, ZENO Office Solutions
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36:32On today’s episode, Mitch is joined by Brantly Fowler, Co-President of ZENO Office Solutions out of West Texas. Brantly shares his journey, from working in the ZENO warehouse doing odd jobs as a kid, to being the Co-President. Looking at the man behind the company, we learn how Brantly created his “V-Formation” of people in his life, how he gives 1…
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Lifelong Learning, Leading Through Service, and a Little Happy Luck | Ashley Carnes, Impact Networking
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29:07On today’s episode of GreatConversations, Mitch hosts Ashley Carnes, Chief Strategy Officer at Impact Networking—one of the fastest-growing managed services providers in the nation. Ashley’s passion for lifelong learning and servant leadership earned her recognition as a 2024 Young Influencer by The Cannata Report. She shares her unexpected journey…
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Keeping Up with The Family Business | Casey Lowery, Applied Innovation
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27:54Welcome to the debut of our GreatConversations with GreatAmerica podcast! We are excited to kick things off with our NextWave Series, where we engage with next gen thought leaders and innovators from the office technology space. Today, Mitch Leahy welcomes Casey Lowery, President at Applied Innovation, a family-owned and run office technology provi…
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