I recognized that confident smile immediately. It was CEOtoCEO Breakfast participant Dan Price, Co-founder of Gravity Payments. Dan was recently recognized as the National SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Dan’s company works as an intermediary between merchants and credit card companies, has 50 employees and more than 5,000 customers. I asked Dan to share…
One of the keys to the improved performance of the Mariners that Jack shared is the focus on building a roster of engaged team members. Engaged employees are those that exert discretionary effort, are enthusiastic about their jobs, and their intend to stay with the organization. An increasing number of business leaders that I…
At our recent CEOtoCEO Breakfast speaker Jack Zduriencik, GM of the Mariners, was asked to share the secret to retaining Felix Hernandez the team’s Ace pitcher for the next five years. Jack modestly told us it was easy …. “What’s not to like about being paid $78 M for 5 years when you’re 23 years…