The Sundt Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Sundt Construction, recently presented a check to St. Mary’s Food Bank for $121,480. The donation came as the result of the company’s annual holiday campaign. … [More]
CHASSE Partners with Local School Districts
More than 60 team members from the Tempe and Tucson locations of CHASSE Building Team, an employee-owned and operated general contractor, kicked off the holiday season by helping put together nearly 1,600 holiday meal boxes for local families’ Thanksgiving celebrations, partnering with local school districts for distribution. … [More]
AZ Blue Fills Jars with Hope for Jessie Rees
More than 160 AZ Blue employees recently volunteered their time to the Jessie Rees Foundation to fill 1,000 64-ounce plastic JoyJars with toys, games and inspirational messages for children battling cancer, continuing the legacy begun by 12-year-old Jessie Joy Rees during her fight with cancer from March 2011 to January 2012. … [More]
Credit Union West Employees Make 3rd Donation of 2023
In their third donation of 2023, Credit Union West employees gifted $6,583.53 to the Yavapai County Food Bank, a nonprofit organization that provides food to those in need within the county. … [More]
Winning with Data Science: A Handbook for Business Leaders
For everyone from a newly minted MBA to a project manager at a Fortune 500 company, data science will play a major role in their career. Knowing how to communicate effectively with data scientists in order to obtain maximum value from their expertise is essential. This book is a compelling and comprehensive guide to data science, emphasizing its real-world business applications … [More]
The BRAVE Leader: More courage. Less fear. Better decisions for inclusive leadership.
David McQueen has coached leaders across all sectors to step up to inclusive leadership, transforming their processes, policies and ways of working to support diversity and reap the rewards. Many leaders are terrified of doing the wrong thing, so they do nothing. That is not an option. McQueen’s book will help leaders discover how to think strategically about problem-solving … [More]
Prepare for Impact: Driving Growth and Serving Others through the Principles of Human-Centered Leadership
Prepare for Impact unpacks the playbook brothers Ryan and Chad Estis used to succeed, first by using 30 simple steps to achieve ambitious sales goals and then by following nine tactics that answer the question of how leaders can show up for their teams, help them achieve their potential, and find fulfillment at work and in life. Today, Ryan is a globally recognized sales and … [More]
19 Top Leaders of 2023: Our list of Valley leaders who are making a real difference!
Each year, we select top leaders who have had great success over the preceding year. This year, we selected 19 leaders in varied established sectors within our business community. We asked hard-hitting questions of these leaders to get a sense of what they see for 2024. Each of them is truly entrenched in growing their companies and our economy, in developing policy, managing … [More]
Ryan Abbott
Executive VP, Southeast Region, Clayco
Q: What most notably stands out about your leadership style or what is an example of leadership success you can share with our readers? I live for those moments when someone accomplishes something that they never thought possible. In our line of work, creating something that has never existed before requires individuals who are unbelievably adaptive, hard-working and … [More]
Susan Anable
Phoenix Market VP, Cox Communications
Q: What most notably stands out about your leadership style or what is an example of leadership success you can share with our readers? I have a reputation of being a leader who encourages my team to try new things and to celebrate the wins and learn from the failures. Failures and mistakes are part of business and of life, and how people respond to failures or mistakes is a … [More]
Josh Bartelstein
CEO, Phoenix Suns & Phoenix Mercury
Q: What most notably stands out about your leadership style or what is an example of leadership success you can share with our readers? I lead with a people-first mentality; our team members are what define our organization. I believe communication and collaboration are essential in order to be successful. We have to come together to accomplish our goals and to become the … [More]
Latasha Causey
President, Phoenix Raceway
Q: What most notably stands out about your leadership style or what is an example of leadership success you can share with our readers? I am all about relationships; I always take the time to get to know my team. As a leader, it is important to know you can’t lead everyone the same way. I must know what motivates each individual and lead them in a way that will help them … [More]
William M. Fischbach
Shareholder, Tiffany & Bosco
Q: What most notably stands out about your leadership style or what is an example of leadership success you can share with our readers? My leadership style is shaped by my eight years as an active-duty U.S. Army officer. In Iraq and Afghanistan, I witnessed great leadership and, at times, poor leadership. I’ve distilled my leadership philosophies into Five Pillars of … [More]
John Graham
Chairman & CEO, Sunbelt Holdings
Q: What most notably stands out about your leadership style or what is an example of leadership success you can share with our readers? I consider myself a servant leader. I try to put the community at the center of all my leadership decisions while also doing well for our company. I also lead by example and expect no more from our employees than what I am willing to do … [More]
Molly Greene
Senior Director, Salt River Project
Q: What most notably stands out about your leadership style or what is an example of leadership success you can share with our readers? I love my work and am inspired by my team. In looking at how to characterize my leadership style, I think it reflects traits of a strategic leader. Our department’s mission is devoted to equipping internal and external leaders with … [More]
Xavier Gutierrez
President, CEO & Alternate Governor, Arizona Coyotes
Q: What most notably stands out about your leadership style or what is an example of leadership success you can share with our readers? I’ve learned a great deal throughout the course of my career from many talented mentors and “door openers” who invited (challenged) me to be in places I knew nothing about, but ending up exactly where I should be. Although I’ve absorbed … [More]
Peter Kjome
President & CEO, The Phoenix Symphony
Q: What most notably stands out about your leadership style or what is an example of leadership success you can share with our readers? It is my goal to be a collaborative leader who engages key stakeholders to achieve artistic and economic success. Many people — including current and past board members, musicians, staff, patrons and other community leaders — have expressed … [More]
Paul Komadina
Managing Director, CBRE
Q: What most notably stands out about your leadership style or what is an example of leadership success you can share with our readers? My fundamental belief is that people do business with people they know and trust. This is especially important when people choose who they trust to lead them. I pride myself on being an open, honest and vulnerable leader who leads with care … [More]
