#7 - Jim McGee - CEO & COO background / Balancing work and life / The Disney impact - through the eyes of Eeyore

06/15/21 • 62 min

Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . "

A podcast where I speak with people about their careers focusing on their success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories.

I'm your host Gary Nowak and today I've got a down to earth fun, authentic one for you today with my guest Jim McGee.

Career:

University in Chicago @ Wheaton College
Back to california with the Walt Disney Company
Managing director at Guidance Solutions
Anthem, Inc healthcare
CEO of American Red Cross
Now COO of Dyve Biosciences

If you're in this field you'll want to work for him

Highlights

Mowing lawns at 14 years old
- Heartfelt rationale for getting an MBA
- Leaving Disney for a start up
- Start up - Building the plane while flying it
- Conscious decision change to support family growth
- Establishing your informal board of directors
- Asking for mentoring is a gift to Jim
- GREAT advice to his son Liam
- The difference between networking and building relationships
- Work knows no boundaries
- Figuring out the power of Disney through the eyes of Eeyore
- Crucial conversations - Kerry Patterson

Want to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!

Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . "

A podcast where I speak with people about their careers focusing on their success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories.

I'm your host Gary Nowak and today I've got a down to earth fun, authentic one for you today with my guest Jim McGee.

Career:

University in Chicago @ Wheaton College
Back to california with the Walt Disney Company
Managing director at Guidance Solutions
Anthem, Inc healthcare
CEO of American Red Cross
Now COO of Dyve Biosciences

If you're in this field you'll want to work for him

Highlights

Want to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!

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#3 - Rand O'Leary - Custodian to CEO / Healthcare Executive / Careers are not linear

Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . "

A podcast where I speak with people about their career success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories.

I've got a special and enjoyable one for you with my guest Rand O'Leary

Background

Refers to himself as Custodian to CEO
Currently serving as the
- Senior VP, Northern Light health
- President of Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Also held roles as Chief Executive, COO
Worked in several states - Michigan, Oregon and Maine
Over 20 years experience
- Surgical services
- Neurosciences
- Cardiovascular
- Ambulatory
- Physician practice ops
Masters degree in healthcare administration

Highlights

Michigan football as Rand grew up in Ann Arbor
Bob Ufer Michigan football radio personality
Great career NOT planned out
You are the only one in charge of your career
Company provides a job not a career
Careers are not usually linear, Rand had a bit of zig zag career
CEO = build relationships, influence people and communicate well
Impact of Covid on hospitals and people

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#8 - Susie Distefano - Medical Profession CEO / Board Chair / Focus on "Get it right, not being right"

I've got a super enjoyable one for you today Susie Distefano, her personality lit up this podcast

Some career highlights for Susie:

Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital a 340-bed care quaternary children’s hospital
The Pediatric Heart Institute was founded under Distefano’s leadership
Senior vice president of patient care services and Chief Nursing Officer at Texas Children’s Hospital.
Board chair for DePelchin Children’s Services, and is a board member of the Children’s Hospital Association, and the March of Dimes Houston Chapter

Susie's DNA

Committed to improving health for children and women
Addressing the physical, psychological and emotional needs of these special populations

Some highlights:

Command and control didn't work at age 12 and it didn't work later in her career either
Moving from being right to getting it right
Life flight nurse in her 20's
Setting up Covid command centers
Great advice early on about intimidation
Having the confidence to turn down a promotion
Susies definition of privlidge
Being the social pariah
Kale salad, ugh

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