What were the origins of your business and how did you get to where you are today? Blackburn Mfg. Company was started by E.A. “Bud” Blackburn, my grandfather, in the basement of a small family homestead near Royal Nebraska. Bud’s uncle, Ray Blackburn (a surveyor), asked him if he could come up with a machine […]
Have you been busier during the COVID-19 crisis? In what ways has it affected your operations? As is imaginable, many people and companies have an urgent need for cleaning, disinfecting, and safety items during the pandemic. Consequently, C&C Janitorial Supplies has been much busier, having to usher our clients through the ‘new normal’. This includes […]
Founded in 2001, Trianz is a pioneer in using data-driven strategies to develop unique perspectives, techniques, and methods centred around their mantra "Excellence in Execution". Below we speak with Mr Manchala, who’s also a member of the Forbes Technology Council and the author of Crossing the Digital Faultline: 10 Leadership Rules to Win in the […]
To support the Black Lives Matter movement and to share the stories of leaders who have faced racism and discrimination at work, CEO Today reached out to Dyann Heward-Mills, the CEO of data protection consultancy HewardMills. Below, we learn more about her experiences as a black female who’s unfortunately faced a myriad of hurdles in […]
While giants like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter remain relevant in the ever-evolving social media space, a new contender has entered the arena to a great welcome, especially amongst Gen Zs - TikTok. Founded in 2017 by its Chinese parent company ByteDance, TikTok is a video-sharing app that has been downloaded more than 2 billion times […]
What were your initial goals for driving change within Avetta? Avetta was a very successful and continuously growing company when I joined six months ago. Our current goal is to scale the business so it can capture the large opportunity that is available to us. We believe that the business has the potential to organically […]
You worked with a number of different investment banks before joining AST—how does that experience impact upon your role at AST and what are some of the distinctions between AST’s organisation and some of those banks’ technology culture? Technology at those firms and at AST is not only essential to our business but is a […]
What was the idea about 123 Form Builder born out of? Back in the mid-2000s, big data was not much more than a wildly used buzzword. Nonetheless, we were fascinated with the prospect of creating an online platform that would at least help pave the way to the data-driven business landscape we had all been […]
We spoke with Marloes, who recently received CEO Today’s Business Woman of the Year Award, about her pioneering approach in hospitality and her ambitions for the company. You’ve been the CEO of Kerten Hospitality for five years, and the company has come a long way since your appointment. How does your approach to hospitality set […]
In this interview, Jean shares his views on his decision to join the Animal Health Business Unit, the first things he has been focusing on and how the animal health industry contributes to the wellbeing of animals and people. You’ve spent most of your career working in human pharma, why did you decide to move […]
Almost all start-ups pivot at some point in their evolution, but only a few are successful. A common myth in the industry is that altering the product or its positioning will make the business pivot; just focusing on the product will limit the degrees of freedom and constrain execution. Deciding When to Pivot Although this […]
Tell us more about DPD’s goals to become greener? We want to be the greenest delivery company on the planet by transforming every aspect of our operation - from investing in electric vehicles and creating brand new smart urban delivery models to green packaging and initiatives to help recycle some of the goods we carry, […]
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