Ty Pennington
Television HostTLC
The Mistake: The biggest mistake I’ve made is taking off my comfortable hat. What I mean is, I’ve sort of made a career out of being myself. That’s...
If I Knew Then...
Even born leaders have learning curves. In this feature, local insiders share their wisdom and talk about mistakes that shaped their business philosophy.
Bob Boudreau
CEOWinterWyman
The Mistake In 1999 Dave Melville, WinterWyman's chairman and founder, talked to me about my next step in the company, and I expressed an interest in...
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Denise White
Founder and CEO
EAG Sports ManagementThe Mistake: Being too trusting. More than 10 years ago, I hired a woman who had no experience; I wanted to promote and elevate women in the business...
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Paul D’Arcy
Senior Vice President of Marketing
IndeedThe Mistake: I became a CEO before I was ready to lead. I was very lucky in my early career to have the opportunity to start a company when I was 28...
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Kevin Lamar
President and CEO
SoftScienceThe Mistake: We didn’t do enough market research. When SoftScience started up, we were targeting the podiatric market, people with plantar fasciitis...
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Mark Gally
CEO
ZaiusThe Mistake This mistake goes back more than 20 years, to when I thought I knew more than the customer and didn’t take the time to listen. At the...
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Jennifer Breithaupt
Global Consumer CMO
CitiThe Mistake: I believed if you worked hard and had a great attitude, things would just happen for you. Early on, things worked out that way, so I...
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Stephanie Newby
CEO
Crimson HexagonThe Mistake: The mistake was misunderstanding how important it is to put a communications strategy in place and to be deliberate about using the word...
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Cathy Atkins
Founding partner
Metis CommunicationsThe Mistake: I was unprepared for critical feedback. When we decided to become a remote company, my business partner and the majority of our team...
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Landy Labadie
Senior Vice President
Two Roads HospitalityThe Mistake: I wish I had known [at the beginning of my career] that yes, the guest is important, but your team is more important. I’ve noticed times...
