Each year, we select top leaders who have had great successes in the past year. This year we selected 19 leaders in many established sectors within our business community. We asked some hard-hitting questions of these leaders to get a sense of what they see for 2023. Each of them is truly entrenched in growing their companies and our economy, in developing policy, managing people and growing business through innovations that have had a positive effect on our business community.
Each was asked the same questions on the subjects of their effective management style, the impact of COVID-19 disruption, what we can do to empower economic growth, and how their organization’s future will impact our economy.
Their answers are intriguing, thoughtful and certainly inspiring as we move into this new world of business we find ourselves in.
- Sophie Allen-Etchart, Founder & CEO, Read Better Be Better
- Matthew Clyde, Founder & President, Ideas Collide
- Mike Ebert, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, RED Development
- Angela Garmon, Founder & CEO, ARG Coaching & Consulting Group LLC
- Dr. Steven Gonzales, Chancellor, Maricopa County Community College District
- James Goodnow, CEO, Fennemore
- Scott Gruwell, President & CEO, Courtesy Automotive Group
- Jim Hayden, Founder & CEO, Board Developer
- Debbie Johnson, Director, Arizona Office of Tourism
- Karen Johnson, President & CEO, New Pathways for Youth
- Tim O’Neal, CEO, Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona
- Todd LaPorte, CEO, HonorHealth
- Brigette Peterson, Mayor, Town of Gilbert
- John G. Pierson, Managing Director, JLL – Jones Lang LaSalle
- David Rousseau, President, SRP
- Jason Rowley, President & CEO, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury and Footprint Center
- Steve Seleznow, President & CEO, Arizona Community Foundation
- Kyu Utsunomiya, Partner & Co-Founder, Conceptually Social
- Monica Villalobos, CEO, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce