In this episode of The Pivotal Leader, Gina Trimarco interviewed Frances Prado, CEO of Ageless Beautiful Clever Creations and inventor of Hanging Secrets, the world’s first and only patented bra and lingerie organizer. HANGING SECRETS has identified and filled a previously unmet need for the storage of women’s intimate apparel in a convenient and practical...Read More
“Authenticity opens the door to conversations that are important.” – Brandon Black In this episode of The Pivotal Leader, Gina Trimarco interviewed Brandon Black, co-author of EGO FREE LEADERSHIP: Ending The Unconscious Habits That Hijack Your Business. Brandon retired as the CEO and Director of Encore Capital Group in 2013. During his nine years as President...Read More
In this episode of The Pivotal Leader, Gina Trimarco interviewed Jay Feitlinger, serial entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of StringCan Interactive, a strategic online marketing agency in Scottsdale, Arizona with a regional office in Paris, France. Since StringCan’s launch in 2010, Jay oversees strategy and vision with a mission of building a culture that...Read More
In this episode of The Pivotal Leader, Gina Trimarco interviewed Justin Zastrow, CEO of Smart Armor. Smart Armor started last year and didn’t officially launch until September. Since then they’ve generated more than $1M in sales and counting. He’s also been offered at least $20M to sell his company! Justin has an extremely diverse business...Read More
“If you have enough of the right people, you have an immune system against the wrong people.” – Steven Benson In this episode of The Pivotal Leader, Gina Trimarco interviewed, Steven Benson, CEO of BadgerMapping.com. After receiving his MBA from Stanford, Steven worked in Sales at IBM, HP and Google where he was Google Enterprise’s...Read More
“Culture isn’t just put some core values on the wall and call it a day. It has to be infused in absolutely everything you do.” – Felena Hanson In this episode of The Pivotal Leader, Gina Trimarco interviewed Felena Hanson, a long-time entrepreneur and marketing maven. Her latest venture, Hera Hub, is a spa-inspired shared...Read More
In this episode of The Pivotal Leader, Gina Trimarco interviewed Rick Coplin, former VP, Community Partner Ventures at Rev1 Ventures for eight years. He left that position in 2016 to return to being an entrepreneur. Prior to Rev1, he invested six years building and selling a startup company. And prior to that he was Technology Program Director at Bank One for three years overseeing technology acquisition,...Read More
“If you are transparent and honest 100% of the time, you are open not just to asking questions but also open to advice and suggestions, [and] people are going to respect you more.” – Russell Tuchman, CEO, BashPros In this episode of The Pivotal Leader, Gina Trimarco interviewed Russell Tuchman, entrepreneur, world traveler, personal trainer, cinephile,...Read More
“You can’t pull together a team without putting a priority on understanding what everyone’s background and culture is.“ – Peter Gasca In this episode of The Pivotal Leader, Gina Trimarco interviewed Peter Gasca in person in the studio, where they bantered about being an entrepreneur, adapting to cultures, the differences between Gen X and Gen...Read More
