LEHI - Low Ego High Impact - Mindset
by Volkan Emre
On LEHI, we have thought-provoking conversations with incredibly successful entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors from around the globe. We uncover the mindset that drives them, allowing them to make a high impact without losing themselves to ego.
Episodes
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#24 - Julia Ellis | Businesses and US Elections
This episode features a conversation with Julia Ellis on managing through election turbulence, recorded just two weeks before the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Julia's diverse background in law, marketing, and politics offers a unique perspective on effective leadership and implementation. She...
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#23 - Howard Pratt | A Mental Healthcare Champion for Vulnerable Communities
In this episode we are hosting Howard Pratt, a distinguished physician and a leading advocate for the South Florida youth.As the Behavioral Director at Community Health of South Florida, Howard plays a pivotal role in providing mental healthcare for vulnerable communities. Howard is a Child and...
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#22 - Robin Manthie | Revolutionizing Hunger Relief and Food Security
This episodes features Robin Manthie. Robin is an accomplished non-profit executive who is currently leading the Kitchen Coalition at Second Harvest Heartland, one of the nation’s largest food banks. Second Harvest is distributing more than 100 million pounds of food to community food shelves…
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#21 - Eileen Murray | The Impressive Journey of an Impactful Non-Profit Leader in Healthcare
This episode features Eileen M. Murray, an accomplished non-profit executive who is currently leading the American Epilepsy Society (AES) as the Chief Executive Officer. Under Eileen's leadership, AES achieved significant milestones including doubling its operating budget and tripling its net...
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#20 - Jennifer Ludwig Clark | A Scientist’s Journey to Leading High-Growth Organizations in Diverse Industries
This LEHI Mindset episode features Jennifer Clark, a leading senior executive with a lasting positive impact on a wide variety of industries from cannabis, healthcare, consumer goods and technology. Jennifer is the Chief Operating Officer at Margo Network, a private equity-owned fin tech company…
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#19 - Sofya Asfaw | The Story and Mindset of an Influential Surgeon Dedicated to Greening Operating Rooms
This LEHI Mindset episode is featuring Sofya Asfaw, a distinguished surgeon and Vice Chair of Quality and Patient Experience at the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic. Sofya specializes in trauma surgery, surgical critical care, and acute care surgery. She has a strong educational...
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#18 - Tim Calkins | From Corporate America to Leading Professor at a Top Marketing School
This episode features one of the most respected figures in marketing, Professor Tim Calkins. As a distinguished faculty member at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, Tim specializes in marketing strategy and branding. His insights are grounded in his extensive real-world...
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#17 - Matthew Taylor | The Remarkable Story of a Global Corporate Executive's Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
This episode features Matthew Taylor, the founder and managing partner of MTT Ventures and the President of TransMachine. TransMachine is an industrial manufacturing company focusing on heavy duty truck, oil and gas, and agriculture industries. Prior to his entrepreneurship through acquisition...
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#16 - Abdol Moabery | Intelligently Defining the Future of Aviation
This episode features Abdol Moabery, a serial entrepreneur, a prominent philanthropist and a community service champion. Abdol is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of GA Telesis, a global leader in integrated commercial aviation services. Abdol is a distinguished alum of the...
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#15 - Greg Parranto | From West Point through War Zones to Corporate America and the C-Suite
This episode is featuring Greg Parranto, a leading figure in orthopaedic trauma and medical device sales and a seasoned US Army veteran who served in various critical missions in different countries and war zones. Greg is currently the CEO of Endeavour Orthopaedics, a specialty medical device...
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#14 - Harry Kraemer | Values-Based Leadership & Life Balance of a Fortune 500 CEO
This episode is featuring Kellogg legend Harry Kraemer. Harry is a Kellogg School of Management Professor, former CEO of Baxter International, and author of three best-selling leadership books. He is currently an executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners, a Chicago-based private equity…
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#13 - Enis Hulli | Finding and Guiding Tech Unicorns from Seed Stage to IPO
This episode is featuring Enis Hulli, a prominent VC investor. Enis is a General Partner at 500 Emerging Europe, focused on investing in Central Eastern European and Turkish entrepreneurs on pre-seed and seed. Enis has assisted various tech unicorns, guiding them from their seed stage to their...
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#12 - Joe Manone | Leading Change and Fostering Growth at a World-Leading, R&D-Driven B2B Company
This episode is with Joe Manone, President and CEO of Rite-Hite Products Corporation. Rite-Hite is a world leader in the manufacture, sale, and service of loading dock equipment, industrial doors, safety barriers, HVLS fans, industrial curtain walls, and more. For over two decades, Joe has been...
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#11 - Devesh Sachdev | Building India's Fastest-Growing and Second-Largest Microfinance Company
This episode is featuring Devesh Sachdev, the founder, Managing Director, and CEO of Fusion Microfinance. Since its inception in 2009, Fusion Microfinance has become one of the fastest-growing microfinance institutions in history. This growth is largely attributed to Devesh's leadership, which is...
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#10 - Manvendra Saxena | Navigating Success in Private Equity as Both Operator and Investor
This episode is with Manvendra - Manny - Saxena, founder and Executive Chairman of Mars Energy Group. Mars Energy Group is a private equity holding company that acquires renewable energy businesses and provides support after acquisition by utilizing technology, implementing systems, and driving...
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#9 - Mohanbir Sawhney | Leading World-Class Institutions and Companies to Stay Ahead of the Innovation Curve
This is a thought-provoking episode with Professor Mohanbir Sawhney, a globally recognized scholar, consultant, speaker, and author in technology, innovation and marketing. He's a distinguished professor at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University, and an advisor to global...
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#8 - Sonia Arora & Preetha Menon | Stories of Inspiring Indian Women Tech Leaders in the US
This is a unique episode that was recorded with Kostas Poulakidas in Bangalore, India, featuring two amazing Indian female tech leaders. Joining us are Sonia Arora and Preetha Menon. Both have over 15 years of impactful tech leadership experience in the United States in diverse industries. In…
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#7 - Orie Browne | Servant Leadership in Medicine, Tech Entrepreneurship and Community Service Around the Globe
In this episode we are hosting Orie Browne, a distinguished physician, tech entrepreneur, and community service leader. As the Chief Medical Officer at Checkpoint Health, Orie plays a pivotal role in providing innovative health management solutions for people with chronic illnesses. His extensive...
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#6 - Ashish Sinha | Defending Voting Rights & Building a Career in the US Democracy Space
In this episode, we are hosting Ashish Sinha, a distinguished non-profit leader in the US democracy space. Ashish currently serves as the Chief of Staff at the Institute for Responsive Government, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. This organization is dedicated to assisting...
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#5 - Ardaman Singh | Building a Global AI / ML Unicorn in India & Future of AI and Work
In this episode, we are hosting Ardaman Singh, a senior executive of Axtria, a global provider of cloud software and AI-driven data analytics to the life sciences industry. The company officially became an unicorn with over $1 billion valuation after raising $150 million from Bain Capital Tech...
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#4 - Oender Boyman | Venture Capital Investing in Europe & Building a Career in VC
Hi from Evanston, Illinois. In this podcast Kostas Poulakidas and I, Volkan Emre, are hosting Oender Boyman, a fellow Kellogg Executive MBA and a seasoned venture capital investor. Onder is currently a Partner at Swiss Venture Capital firm VI Partners. Vi Partners was founded in 2000 by ETH…
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#3 - Anant Vidur Puri | Venture Capital Investing and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in India
Hi from Bangalore, India! In this episode, Kostas Poulakidas and I, Volkan Emre, are hosting Anant Vidur Puri, a technology and entrepreneurship enthusiast who is a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners’ India branch. Bessemer is one of the World’s leading VC companies, with more than 135 IPOs and...
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#2 - Abhinay Choudhari | Building Unicorns by Re-inventing Grocery Shopping and Laundry
Hi from Bangalore, India. Today, Kostas Poulakidas and myself, Volkan Emre, are hosting Abhinay Choudhari, the founder of BigBasket.com, one of the largest and most impactful e-commerce ventures in the World. BigBasket was sold to Tata Group for over $2 billion valuation in 2021. Abhinay is also...
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#1 - Linda Maclachlan | Bootstrapping Industry-Leader Innovative Cybersecurity Companies
Today we are hosting Linda Maclachlan, founder and current Board Chairperson of Entara, a Chicago-based leading Cybersecurity and IT Managed Services company. Linda is also the Co-founder and CEO of Forecheck, a cybersecurity startup. Linda is an alum of the Kellogg School of Management's…
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On LEHI, we have thought-provoking conversations with incredibly successful entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors from around the globe. We uncover the mindset that drives them, allowing them to make a high impact without losing themselves to ego.
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