Innovation, Timing, and Leadership for Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs | Louis Gump, Ep 38

Innovation, Timing, and Leadership for Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs | Louis Gump, Ep 38

Louis Gump, fractional CEO/COO and author of Inside Innovator, discusses his career building mobile businesses at CNN and The Weather Channel, the critical differences between entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, and how founders can successfully transition into larger organizations post-acquisition. He emphasizes that innovation requires leadership commitment, cross-functional collaboration, and understanding when to adapt entrepreneurial instincts to corporate environments.

Why Connecting People and Process Is Your Secret Weapon | Brantley Fry, Ep 34

Why Connecting People and Process Is Your Secret Weapon | Brantley Fry, Ep 34

Brantley Fry, partner at Tech CXO, shares her unconventional career path from environmental litigation to political operations to human capital management. She discusses her work on major environmental disasters (TVA coal ash spill, BP oil spill), serving as state director for a U.S. senator, and helping a health tech startup through acquisition. The conversation explores employment agreements, non-traditional hiring, and building culture through M&A transitions.

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