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How Jim Kavanaugh Went From Olympian To CEO

EPISODE · Sep 3, 2024 · 36 MIN

How Jim Kavanaugh Went From Olympian To CEO

from Leadership Next · host Fortune

Can lessons learned in the world of sports translate in the world business? Jim Kavanaugh, CEO of the tech behemoth World Wide Technology, ought to know. Long before he cofounded World Wide Technology in 1990, he represented the United States as a member of the 1984 Olympic soccer team. On this week's episode of Leadership Next, Kavanaugh talks to Diane about the AI boom, the benefits of running a tech company from the Midwest, and the surge in popularity of soccer in the United States. Leadership Next is powered by Deloitte.

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