As CEO, Carl Streck oversees all aspects of new and existing client relationships while directing strategy and ideation at MountainSeed. Great relationships are paramount in Carl’s life and he invests daily in his team. He believes that his team members, clients, and vendors can make or break a company, and Carl is a strong advocate for supporting and growing these partnerships. In this podcast, Cooleaf's co-founders John & Prem sit down with Carl to learn more about his story and the paradigm shift of people being more selective about where they work, the responsibility of the CEO to ensure they are a great place to work, and how MountainSeed is living out its purpose, “to provide opportunities that help people thrive using their God-given abilities.

Josh Pickus is the CEO of Net Health, specializing in EHR Software and Services.Prior to joining Net Health, Josh served as CEO of Optima Healthcare Solutions, as CEO-in-Residence at Alpine Investors, and as CEO of high-growth software companies Niku and Support.com. Josh has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the software companies DemandTec, Conversica, and Meta Software. Josh is passionately committed to delivering solutions that enable customers to improve healthcare for their patients.John Duisberg sits down with Josh to talk about his overarching WHY, how Net Health is building a remarkable culture around a “Work From Anywhere” model, and Josh’s practical pieces of advice around how to continue to attract and retain top talent.

Join us as we sit down with Richard Kopelman, the CEO and Managing Partner of Aprio, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2022, Aprio was named the 35th largest accounting firm, the 6th fastest growing in the U.S., and a Glassdoor Best Place to Work. Because of all this… we naturally wanted to spotlight Richard’s leadership on The Great Retention and dig in deeper to learn more about what his team is doing differently that’s making such a huge difference for their growing organization. We chat about Richard’s definition of purpose, how much the company has grown over his 30 years with the business, how they’re breaking the traditional mold of a CPA & Advisory Services Firm”, how they’re combating “The Great Resignation”, and practical advice he has for other CEOs and business leaders looking to do the same.

In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with Mark Gannon, Executive Vice President of Talent Management and Recruiting Services at TekStream Solutions. Mark helped start TekStream in 2011 to combine recruiting and talent management… with consulting services expertise in AWS, Splunk and Oracle technologies. They call Atlanta “home base” and have offices in Washington, D.C. and Canada. TekStream has made the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America seven years in a row and boasts a 97% Customer Retention Rate. Mark shares thoughts on being competitive during “The Great Resignation”, how, at TekStream, culture extends beyond individual employees, and more.

In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with René Henderson, EVP of Operations & Business Development at American Auto Shield to unpack their rapid growth of nearly 500 new positions added over the past 5 years across 11 states as well as their transformational journey of focusing more intentionally on employee engagement amid the impacts felt around The Great Resignation. You’ll learn about the significant challenges they’ve been overcoming with employee retention and the impetus of AAS hiring a full-time leader, solely dedicated to employee engagement and a huge investment in creating a great place to work where employees are highly valued and given the intentional support to grow in their careers.

In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with the Chief People Officer of Greenhouse Software to talk about how their commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion, and allyship are creating a greater sense of belonging across their distributed, global workforce and serving as a driving force for growth.

Mike Nolte serves as the CEO of Uprise Health, a leader in Digital Mental Health technology and services for employers. He’s a veteran industry leader in healthcare software and services, with a 30-year career spanning marketing, product, and business leadership across several healthcare industry segments.

In today’s episode, John sits down with Nigel Zelcer, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Jabian Consulting, to learn how the firm persevered through the pandemic era with no layoffs and maintained and world-class culture as a Conscious Capitalist organization.

In today’s episode, John Duisberg chats with Christy Walsh, COO of the Georgia-based law firm Drew Eckl & Farnham with 250+ total employees, 120+ attorneys, and 4 offices across their state.

Cass Gilmore, CEO of FluentStream, sits down with John Duisberg to share their story of driving 6x revenue growth through their acquisition program, shifting to a fully remote workforce during the pandemic, and how they’ve set their intentions on continuing to build and redefine a positive work culture that keeps their people connected.