GATR Coolers: Learning the business of business
CEO Bryan McGehee describes the launch of GATR Coolers as “a text-message joke with my brother that somehow worked out.”
Dan Ducoté
Dan Ducoté has built a career in the industrial market, specializing in product and technology sales. He also has expertise in team building, corporate culture, operating systems, problem solving and providing innovative solutions to clients. Dan launched his first entrepreneurial venture, Enginuity Global LLC, in 2018. Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Enginuity Global provides automation and controls, electrical engineering and…
AAE Spotlight: Missy Rogers and Lyla Corkern
“How our businesses scale and what finances look like are very different,” says Missy Rogers. “Yet during our first one-on-one Zoom meeting, it was like there was magic. Lyla had strengths where I was weak and vice versa.”
Moving from success to significance
Describing the technical components of Legacy Council is pretty straightforward.Yet articulating the essence of Legacy Council is more difficult and goes far beyond succession planning.
Outlook on Leadership with Dan Ducote
In just six years Dan Ducote led Enginuity Global LLC from a four-person company based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to an international organization with nearly 90 employees. He chalks up much of Enginuity’s success to creating a culture where people are passionate about what they are doing.
Maryhill Winery: Shifting in a scaling industry
“The Thrive! engagement super-charged me as to what we needed to do to move forward — and gave us new insights on how we needed to look at our business,” says Craig Leuthold of Maryhill Winery.
Leadership toolbox: The mutual learning model
In early days, entrepreneurs often are the sole decision-makers. Yet as their business moves into second stage, it’s important to embrace mutual learning to increase productivity and engagement…
Neuro20: Technology that moves you
Neuro20 Technologies Corp. has developed a washable suit, software and operating system that sends electrical impulses throughout the entire body to treat neuromuscular injuries and disease and improve muscle performance.
Small steps, significant progress
It’s not high-level initiatives that shape an organization. Smaller changes can be just as impactful in the long term…
Outlook on Leadership with Erick Stewart
“You’re never successful, you’re always succeeding,” says Erick Stewart, a Battle Creek-based serial entrepreneur who wrote his first business plan at age 26, then launched Stewart Industries and grew it into a $50 million company. Today as CEO of Lagniappe Global Commodity Partners and an Entrepreneur Emeritus at the foundation, Erick is helping other business leaders grow their organizations and themselves