This month, CEO Today had the privilege to speak with Kevin Hutchinson – a serial entrepreneur and the CEO and Founder of MyTaskit – a work coordination platform targeting to the services industry. In his interview with us, Kevin tells us about founding MyTaskit, the achievements that followed and what it means to him to […]
Valicom is a leader in telecom, technology and wireless management services for mid-marketand enterprise organizations. Founded in 1991, the company offers a full suite of technology expense and inventory management services, delivering visibility and control over voice, wireless and data environments. This month, CEO Today speaks with the company’s President and COO Jeff Poirior, […]
Cadence Capital Management is a boutique-style investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Mike Skillman, who joined Cadence in 1994, now serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director on their investment team. Here, he tells CEO Today about the history of the company, its business strategy and overcoming the inevitable hurdles involved in delivering […]
Tell us about your early career path; what attracted you to your first position? I was unwell in my final year at school. This meant that I missed a large part of the year, as I was required to stay in bed. To keep busy, I borrowed a friend’s Sinclair ZX Spectrum, one of […]
Below Francis Kean, Executive Director, and Alasdair Wood, Director, at Finex, Willis Towers Watson, discuss what the latest SMCR changes mean for businesses, and how there needs to be a universal improvement in business culture. The Senior Managers and Certification regime (SMCR) came into effect for the UK’s banking industry on 7th March 2016 and will be […]
Below, Co-Founder of Eligible, Rameez Zafar discusses the importance of client retention, particularly in the mortgaging sector. The technology behind client retention In virtually all industries, repeat business typically represents the highest quality business at the lowest “customer acquisition cost”. The mortgage industry is no different, where in many instances, the highest margin business is […]
Remember when work experience was the pinnacle of a career’s launch? Well they still are, but things have changed a little. Chris Jones, Chief Executive of the City & Guilds Group, talks to CEO Today about careers and the future of internships in the business world. It’s time to consign unpaid internships to history. That […]
When it comes to leadership, the likes of Weinstein and Donald Trump are often whose faces paint the papers with colour. However, it’s often the invisible leaders that make strides in leading their teams. The ability of a leader to take a back seat and let their team shine is a hard skill and it's all linked […]
To be outstanding, managers need a framework that will successfully influence others opinion, and a successful manager will ensure that they follow this framework repeatedly. Below Margo Manning, a leadership coach and author of The Step Up Mindset for New Managers, lists for CEO Today five key traits that any successful manager will portray on a regular basis: […]
Below Kendall Langford, General Counsel and Senior Partner at Patron Capital, discusses the question: If the argument for diversity has been proven, why is it not working for women in finance? The views and comments expressed below relate to fund finance. I do not purport to have all the data, but the evidence is clear: […]
Here Carolyn Pepper and Roch Glowacki of Reed Smith, discuss with CEO Today the considerations to make and the steps to take when it comes to fake news, propaganda and the spreading of hoax stories regarding their brand, company or organization. Fake news, it seems, is everywhere: on our social media accounts, online, in political […]
It’s a long way to the top, but where do you start? Some of you may be young CEO and count yourselves lucky, some of you may have never stepped into leadership before. So do you need a degree to become an executive? Or maybe go via an apprenticeship? Start as a company clerk and […]
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