Amy McDonald: How to Successfully Drop into Leadership Roles

Amy McDonald shares how the lessons learned from mentorship can impact your ability to lead during a time of change. Listen in as Deborah and Amy discuss the importance of mentors within an organization, how to stay adaptable when things don’t go according to plan, and how listening impacts relationships with your customers and team. Amy McDonald is an experienced food industry executive and award-winning global leader in business growth and culture.  In June 2021, Amy was named CEO of Starwest Botanicals, LLC, a platform investment by Incline Equity Partners.    Amy’s 30+ years of experience have focused on the flavor, food ingredient and pharma/biotech markets. For more than 20 years, she has led multimillion-dollar companies at the executive level. Before joining Starwest Botanicals, Amy was CEO and President of CBD company, ALTWELL (Alternative Biologics) and President of FONA International, a flavor company recently acquired by McCormick.    You can connect with Amy via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-mcdonald-2b30865   Are you a CEO dealing with change? Part inspiration, part strategy, I’ve created this resource for CEO’s who leading their team through a rapid transition and looking for a resource and guide to help them stay confident, focused, and a mentor for others. You can download it here: https://mailchi.mp/coviellocm/the-ceos-compassSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.