Perspective and teamwork are two things that can really help you in a crisis. Alex Hunt, CEO of Behaviorally, shares how he navigated a double surprise during 2020 and reminds us how companies face events like this every seven years. This engaging interview walks you through his thinking process for handling this or any crisis.

As a survivor of multiple tragic events (including the only EF-5 rated tornado in the United States), Priscilla McKinney was better prepared than most for the COVID pandemic. Here she shares multiple strategies for getting through tough times as a CEO including practicing asking for help, self-reflection and how to be un-ignorable.

What does well-being mean at your company? For Lindsay Johnson and the FitPros team, supporting their clients during the COVID-19 pandemic has meant supporting their employees in whatever ways necessary. Learn how she led her team to support thousands of families during this tumultuous time and the techniques she uses for coping with change.

Steering a startup generally means being short on one’s own historical data, even without a pandemic. So how does an intrepid founder navigate the unknown? By relying on the tenacity that led her to start a company in the first place. Allison Moss, founder and CEO of type:A Brands talks about sudden channel shifts, risk-taking, financial silver linings and when she pulls back.

Of low-income households, 46% don't have access to a computer at home and 44% lack access to a quality broadband internet connection. Megan Steckly, CEO of Comp-U-Dopt shares how her organization is solving this digital divide, and how they’ve achieved transformational growth by empowering leaders at every level.

While there is no perfection, leading consciously goes a long way towards making decisions that are beneficial to people, planet and profit. As Andrew Vrbas, CEO and co-founder of Pacha Soap Company shares, it’s the consideration of different perspectives that has helped him to connect dots and innovate. Their hygiene initiatives created positive impact right here in the United States during the pandemic as Pacha worked on both production and policy to ensure people had enough affordable hand sanitizer. 

The most successful social innovation comes from great questions, not someone’s whim. In college, Waterfield Farms’ John Reid posited a compelling question, took a chance on a subject he’d never considered before, and decades later continues to feed people affordable, quality food while improving multiple environmental situations. The silver linings of 2020 helped advance his team’s mission, bringing them closer to a breakthrough solution to the climate crisis.

During 2020, some have slowed down while others have sped up and actually improved the way they do things. One such example is Capsule, a Minnesota-based creative shop that builds intellectual property for high profile clients all over the world. Hear from cofounder and managing principal, Aaron Keller on how trust is critical, how the pandemic actually made him feel closer to people and what NASCAR can teach us about working with catastrophe.

Optimism, deflecting uncertainty, and agility - learn about these three attitudes and strategies and how they help WorkLodge CEO Mike Thakur get through the tough times every leader faces. And why who you have around you matters on this journey of entrepreneurship.

You can’t pour from an empty cup. Our premier episode explores this issue with “active self-care” company, Austra’s CEO, Stephanie Morimoto. With an extensive background in both entrepreneurship and non-profit, Stephanie brings perspective on how 2020 shaped e-commerce, what we can do to take care of ourselves as leaders, and what happens when your products attract a sporting superstar who then joins your company as a co-owner.

Our introduction episode where we set the premise and promise of The 100 CEO Project, define leadership and talk about the current moment. With your hosts Andrea Spirov and Laurie Pillow.