CELEBRATE Like a CEO!

“So many managers are frustrated–’Why don’t Gen Zers understand this? How do they not get the way that the workplace works? Well, they've never been in the workplace,” explains Allie Danziger, founder and CEO of Ampersand. Acting as CEO and boss of her own company since she was 24 years old, she realized that the knowledge and practical skills she was able to learn in the in-person workplace were simply not available to the new gen...

“When it's not your family, we don't have that baggage of when we were kids with the sibling or the parent and family dynamics. So it's really easy for us to just enter as a third neutral party and make recommendations,” explains Ariel Rosenbaum, experienced social worker and CEO of Senior Services of Austin. Aging can be a really complicated process for families to navigate, especially when a loved one’s health begins to decline. ...

“Patience can be a business superpower if you know how to manage it and you utilize it well,” explains Jane Mosbacher Morris, CEO of TO THE MARKET., a women-owned technology enabled B Corp which provides transparency in the international supply chain, allowing retailers, brands and corporations to procure goods and quantify both the environmental and social impact of their procurement. Growing up, Jane learned patience and discipli...

“I try to celebrate my position as a CEO by giving myself time with my family. A lot of people don't get that, and I didn't always have that when I started the company,” shares Bryce Young, CEO of Warm Audio, a global powerhouse in the pro audio industry that manufactures and sells quality audio recording equipment at affordable prices. When Bryce was in high school attempting to record an album with his band, he realized the huge ...

“The point of being a brokerage is to not monetize our agents, it's to create a house where experienced agents can come and work together without the undue pressures that come from being in somewhat of a hostile work environment,” explains Joshua Brown, licensed real estate broker, CEO and Founder of Pushing Forward Realty in #Brooklyn, New York. Inspired by his father’s work as a pastor, he decided to create a real estate business...

“I found early on when I dug deep, that I just like solving problems. So as long as I'm in a role, in a function, or what the business is doing is constantly challenging me, I don't care what the business is. I just want to solve some sort of problem,” shares Sujan Patel, owner of Mail Shake, Ramp Ventures, ZoomShift and other SAAS businesses. As a serial entrepreneur, Sujan has learned a lot about how to grow and scale a successfu...

“When you start reaching a certain level of success, especially as a woman, I feel that you're obligated to not necessarily give a handout, but a hand up to disadvantaged women behind you, and pull up a seat at the table,” shares Christi Beca, founder of Christi Beca Realty and Flower Mound Women in Business. Christi built her nonprofit at the same time as building her #realtor business, all while being a single mom. Today, Christi...

“My dad taught me a long time ago to find those people that are really great at what they do and learn from them,” shares Robert Nitsche, CEO of The Nitsche Group, an independent insurance agency operating in Texas since 1949. Robert took his first steps in the office of his family’s business where he is now the CEO. Although as a child he did not think he wanted to take over the family business, he discovered a talent and passion ...

“People build this parasocial relationship with influencers that they love, and they feel connected to them. And I want to be that teen entrepreneur who can become like that friend or that parent figure if they want to start their own businesses and they don't have anyone who's supporting them right now,” explains Jungmin Kang, teen entrepreneur, CEO and founder of SnoopSlimes, an enormously successful designer slime company based ...

“We're going to be better business people when we take better care of ourselves as well. So it's not necessarily just a selfish thing either. We’re better for our families, our communities, and our businesses when we're in a better condition ourselves,” explains Carrie Colbert, founder of Curate Capital, a venture capital investment business that funds women-owned businesses around the world. As a female founder herself, Carrie is ...

“Start a business, and just start asking for help. You can get there a lot faster than what I think a lot of other people can or do, who tend to be more closed and guarded in their approach,” says Jay B Sauceda, entrepreneur-in-residence with Salt Box and former CEO of Sauceda Industries. Today, he joins host Stefan Whitwell to talk about the lessons he has learned along his entrepreneurial journey from how to celebrate your human ...

“Celebration is the key to success without burnout,” shares Stefan Whitwell, CEO of Whitwell and Company, a nationwide investment and tax planning firm. Tune into Celebrate Like a CEO podcast hosted by Stefan every Monday for conversations with some of the best, brightest business owners and CEOs in the country. Learn what it takes to run a successful business without burning out by taking the time to appreciate those around you an...