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Gregg Garrett, discusses how transforming an organization is a lot like baking a cake. Gregg then speaks with Sean Killian, President North America, Atos Medical. Sean shares insights he has gained as a global citizen and observations he has made as he pivoted his career from industry to industry. Of course, he speaks about his top three who include mentors who taught him to bring structure to unstructured situations, inspirational leaders in the world of sports, and day-to-day confidants who help him scale. And you have to hear what he has to say about what it\\u2019s like to become the president of a company in the midst of a pandemic.

Sean serves as President of North America for Atos Medical, a PAI-portfolio healthcare company that serves customers in the laryngectomy space. Prior to joining Atos earlier this year, he was on the executive team of Performance Health, a portfolio company of Chicago-based Madison Dearborn Partners, where he was VP of Global Strategy and GM of Specialty Products. Previously, Sean was Global Head of M&A Strategy at Mondelez International and, prior to that, a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group in its Chicago office.

Segment 1: Overview

1:07\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Why do over 70% of transformations fail?

3:01\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Transformation is like baking a cake.

6:52\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Sean Killian: His journey began with journalism and consulting that led him around the world and back to his current role in the medica. industry.

Segment 2: The \\u201cTop Three\\u201d

14:06\\xa0\\xa0 Sean\\u2019s \\u201cTop Three\\u201d beings with mentors who give perspective on the tools you need, connecting it to where you are today as an individual on a development curve, and playing a role model

16:39\\xa0\\xa0 Weighing mentor quality vs boss quality.

18:02\\xa0\\xa0 Hints for leaders: Be structured. Get into the 80/20 \\u2013 what really matters. Have a plan and execute that plan.

20:47\\xa0\\xa0 Sean\\u2019s \\u201cTop Three\\u201d expands with a speakers, personalities, and leaders in the world of sports, such as Jim Valvano & Brian Kelly from whom he can gain life advice.

23:05\\xa0\\xa0 There aren\\u2019t lines between the workplace and personal life; it just is.

26:12\\xa0\\xa0 Modeling for your team that it is okay to make a mistake is really important.

28:28\\xa0\\xa0 Sean\\u2019s \\u201cTop Three\\u201d concludes with day-to-day confidants who help him scale including Mauricio Atry.

Segment 3: Transformation & Disruption

33:57\\xa0\\xa0 Accepting the President role during the pandemic.

40:00\\xa0\\xa0 The realities of what \\u2018after\\u2019 the pandemic looks like.

45:15\\xa0\\xa0 Blurring the lines: what is the role of a business in providing a social output for people?

49:09\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cWhat matters is how you are trying to evolve the organization.\\u201d

53:06\\xa0\\xa0 Atos Medical: Passionate to make life easier for people who breathe through a stoma.

Segment 4: Wrapping Up

58:39\\xa0\\xa0 Use an extensive filing system for emails.

1:00:34 Stay in touch via LinkedIn!

Contact Sean Killian:

• Sean\\u2019s LinkedIn

Contact Gregg Garrett:

• Gregg\\u2019s LinkedIn
• Gregg\\u2019s Twitter
• Gregg\\u2019s Bio

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