Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts‪)‬ Ben Fanning

NHL CEO Led His Team from Last Place to the Stanley Cup
Sean Henry is the CEO, “PREDsident” and Alternate Governor of the National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Arena.
Under his leadership the Predators qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in eight of the last nine seasons, a run headlined by a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2017, winning the Presidents’ Trophy in 2017-18 and earning a second consecutive Central Division title in 2018-19.
He also elevated Bridgestone Arena from the 50th to 1st in terms of number of events in a year.
Previously, Sean also served as Executive Vice President and COO of the Tampa Bay Lightning (the Lightning won their 1st Stanley Cup in 2004 while Sean was an executive) and also in senior leadership roles at Unity Motion and Volume Services Inc., where he worked with the Detroit Pistons, St. Louis Rams and the Washington Redskins. 
He serves on the boards of the Nashville Predators Foundation, YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, Nashville Downtown Partnership, Nashville Sports Council, Nashville Chamber of Commerce, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, and The Sports Fund. He has been married to his wife for 31 years and they have 4 children.
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-henry-297129b/
Company Link: https://www.nhl.com/predators/
What You’ll Discover in this Episode:
Sean’s Source of Inspiration.
His First Mentor.
The Powerful Work Mantra He Lives By.
The Insight He Working for Pistons During the “Bad Boy” Years.
A Failure that Led his Success.
What He Learned Leading a Company Through Bankruptcy.
The Biggest Turnaround of His Career.
Why Fun is a Top Priority for Team Culture.
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The President’s Hidden Potential
Conor Bagnell, President of MHK, shares the moment that unleashed the performance and true capacity of his team. 
This strategy is 100% good news for every leader because it engages your team, ignites their creativity, and boosts their productivity.
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MHK simplifies healthcare for health insurance companies through technology. 
They manage tens of millions of lives through some of the most prominent players in healthcare, including 4 of the top 5 and 7 of the top 10 health plans in the US.
Conor started his career as an Electrical Engineer and over the last 20 years has evolved his career with a deep focus on innovation in healthcare.
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-bagnell-4175992/
Company Link: http://www.mhk.com/
You’ll Discover in this Episode
The Ideal Music Beats Per Minute (BPM) to Elevate Your Mood.
Why He Keeps a Rock Album Cover his Office Wall.
How Executives Execute the 5 Whys.
A Memorable Example of When to Go “Low Tech”.
What Ireland Can Teach the World about Leadership.
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From Professional Athlete to the C-Suite...
Craig Ferguson is President of Recruitment Operations at TransForce.
He distills his 14 years in the National Hockey League (NHL) into one powerful leadership lesson.
Sure you may watch sports and be a fan.
Maybe you even played competitive sports at a high level, BUT….
…Craig gives us his incredible playbook for accelerating your success grounded in winning strategies from the highest level in sports.
This isn’t theory.
It’s real world leadership that he translates from the hockey rink to the Corner Office.
Craig also served as a senior leader at the Walt Disney Company and co-founded Drive 360 Logistics.
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TransForce solves a problem that plagues America… the availability of truck drivers. 
They have a network of more than  .5 Millions drivers and 3,000 carriers nationwide that choose TransForce as a partner for their driver recruitment and staffing.
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/recruitmentcraig/
Company Link: https://www.transforce.com/
What You’ll Discover in this Episode:
What the NHL Teaches Us About Leadership.
A Leadership Lesson from 14 years in the NHL.
His Inspired Journey to the C-Suite.
The NHL Team Dynamic that Makes It So Special.
Why Good Teams Beat Good Players Every Time.
How to Block Out the Noise.
The One-Word Mantra for Winning his First NHL Coach Instilled in Him.
His First Hockey Fight and What He Discovered.
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Instilling One Powerful Trait in His Team…
Raj Mukherjee, CIO at HIT Promotional Products (one of the largest in the US), has steadily risen through the ranks over the last five years.
There’s one trait that is so foundational that he seeks to foster it in every team member.
It’s so critical that he won’t let his teams operate without it…
CARE
So simple yet often forgotten in hiring and development.
Consider….have you ever had training for “care”? Unlikely.
Raj shares a powerful strategy he uses to boost the care that the team takes with their customers…
…it’s been transformative.
HIT Promotional Products has been in business for over 50 years and ranked #5 in their industry with 3,000 employees and shipping over 3,500 orders per day.
Raj has a Masters degree from the University of South Florida and an MBA from the University of Florida.
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishiraj-mukherjee-712b4222/
Company Link: https://hitpromo.net/
What You’ll Discover in this Episode:
The First job Still Influences his Leadership Today.
A Hard Lesson from his First Day at Work.
A Selling Secret he Learned from a Sheriff.
The Advice he’d give his Younger Self.
The Mindset that Transformed his Career.
The One Trait He’d Like to Instill in Every Employee.
A Colorful Story of When Someone Quit.
Why the Promotional Product Industry is a Leader’s Best Friend
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Your personal brand and reputation…
Cristy Garcia is CMO of impact.com and built her business to help organizations and leaders increase influence.
We take a deep dive into incredibly powerful insights and tools to accelerate trust in your brand.
Many of these were new to me and I suspect they will be for you too.
Too many leaders gamble with their brand, leaving trust up to chance.
The sure bet is take a more intentional approach…and that’s exactly what Cristy shares here.
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She was named one of the most important marketing executives by Business Insider and also named top SaaS executive by Appealie (2022).
Impact.com is the world’s leading partnership management platform. Their technology platform and partnerships marketplace drives revenue growth for global enterprise brands such as Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oreal, Fanatics, Target,  and Levi.
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristinaebert/
Company Link: https://impact.com/
What You’ll Discover in this Episode:
Why You Should Prioritize TRUST over Performance in Your Team.
Influence Strategies for Leaders.
The Rise of LinkedIn and Podcast Influencers.
How AI is Impacting Influence.
Why CEO’s Make Powerful Influencers
Why Motherhood Made Her a Better Leader.
How to Discover Your Own Leadership Style.
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Collectibles… Do you know what’s happening?
Dan Van Tran is Chief Technology Officer for Collectors Holdings – the worldwide leader in authentication and grading of collectibles. 
He and his team are changing the baseball cards and ANYTHING else that can be collected and making them more valuable and more “tradeable”.
Last year, they graded 13.5 million collectibles – almost 8 times more than their next biggest competitor.
We could have easily stopped there in the interview because it OVER delivers with insights and strategies…
…but then he shares the powerful story of his humble beginning……to Tech Powerhouse Leader…
…he has a journey that can inspire every leader.
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His last organization, Flatiron Health, was acquired for $1.9 billion, and his current company, Collectors, went from a valuation of $850 million when he joined in 2021 to $4.3 billion dollars a year later.
Outside of modernizing legacy tech for organizations, DVT spends the majority of his time mentoring and helping people to maximize their impact. 
Although technology is the enabler of disruption, you need to have the right set of people to leverage those tools efficiently. Dan has been helping people to carve career paths that allow them to make the best use of their strengths, most recently working with Raritan Valley Community College in central NJ and Cornell Tech in NYC.
 
LinkedIn Profile https://linkedin.com/in/dantran
Company Link: https://danvantran.com/ https://www.collectors.com/ 
What You’ll Discover in this Episode:
The First Step for Creating a Valuable Collection.
Why He Went “All In” on collecting Alex Morgan Cards.
What He’s Learned from his Chicken Side Hustle.
A Strategy to Transform Team Culture.
Why He Taught Himself Coding as a Kid.
Three Ways to Avoid “Tech Debt”.
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