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Leading Leaders: Brian Suszek, CGS Fellow and former President and CEO of Tweddle Group, joins host Gregg Garrett for a discussion on leading the transformation of the private company from a paper publishing corporation to an information juggernaut in the mobility industry. He of course shares his Top Three who include his wife of over 30 years who drives tremendous candor, a turnaround specialist who amplifies Brian\\u2019s effect, a get-stuff-done team member, and a corporate strategist that drove a scaling effect in the business. And you have to hear what he says about trusting yourself to connect the dots. \\xa0

Brian Suszek is a business leader with more than 25 years of experience. Brian has always been a change agent that has led the successful turnaround of nearly every type of functional area within a business. Brian is passionate about the ability of excellent leadership to solve complex problems with creative and pragmatic solutions.

From entry level, as a cost estimator, Brian grew his responsibilities at Tweddle Group throughout his career to ultimately become the CEO. He has found that thriving organizations have consistent qualities. They have solid processes, are filled with great people and the people are aligned and held accountable through a culture based upon solid purpose, mission, vision and values. He has been able to consistently develop successful organizations based on that structure.

Brian believes business is mostly about getting the right people into your organization. Therefore, he has always put more focus on this aspect of business. That includes recruiting, hiring, personnel development, personnel improvement and team development. Great people are enabled by a high trust culture where creativity and accountability thrive through psychological safety. The organizations that he has been responsible for \\u2013 organizations where no one said \\u201cThat is not your job\\u201d or \\u201cThat is not my job\\u201d \\u2013 have generated consistent excellence because of that structure.

Brian has always invested heavily in coaching and mentoring his employees, colleagues, and other business leaders. Their achievement has been a source of great pride for him.

Brian holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Printing Management from Western Michigan University. He is a prolific reader and lifelong learner on a wide array of topics. He is also an enthusiastic traveler and huge foodie via his wife\\u2019s diverse cooking, exhaustively sampling the great cuisine of Metro Detroit and sampling cuisines throughout his travels. \\xa0

During this episode:

\\xa0The title of \\u201cLeader\\u201d: What are you leading? [1:03]

\\u201cLeading leaders is messy\\u201d [3:32]

Welcome guest, Brian Suszek [4:55]

The \\u201cTop Three\\u201d

Brian\\u2019s career journey: Moving from a cost estimator to CEO at Tweddle Group [7:50]

Tracy Suszek: Brian\\u2019s wife who drives tremendous candor [17:14]

Joe Bennett: A turnaround specialist who amplifies Brian\\u2019s effect [23:18]

Eric Taylor: Brian\\u2019s get-stuff-done team member [34:36]

Chad Ehnis: Brian\\u2019s corporate strategist who drove a scaling effect [43:04]

Transformation & Disruption

Insight into the corporate strategy shift(s) within Tweddle Group [50:04]

Successful industry disruption: Why CGS? [56:14]

You have to hear this\\u2026

Brian\\u2019s Hack: Trust yourself to connect the dots [59:53]

Contact Brian Suszek:

• Brian\\u2019s LinkedIn
• Brian\\u2019s Email
• Brian\\u2019s Blog
• Brian\\u2019s Twitter

Contact Gregg Garrett:

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

Contact CGS Advisors:

• Website
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