Is it possible to create an organizational culture before you even have a company? Raj De Datta, Co-Founder and CEO of Bloomreach, explains that he developed the cultural framework for Bloomreach before the company launched.

Is it possible that a CEO can get duped into running a company? Joe Walsh, Chairman and CEO of Thryv, shares how he ended up holding the reins of a historic company to pivot it from its phone book past to providing a digital platform that helps small businesses thrive.

Jim Kavanaugh knows a thing or two about rising to the occasion. As the CEO and Co-Founder of World Wide Technology – an organization that provides global technology solutions and services – he’s had to prove his mettle more than once. Tune in to this episode of Business X factors to hear about how this St. Louis-based company became a global tech leader, and why Jim Kavanaugh believes the best leaders are the ones forged in fire.

Software applications are used by people like you and me. Therefore, shouldn't humans all over the world test them before they launch? Chris Malone, the CEO of Applause, explains how the Applause platform activates a community of experts to ensure applications will truly serve their users.

A team that’s divided will, ultimately, not be successful. Kevin Haverty, Senior Advisor to the CEO at ServiceNow, reveals that a unified team, as well as a unified product, will earn big wins.

For more than twenty years, Jim Ryan has helped shepherd Flexera, a global software company, into massive success. How has he managed to help keep core values in the midst of expansion? He stops by Business X factors to talk about scaling with integrity, following the money, and why bureaucracy might not be a dirty word, after all.

Magic often connotes supernatural powers. In the case of Equinix, magic is an outward manifestation of its work to connect the world that is then internalized into the culture of the company. Equinix’s magic may be super but it is certainly grounded in a positivistic, human value. On this episode, Jon Lin, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Data Center Services & President, Americas at Equinix, reveals Equinix’s most powerful magical quality.

Transforming organizational communication can be tricky. It requires an all-in truth and trust effort from everyone involved. In this episode, Robert Glazer, the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, discusses how to craft a culture built on “respectful authenticity.”

Intuition in business is a hard-earned sixth sense. For a lot of executives, it is this intuition (or lack thereof) that is the difference between success and failure. David Spitz, CEO of ChannelAdvisor, shares how he’s cultivated his own intuitive sense, and how he’s been able to use that intuition to create a more agile, aware organization.

There are many stories about strangers performing a near superhuman act to save someone else. Where does this fierce passion to help someone in need come from? Jamie Farrell, Chief Revenue Officer at Emeritus, shares how the company is using this unbelievable power of human connection to provide education to more than 250,000 people around the world.

ForgeRock is a multinational, publicly-traded, billion-dollar cybersecurity company. But while tech may be what the company sells, what really powers the company is a passion for one of the most vital human traits - listening. CEO Fran Rosch joins the podcast to tell us more.

Bryce Maddock built TaskUs using $20,000 of his and his co-founder’s savings. Today, TaskUs is valued at $3.46 billion. During those early startup years, Bryce never took a penny of venture capital, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. Investors simply didn't want to invest – they passed on every opportunity Bryce offered, leaving him to fend for his business on his own. On Business X factors, Bryce tells the origin story of TaskUs including how he is taking what he learned as the forgotten...

Some companies know the rules of the game so well they change how the game itself is played. Bob Walters, the CEO of Rocket Mortgage and President and Chief Operating Officer of Rocket Companies, shares how Rocket Companies blossomed from a small team to a colossus of nearly 20,000 by simplifying complexity for customers and betting on remote processes before that was even a thing.

Kim Budil, Laboratory Director at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has been working on some of the biggest problems in the world for a long time, and as a result of her work, and the work of LLNL, the world is a better, safer place. But what does it take to actually change the world? Find out on this episode.

What if to save and sustain the planet, it meant unleashing creativity with personalized, on-demand fashion? It may sound too good to be true, but Ronen Samuel, the CEO of Kornit Digital, explains why this model is both immensely profitable for business and utterly essential for the world.

For more than one hundred and thirty years, NCR has been a household name. In a world packed with competition and constant innovation, a company with staying power like that stands out. Ismail Amla, the Executive Vice President of Professional Services of NCR, shares how the company has remained relevant and agile in an ever-changing market.

Being the greatest of all time is all about competing. But what if winning at business is really about a higher calling of serving the world and reducing human suffering? If that’s the case, what does this new breed of GOAT entrepreneur look like? Serial entrepreneur Scott Donnell gives us a window inside the mind of this new kind of entrepreneurial GOAT.

When Steve Smith joined Zayo as CEO, he found himself at the head of a company that was a Frankenstein of 46 acquisitions. And while the company’s decentralized approach had served it well in the early years, Steve saw an opportunity to take the company further. This time — and almost paradoxically — through centralization. Tune in to learn how Steve married these two concepts to better serve customers while still empowering innovation and creativity.

Why is it that when the whole world stopped due to the pandemic, certain companies were equipped to keep moving forward? Charles Eide, the Founder and CEO of EideCom, explains how being great at one thing empowered his company — and his customers — to quickly pivot in real-time.

How does a company control its own destiny? Bruce Baumgartner, Vice President of Procurement & Strategic Partnerships, reveals how it’s possible to control your own destiny by making key decisions in service of a higher calling.

Bradley Rencher, the Chief Executive Officer of BambooHR, explains how the employee experience has been overlooked for far too long by companies. How can employers better take care of employees — and by extension improve the bottom line? What values, practices, and technologies can help organizations create an environment where employees thrive? Find out on this episode of Business X factors. Business X factors is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Hyland.

Cetin Duransoy, the Chief Operating Officer at Fundbox, explains how digitization, data science, and AI are being used to identify and provide services to small businesses exactly when they need them. Business X factors is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Hyland.

Are you willing to get fired for what you believe is best for your company? For Elizabeth Cholawsky, the Chief Executive Officer of HG Insights, the answer to this question is a resounding ‘yes!’ Find out why she’s willing to put it all on the line and how that ‘conviction meter’ is unlocking success for HG Insights. Business X factors is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Hyland.

What does Maslow’s hierarchy of needs teach us about creating meaningful business experiences? Mark Taylor, the Senior Vice President and the Global Practice Lead for Cognizant Digital Experience, explains how Cognizant relies on thoughtful relationships to create winning customer and employee experiences. Business X factors is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Hyland.