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The Matt Baxter Show, hosted by Founder and CEO of Wedge, is dedicated to people finding their purpose. We'll be having conversations spanning all sorts of purpose related topics with people who absolutely love what they do every single day.
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Danny Klein - Editorial Director at QSR and FSR magazines
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Danny Klein is the Editorial Director at QSR and FSR magazines, two of the restaurant industry’s leading trade publications and part of the WTWH Media portfolio of brands. QSR is celebrating its 27th year in business and continues to serve as a leading resource for franchisees, executives, and thought leaders throughout the foodservice world. FSR, …
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Holly Haynes - CEO of Faith-Based Counselor Training Institute
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Holly knows all too well about how purpose can change throughout the course of our life. Holly's background includes starting her own construction company in 1997 and being a GC for 25+ years building and designing for people residentially/commercially. Before taking over for Faith-Based Counselor Training Institute (FBCTI) she started Age Me Grace…
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Hibben Rothschild - People Operations Leader
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Hibben has a variety of experiences at Source Intelligence, Braintree/Venmo, PayPal, and Jellyvision, now working as the fractional Head of People for scaling companies that recognize talent as their greatest asset and are ready to build modern people operations. She has an unwavering commitment to investing in people – the prerequisite to building…
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Mary Oemig - Co-Founder and CEO at Boom Learning
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Co-founder and CEO of Boom Learning, changing teachers lives for the better by saving time and improving the student learning experience. Mary has worked with business large and small on the intersection of user-generated content, copyright, privacy, and related business and PR risks. An entrepreneur at heart, she starts companies or creates new li…
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With more than 15 years of experience as an HR professional, Senior Manager of Thought Leadership for Paylocity Shari Simpson brings a unique, veteran perspective to a range of topics, from training and development to talent acquisition and employee relations – many of which she dives into with other industry experts as the host of the podcast PCTY…
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William Norvell & Vineet Rajan - Co-Founders of Forte
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For every employee—the healthy and the hurting—Forte is the mental wellness employee platform that provides Content and Connections so they can uniquely and meaningfully contribute at work, home, and in their community. Today we engaged in conversation about how to make work more meaningful in the world (and more!). Thank you to today's guests!…
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Jessica Yarmey - Founder and CEO of Kickhouse and Flex Society
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Jessica Yarmey is the CEO of KickHouse, a modern kickboxing franchise that inspires members and communities to take their health and kick it up a level. Today we chatted about personal fitness, wellbeing, and larger perspective. Thank you, Jessica, for today's episode! Linkedin: Jessica Yarmey Instagram: @jessicayarmey…
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Whaat's up podcast listeners! Today I'm chatting with the one and only Bandit the Rapper, a stylish dude, brilliant musician, and amazing guy. The insight he brings today and the ideas we discuss are brilliant. Thank you!By Matt Baxter
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Randy Raw - Leadership Coach, CISO at Veterans United
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Randy has been the Chief Information Security Officer at Veterans United Home Loans since May 2021. It is awesome working for a company whose mission is to put Veteran Heroes into Homes and to live their values of passion, integrity, and fun every day. Thank you, Randy, for today's episode! Linkedin -- Randy Raw…
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Welcome back to another episode of The Matt Baxter Show! Today we get to know Dr. Endya Perry, a brilliant CFO and all-around cool person. It's special to analyze the next phase of each step of her life, focusing on the moment and beyond! Dr. Perry brings energy, light, wisdom, and motivation to make the world a better place. Linkedin: Dr. Endya Pe…
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Claire Hennah - Unilever Beauty & Wellbeing Chief Customer & Digital Commerce Officer
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Claire is confident, self-motivated, innovative and commercially minded, with a strong track record of producing creative & digital strategies that deliver significant return on investment across major platforms and projects. We chat about her work at Unilever, and more! Thank you Claire for today's episode.…
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After a brief hiatus, we are back! Sarry Ibrahim’s business is to help high net worth individuals, real estate investors, business owners and retirees grow and protect their wealth predictably and safely. As a Financial Consultant, Health and Life Agent, Sarry has cultivated a reputation for putting his clients first, no matter what. He prides hims…
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Nina Murano has appeared as a singer in numerous New York venues including Jimmy Weston’s, Village Gate, Sweet Basil, Sweetwater’s, Greene St., Condon’s, 37th St. Hideaway, Red Blazer, Freddy’s, Tramps, Eleonora’s; The Triad and Danny’s Skylight Room. She has performed in Los Angeles at The Beverly Hilton; in Florence, Italy at ” Il Sipario” ; in A…
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Lucia Rios - Workforce Navigators Program Associate at Salesforce
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Lucia Rios removes barriers and creates access through her presence, voice, and activism. Her life in college and over a 20-year working career have included giving a voice to and empowering those with disabilities. She is passionate about helping people with disabilities find their voice to better themselves and the world around them through creat…
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Matt Arce - Founder & CEO of MGA Consulting
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Matt is a sourcing specialist with management and marketing experience and a strong focus on safety, social responsibility and sustainability. His goal is to build the best sourcing company in the world while upholding the highest standards possible. Thank you, Matt, for today's episode of The Matt Baxter Show!…
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Great discussion, deep life story, and business strategy: all things that mean a great episode of The Matt Baxter Show. Sebastian has 8+ years in innovation and corporate venturing in large organizations, having launched StationX to bridge the world between entrepreneurs and corporate and create game-changing partnerships. Thank you, Sebastian, for…
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Dubbed ‘Queen of Electro’, Luciana has stood at the forefront of Dance Music with a supercharged sound that has infiltrated dance floors across the globe, particularly in the United States where she has had 9 Billboard Dance No.1’s. She’s the Girl who started the electro nu wave movement with the multiplatinum “Yeah Yeah” and the voice behind count…
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Today I chat with Sam, an entrepreneur with a passion for cybersecurity. Based in both New York and Sydney, he is motivated by creating simple, technical solutions to complex problems and by challenging preconceived ideas and beliefs in order to have a positive impact on the world. In 2015, with funding from leading U.S. and Australian investors, h…
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Chris Zingo is the Chief Revenue Officer at Finastra, leading the development and execution of the go-to-market strategy for Finastra’s Global Corporate Banking and Lending Business. His primary responsibility is to define and implement the target operating model for the region with the objectives of improving the customer experience, expanding mar…
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Tameka McNair - HR director at Microsoft, published author
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Tameka McNair holds an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering with a focus in Human Factors, a minor in African American Studies and an MBA with a focus in Leadership. Currently, Tameka is a Director at Microsoft driving digital employee experience success (Viva). Prior to her current role, she has worked in various organizations at Microso…
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Terry entered business networking in 1995 during his first professional sales job while I lived in Columbus, Ohio. By 27, he was running 5 different groups ranging from 18 to 52 people. After moving back to Michigan, he developed Motor City Connect, became the fastest growing networking group in Detroit. It was also one of the first hybrid online a…
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Alex Drost - Continual Growth Advocate at Connection Builders
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Alex Drost is a Founder & CEO who works with growth-minded professionals to help them connect, grow and excel in their careers, believing that true success lies in your ability to foster meaningful connections with those around you with intentional focus and effort. After starting his career in middle-market investment banking, Alex embraced his en…
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Tracy Kawa - Founder of Kawa Community Partners
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Tracy is a speaker, author, coach, and founder of Kawa Community Partners, supporting individuals in finding the best version of themselves, whether it be changing their career or growing their business. She also is a developer of K-BAT, helping discover career blind spots to move past obstacles hindering professional growth. Thank you for today's …
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Raj Khemani - Head of Global Capacity Centers, India & Poland at Haleon
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Raj Khemani is the Head of Global Capability Centers – India & Poland at Haleon. He is a strategic leader with expertise in leading technology-based, multi-billion-dollar revenue and growth initiatives. Raj has an acute understanding of organizational leadership and is a strong believer that values and culture are crucial to an organization’s strat…
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Greg Anderson - Vice President and CPO at The E.W. Scripps Company
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Greg Anderson is an innovative legal executive offering a unique and diverse skill set, with over twenty years of global experience and leadership roles in operations, finance, sales, engineering, and legal. Well versed in technology, development, and outsourcing and award-winning subject matter expert in information security and privacy, Greg chat…
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This episode features Dan Mangena: Forbes featured international speaker, Wall Street Journal featured "Master of Success” and two-time best selling author. Thank you for being on today's podcast!By Matt Baxter
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Saj Molaee -- CFO at AstraZeneca for Singapore, Indonesia, and Philippines
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Saj is the CFO for Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines at AstraZeneca and is a highly motivated strategic CFO with over 17 years of rich experience in strategic business partnering, change management and driving outcomes, budgeting/forecasting, controlling and taxation and proactive risk management. Saj will be speaking at the World Finance Forum in …
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Palash Soni - Co-Founder & CEO at Goldcast
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Palash is a huge believer in the power of marketing narrative and storytelling in changing the trajectory of a business. He advanced from Harvard Business School's MBA program to build the event marketing platform for the modern B2B go-to-market stack. Passionate about startups, founders, and excellent convo; thank you Palash for today's episode!…
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Tim Crawford co-founded Tenstreet in 2006 to provide software solutions for the transportation industry and has served as CEO since 2016. With a team that’s largely based in Tulsa, the company is nearing 200 people today and continuing to grow. Since its founding, the business has grown to serve nearly 4,300 motor carriers and private fleets and pr…
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Charles Fisher - Founder & CEO at Unlearn
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Charles is a scientist with interests at the intersection of physics, machine learning, and computational biology. Previously, Charles worked as a machine learning engineer at Leap Motion and a computational biologist at Pfizer. He was a Philippe Meyer Fellow in theoretical physics at École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France, and a postdoctoral sc…
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Kevin Bailey -- Vans Global Brand President
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A veteran of the retail industry with more than 30 years of leadership across retail, marketing, sales and product, Kevin Bailey was appointed to lead Vans as its Global Brand President in March 2022. In his role, Bailey oversees the strategic direction of Vans’ global business, while also enabling regional teams to deliver local strategies to driv…
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Troberman leverages the company’s extensive range of content, experiences and technologies to bring brands together in new ways with consumers across all of the company’s businesses, iHeartMedia’s 859 radio stations and iHeartRadio. Troberman is a marketing innovator and visionary -- thank you for being today's guest!…
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Archelle Georgiou - CHO Starkey Hearing Tech
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Dr. Archelle Georgiou is the Chief Health Officer for Starkey Hearing Technologies, a global hearing technology company headquartered in Minnesota. She oversees the Healthable features embedded in the company’s hearing aids, and brings hearing health to the forefront of overall health. In addition to her role at Starkey, Archelle is Chairman of the…
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Thomas Smale is the Founder and CEO of FE International. He is a serial business entrepreneur and M&A expert, having built the industry-leading firm in the $1-100M global technology sector. With experience dating back to the early 2000s, Smale offers invaluable technical, diligence and negotiation advice to early-stage and seasoned business owners …
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Ryan Hartman - President & CEO of Worldview
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Today I chat with Ryan Hartman about space tourism and the logistics and theory behind potential capabilities in that realm! Not only are his goals incredible, but he is a respected leader, amazing person, and an inspiration to all. Thank you Ryan for being on today's episode!By Matt Baxter
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Thank you Rob for being on this week's episode! "My journey began in College. As I attempted to play baseball at a small DII school, I experienced a Hinge moment and fell off an 80 foot cliff. The HInge is any person, event, or moment that connects who we are with who we become and tragedies are immediate, because from that moment on, everything is…
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Today I’m hanging out with Paul Kirk, an authentic, raw human being, honest about his past failures and successes. He comes alongside the BOSS Academy and BOSS Lifestyle in general to help CEOs and business owners in many ways of their lives. Thanks Paul!By Matt Baxter
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Frank is the master networker, unafraid to make introductions, and deep conversation producer. I was lucky enough to be a guest on his podcast and now I’m luckier that he is on mine! Thank you Frank!By Matt Baxter
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Priya has over 15 years of experience creating and implementing global product strategy in Fortune 100, mid-cap and start-ups. She has successfully built and commercialized highly technical hardware and software product solutions through direct sales & channel partners. Thank you for great conversation, Priya!…
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An Ann Arbor business attorney, with a focus on employment, James Reid plays a huge role in maintaining integrity and kindness in the practice. Today we chat about how we met (SHRM New Orleans!), intentionality, and life. Thank you James for being on today's episode!By Matt Baxter
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Phil has been a serial entrepreneur for many years, having founded and exited several startups. He is now the Managing Director of Forefront Venture Partners, one of the largest and most active AngelList syndicates. Phil is also a published author, frequent conference speaker, and one of the co-hosts of "The Pitch" podcast. Thank you Phil for being…
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Andy Atkins is the CEO and creative of 730 Eddy studios. Andy has a love for what he does — he owns a production studio, is a content creator, and is more than that: a good friend! In a world of fast-paced startups and oversaturated companies, he maintains a down to earth, rooted perspective from his brand through the lens of a business owner in th…
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A phenomenal leader, man, and executive coach, Alain covers a massive ground of what it means to be an incredible person. With the pleasure of getting to know him in several capacities, I have found Alain to be a representative of leadership, listening to employees, and expanding individuality, while driving the best out of others. Thank you Alain …
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Jon Stross - President and CoFounder of Greenhouse Software
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Jon Stross is President and Co-founder of Greenhouse Software, a recruiting platform designed to help companies get better at recruiting through built-in best practices, automation and performance tracking. An awesome, enjoyable guest, his story encompasses the tech and HR space; this episode has been a chance to learn and grow as a startup founder…
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Scott D'Amico - President at Communispond
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Scott brings fire on this episode - talk of leadership culture, coaching, and training and more awesome things! In Scott's role, he directly works with organizations to improve their talent strategies in aspects that align with Wedge, leading talent strategies into the future of the corporate world. Thank you Scott!…
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Henry Schuck - CEO and Founder of ZoomInfo
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Henry Schuck is the CEO of a brilliant, successful tech company that has grown massively and contributed in many ways to Wedge and the success of the tech sphere. Not only does he run a successful organization, but he is a great human that I am honored to spend time with! Thank you.By Matt Baxter
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Today we're hanging out with Andreas, a German entrepreneur who explored many areas, ultimately pivoting his way into the HR Tech space. Analytical and intelligent, Andreas brings a unique perspective to the conversation, both in the business world, and as a human. Thank you!By Matt Baxter
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Michael Marsiglia - Co-CEO of Atomic Object
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Mike is Co-CEO at Atomic Object, where he works at the intersection of business and technology, helping clients to research, identify, and create the right software products to suit their needs. Not only is Mike impacting business in Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and (soon!) Chicago, he is impacting lives - thank you for being today's guest!…
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Jeannette Cota - Dance Moms, Dancing, and more!
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A fellow Michigan person, Jeannette Cota has been a TV star, model, cook, launched a clothing brand, and more. Years of wisdom and understanding bring brilliant conversation to today's episode - thank you Jeannette!By Matt Baxter
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Len Shapiro - Sports Columnist at the Washington Post
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A prolific sports columnist at the Washington Post, Len Shapiro takes sporting events and makes them easily digestible, providing nuanced takes on his interpretations of the moments. Today we discuss his journey, as well of some of the best moments of his documentations. Thank you Len!By Matt Baxter
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