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28 mai

ScottsMiracle-Gro CEO Jim Hagedorn On Overcoming Losing $2 Billion

In this episode of The CEO Series, William Salvi sits down with Jim Hagedorn, CEO of ScottsMiracle-Gro. Hagedorn opens up about the most turbulent chapter of his career: a $2 billion gamble on the cannabis industry that nearly ran the company into the ground. He discusses the intense pressure of "burning money," the isolation of leadership during a crisis, and the difficult reality of cutting hundreds of millions in operating expenses to keep the business afloat. Hagedorn also shares insights into his unconventional path to CEO, from running away from home at 15 to join a commune to flying F-16s in the Air Force. He reflects on the "ruthless" but influential relationship with his father, Horace Hagedorn, and how he eventually spearheaded the massive deal between Scotts and Miracle-Gro.

28 mai

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24 min
11/09/2025

Giordano's CEO Nick Scarpino on America's Most Famous Deep Dish Pizza 🍕

🎙️ If you enjoyed this episode of The CEO Series with CEO of Giordano's, don't miss the full video, can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4FivBhnjvQ&t=717s Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceoseries/ Follow me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wsalvi/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-salvi/ Published On: April 24, 2025

11/09/2025

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23 min
15/09/2025

Thomson Reuters CEO Steve Hasker On AI's Implications | The CEO Series

🎙️ If you enjoyed this episode of The CEO Series with CEO of Thomson Reuters , don't miss the full video, can find here: https://youtu.be/3BcHzp6sSzo?si=MtwCB9fbdLpEkcKq Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceoseries/ Follow me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wsalvi/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-salvi/ Published On: April 8, 2025

15/09/2025

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24 min
25/02/2025

Smashburger CEO Denise Nelsen On Going From Barista to CEO | The CEO Series

🎙️ If you enjoyed this episode of The CEO Series with CEO of Smashburger, don't miss the full video, can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnPSD_5_w20 Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceoseries/ Follow me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wsalvi/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-salvi/ Published On: Jan 19, 2025

25/02/2025

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24 min
14 avr.

Kyle Matthews on transitioning from football to building a $78B Brokerage.

Kyle Matthews grew up in the most decorated football family in NFL history. Four first-round picks. A Hall of Famer. Decades of combined pro careers. He went a different direction. With a team of 25 and a gap in the market he couldn't ignore, Kyle walked away from a top-producing career and built Matthews from the ground up — now the largest privately held commercial real estate brokerage in the country. 31,000 transactions. $78 billion in deals. Zero outside investors. In this episode, we sit down with Matthews™ Founder and CEO, and host of the Matthews Mentality podcast, Kyle Matthews to talk about what it really takes to scale a company, why he believes AI may be the biggest threat commercial real estate isn't paying attention to yet, and what Pete Carroll taught him about building a culture people actually want to be part of.

14 avr.

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22 min
10/09/2025

Culligan CEO Scott Clawson on Water Sustainability in 2025 & Beyond | The CEO Series

🎙️ If you enjoyed this episode of The CEO Series with CEO of Culligan, don't miss the full video, can find here: https://youtu.be/AkH1iZ1xt_0?si=Gr-rMszZiUMfiv8B Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceoseries/ Follow me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wsalvi/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-salvi/

10/09/2025

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24 min
28 janv.

Ryan Serhant on Owning Manhattan, Wasted Potential & AI in Real Estate

What part of you has to die to become the leader you're meant to be? In this episode of The CEO Series, William Salvi sits down with Ryan Serhantt‬ , CEO and Founder of SERHANT and star of Netflix's Owning Manhattan, inside a $45M New York City mansion to talk about the real cost of leadership, not the Instagram version. This conversation isn't about flexing deals or views. It's about: • The parts of himself Ryan had to sacrifice to become a CEO. • Why being at the top is lonely, relentless, and often misunderstood. • How he balances running a fast-growing company with being the face of a Netflix show. • His biggest fear: wasted potential. • What he really thinks about AI, housing affordability, and "the American dream" of homeownership. • The mindset it takes to build a number one brokerage in the world If you're a founder, executive, or ambitious operator trying to scale your life and your business without losing your soul, this episode is for you. 0:57 | Introduction and $45M Upper East Side Listing 3:00 | SERHANT'S "Brokerage 3.0" Model and Core Mission 4:38 | CEO Role, Delegation, and Strategic Media Planning 6:09 | The Battle of Work and Calculating Brand Power Ratio (BPR) 8:49 | Career Origin: From Actor to Agent 11:12 | The Sacrifice and Weight of Being a CEO 12:23 | Pressure, Risk, and the Fear of Wasted Potential 15:33 | Selling "Signature Properties" and the Necessity of Brand Power 17:30 | Market Threats and Housing Policy 23:30 | Home Ownership Advice and the Final Fire Round Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPSt5h7Bdkk

28 janv.

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29 min
26 févr.

How Vita Coco Won The Coconut Water

"There were a lot of moments that felt like failure," says Mike Kirban, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Vita Coco. From early supply chain challenges to competing with giants like Coke, building the coconut water category was far from smooth. In this episode of The CEO Series, William Salvi sits down with Mike to talk about taking a simple idea from Brazil and turning it into Vita Coco, navigating the lowest moments of his career, standing up to major beverage players, and what changed when he stepped into the Executive Chairman role. 🎥 Credits: Host: William Salvi Producers: Christopher Salvi, Miguel Aponte Assistant Producer: Sejal Jain Director of Photography/ Audio: Corey Florin Second Cam: Kevin Prada PA: Drew Bosset Editor: Julian Beltran Content Creator: Ariel Burns Social Media Manager: Eric Moran

26 févr.

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27 min
19 mars

Morningstar CEO Kunal Kapoor on Market Crashes, AI, and Investing

Everyone wants to know when the market will crash. ‪Morningstar CEO Kunal Kapoor has spent decades analyzing markets, and his answer might surprise you. In this episode of The CEO Series, William Salvi sits down with Kunal to discuss why timing the market rarely works, how Morningstar has evolved into a global financial data powerhouse, and what leaders often underestimate when scaling a company. From an almost 30-year journey at one firm to leading through change, Kunal shares how discipline, culture, and long-term thinking shape both investing and leadership. Chapters 0:00 | Intro 1:00 | From Data Analyst to CEO 3:10 | What Morningstar Actually Does 4:20 | The Rise of Private Markets 5:20 | Why Timing the Market Fails 5:40 | Are We Headed for a Recession? 6:06 | Does Kunal Invest Personally? 6:45 | What Keeps a CEO Up at Night 8:00 | Taking Over from a Founder 9:05 | Leading by Example 9:45 | Growth vs. Discipline 11:00 | The Hardest Leadership Lesson 12:30 | Answering the Internet's Top Questions 14:05 | When Will the Market Crash? 14:30 | How Morningstar Handles Private Market Data 15:45 | How AI Is Changing Morningstar 17:20 | Rapid Fire 19:05 | 30 Years of Lessons in Leadership

19 mars

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20 min
14 mai

Pega CEO Alan Trefler: What Chess Taught Me About Running a Company

In this episode of The CEO Series, host William Salvi sits down with Alan Trefler, founder and CEO of Pegasystems, to discuss what it takes to build and lead a company for over four decades. Trefler explains how a frustrating experience consulting for New York banks sparked the vision behind Pega, and why bootstrapping the company from scratch gave him a perspective on business that still shapes how he leads today. He breaks down how chess thinking, specifically the concept of candidate moves, applies directly to business strategy, why he thinks the current conversation around AI is mostly gibberish, and what it really means to build software that lasts. He also opens up about public market pressures, the billionaire label, and why significance matters more than success.

14 mai

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24 min

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