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The hardest part of being a CEO isn't the competition. It's carrying decisions you can't…
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John Collins shared thisEnduring success doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built through the choices we make as leaders, especially when the path forward isn’t easy. On Tuesday, June 30, CEOs and business leaders nationwide are gathering for Vistage’s next CEO Climb Event: Five Critical Choices to Create Enduring Success, featuring keynote speaker Trish Kendall. Trish’s story is powerful, personal, and deeply relevant for leaders who are committed to growing themselves and their companies. I’d love to have you join us. Register here: https://okt.to/dL5WYg #CEOClimbEvent #EnduringSuccess #Leadership
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John Collins shared thisAI adoption is accelerating. Is your business prepared for the risks that come with it? In this new report, Vistage Chief Research Officer Joe Galvin shares how CEOs can establish AI governance policies to protect data, reduce risk, and enable smarter growth. Download the report to learn the practical steps leaders are taking to scale AI responsibly while staying competitive. #AI #AIGovernance #Leadership #CEO #BusinessGrowth #DigitalTransformation #Vistage
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John Collins shared thisUncertainty is the defining leadership challenge of 2026. The good news? Others have navigated hard times before us and left a roadmap. Sometimes it comes from ancient philosophy. Sometimes from an ill-fated Antarctic expedition. Sometimes from a novel. Modern CEO asked 8 top authors for the books that will help you lead through what's ahead. The list is eclectic, thought-provoking, and worth every minute.8 authors recommend books that will help you lead in 20268 authors recommend books that will help you lead in 2026
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John Collins shared thisWhy are small and midsize businesses so critical to the economy? In this latest article, Vistage CEO Sam Reese explores how SMB leaders drive growth, innovation, and resilience in their communities and industries. Read the article for actionable insights and inspiration from CEOs making a lasting impact where it matters most. #Leadership #SMB #BusinessGrowth #CEOLeadership #VistageWhy Championing SMBs Matter Now More Than Ever | VistageWhy Championing SMBs Matter Now More Than Ever | Vistage
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John Collins shared thisWhat 2026 marketing trends will separate growth leaders from the rest? Vistage speaker and strategy expert Marc Emmer explores how AI, retention strategies, and ROI-driven investments are reshaping marketing priorities for companies. Read the post to learn where to invest for smarter growth. #MarketingTrends2026 #AI #MarketingStrategy #Leadership #Vistage
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John Collins shared thisYour employees are already using AI, but is your business governing it responsibly? In this new article, Vistage speaker Severin Sorensen outlines the 5 AI governance gaps that leave companies exposed to data, compliance, and operational risk. Read the post to learn how smarter AI governance can help your business move faster, safer, and with greater confidence. #AI #AIGovernance #Leadership #Cybersecurity #CEO #BusinessStrategy
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John Collins reposted thisJohn Collins reposted thisAre you ready to show your pride? No matter how you show up, ALL OF US deserve equality, freedom, and joy. Celebrate Pride this month and EVERY month with HRC: hrc.im/pride26
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John Collins reposted thisJohn Collins reposted thisDon't miss your chance to explore FREE articles from the spring issue of Opera America Magazine! In this issue, enjoy a look inside OperaDelaware's company artist program, read our latest "In the Wings" profiles featuring singers of note, and explore the history and future of Indigenous opera in America. Plus, if you're a member, you can access Douglas MacLennan's op-ed on how opera companies can leverage AI to connect with their communities. Check it out at https://lnkd.in/dCkmi-ib
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John Collins shared thisHow are small business CEOs staying profitable when energy costs keep climbing? The latest WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Survey has the answers, from pricing strategies to demand shifts. Find out where you stand compared to your peers. #SmallBusiness #EconomicTrends #CEOLeadership #BusinessGrowth #Vistage #LeadershipEnergy Costs Squeeze Small Business Margins | VistageEnergy Costs Squeeze Small Business Margins | Vistage
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John Collins liked thisJohn Collins liked this🗣️ SALES PEOPLE 🗣️ We have a BD Director role at Front Row! If you are looking for a new Amazon opportunity with an amazing Sales Manager - Lisa Raimondo , hit us up!! #sales #businessdevelopment #amazon #amazonsales #newjob #newrole #newyorkDirector of Business Development - Marketplace Partnership - Front RowDirector of Business Development - Marketplace Partnership - Front Row
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John Collins liked thisJohn Collins liked thisI sat in on a customer's demo last month and watched their voice agent score a service call as neutral. The caller in the clip was three minutes from canceling her account. You could hear it. The pacing was wrong. The breath at the end of "I'm just calling to ask a quick question" was the kind of breath people take when they've decided something and haven't said it yet. None of that registered. The agent's model picked one label per utterance. Happy. Sad. Angry. Neutral. The caller was, at that moment, frustrated and a little embarrassed and trying to give the agent one last chance, all in a single three-second sentence. The model collapsed her into "neutral" and routed her like a balance check. The team here has been on this question for about a decade, since before Hume was a company. The finding keeps coming back from a dozen directions. A person isn't one feeling at any given moment. They're carrying several at once, in different proportions, shifting through the same sentence. If you build a voice agent that scores one emotion per turn, you'll score that customer confidently and route her wrong. Then you'll churn the customer and never know why. Tone and latency are tractable. This part isn't, yet. The systems we're shipping in 2026 still think a person at 2am is exactly one feeling, and the person on the line knows they aren't. I sit in research reviews where the engineers can hear three feelings overlapping in a clip I can only hear as "tired." Some days I can hear two of them. Not often more than that. I keep thinking about the customer the model scored neutral, and wondering how many of those we miss every quarter.
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John Collins liked thisJohn Collins liked thisWhether we’re at the Bronx Zoo or watching Finding Nemo, my kids constantly talk about how much they love animals. 🐡 One of the core values we try to teach them is caring for others, and this year, they chose the cause: helping protect animals. The #BronxZoo has become a special place for our family, where our kids have discovered their connection to the incredible animals we share the planet with. So for the second year in a row, we’re participating together in 🐼 Run for the Wild 🐼 a family-friendly race/walk that raises funds for wildlife conservation. 🐆 Our older kid is so excited he keeps asking how many animals he’s helped save. ❤️ The little one… well, last year I carried her on my shoulders for half the run. This fundraiser is theirs - two small kids who want to help animals. I would be grateful if you’d consider supporting their effort. Whether through a donation or simply helping spread the word, your support protects biodiversity and encourages young hearts (and little legs) to care for the world around them. You can donate through Ollie & Emma’s page (link below), or even just leave a “Go Ollie go!” "Go Emma go!" comment so they can see the impact they’re making. Thank you for helping protect wildlife, and for helping us raise thoughtful, compassionate kids who will hopefully pay it forward. 🙏💚 Wildlife Conservation Society #BronxZoo #RunForTheWild https://lnkd.in/eJSqek4g
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John Collins liked thisToday, Findigs, Inc.. announced our $32M Series C — an exciting milestone on our journey! For decades, real estate operators have faced the same impossible trade-off : fill units and carry risk, or protect revenue quality and watch occupancy suffer. That trade-off isn't inevitable. It's just never been solved. Findigs, Inc. is the rental decisioning platform built to end it — giving operators the intelligence to improve revenue quality, not by screening harder, but smarter. And for renters on the other side of that decision, we make the path forward clearer and more human. None of this starts without Stephen Carroll's vision. He saw the problem clearly when few others did, and built the foundation we stand on. And none of it scales without the talented team at Findigs, Inc.. — people who show up every day, do hard work with care, and our customers who put their trust in us. To our investors — RPM Ventures, Nyca Partners, Frontier Venture Capital, and Western Technology Investment — thank you for pushing us to think bigger. This round enables us to accelerate our investment in our platform and service, and expand into new markets including affordable housing. We're growing the team. If you want to do meaningful work in sales, customer success, operations, product, or engineering — we'd love to talk. We're building for the long game!John Collins liked thisToday, we're announcing Findigs has raised a $32M Series C. For decades, operators have had to trade occupancy for risk: approve a marginal applicant to hit targets, or tighten criteria and leave units empty. That trade-off has cost the industry billions in foregone revenue and bad debt. This round fuels the platform built to end it: a rental decisioning platform for revenue quality. Not screening better for its own sake, but making rental income more predictable for every operator on our network. Thank you to the customers, partners, and team who got us here. RPM Ventures Nyca Partners Frontier Venture Capital Western Technology Investment
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John Collins liked thisJohn Collins liked thisThoughts on the the surge of female founders buying their companies back...personally I am so here for it. https://lnkd.in/g-Y5-bDkThe Female Founder Revival: Why Women Are Buying Back Their BrandsThe Female Founder Revival: Why Women Are Buying Back Their Brands
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John Collins liked thisJohn Collins liked thisAt #BloombergInvest, Peter (Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer) explains how, by bridging the gap between analog philosophies and modern finance, we set the industry standard for culture-led equity management.
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John Collins liked thisJohn Collins liked thisWill Medicare agents become obsolete? AI and industry headwinds are making the job harder than ever. Spark believes brokers have never been more indispensable. Every year, more beneficiaries navigate rising premiums, benefit cuts, and a system that gets harder to understand. They’ve never needed a trusted expert more. We’re making long-term investments to go all in on broker success. This is the future of every Spark partner: 1. Agencies grow faster with access to high-quality leads. Many lack the time and tools to manage lead vendors. Spark’s lead marketplace will connect them to pre-vetted vendors that deliver high-intent local prospects and visibility into how they convert. 2. Brokers enroll more by adding virtual sales and ancillaries to their toolkit. With the right tools, virtual consultations will feel just as personal as in-home visits. AI guides plan comparisons and calls so every enrollment is the right fit and compliant. 3. Agents retain more of their book because it runs on both offense and defense. AI proactively surfaces what matters: clients affected by plan changes and new opportunities to fill coverage gaps before someone else does. By using tech and AI to scale their local expertise, that's how good brokers will keep building great businesses. The best years for brokers are ahead, not behind.
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John Collins liked thisJohn Collins liked thisLead Edge Capital is seeking a new member to join our investment team. This presents an exciting opportunity to collaborate with a dynamic group dedicated to investing in innovative companies. If you are enthusiastic about growth investing, enjoy analyzing businesses, and thrive in an entrepreneurial setting, we welcome your interest. Feel free to reach out with any questions!
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