Ep.25 What’s In A Name: Hiring A CEO For Viddyoze

It’s the latter that’s the focus of this episode, with Joey and David sharing their thoughts on a position that is much lauded, much misunderstood, and much desired. It’s good to be back. As ever, if you like the episode, please share and review.   Talking Points Welcome (00:55) Hiring a new CEO (01:25) “If you’re the founders, why do you need to hire a CEO?” (02:42) The power in the role of a CEO (07:27) What David and Joey are looking for in a CEO (17:55) The impact on team members (26:20) Candidates for the position (37:14) Sexism in the industry and in society (45:19) Research and Statistics about CEOs (56:43) Conclusion (58:42)   Quotes “It’s not a prestigious thing to say that you’re a founder.” - Joey “You just have to see where the opportunities are and where your strengths are.” - Joey “Diversity covers (obviously) a lot of things, not just gender or race.” - Joey “In about ten to fifteen years from now, we’ll probably see a lot more women in technology.” - Joey “At the end of the day, the people who are generally complaining about [the lack of diversity in the workplace] aren’t the people who have to spend money on it.” - Joey “The worst part is when you know you’re not being sexist, but you’re told you are anyway.” - Joey “You don’t always have to have an extreme view.” - Joey “We’re not defined by being the one who has the job title.” - David “We have to think two different ways: as shareholders and as a management team.” - David “When you’re getting dragged into a hundred different directions, it’s very easy just to keep doing what you’re good at.” - David “I’m focused on, ‘Is this person going to do a good job?’ not ‘Is this going to make our board more diverse?’” - David “What we do as a society is that we attack everyone now, instead of educating everyone now.” - David   Useful Links Main Platforms Viddyoze Website Viddyoze App Films By Viddyoze The Viddyoze Story | How We Built An 8-Figure Bootstrapped Software Enterprise Viddyoze Presents 'Fade To Black' | From Broke To $30 Million | Joey's Story Social Media Viddyoze Facebook Viddyoze Instagram Joey Xoto Instagram Viddyoze LinkedIn Joey Xoto LinkedIn Jamie Garside LinkedIn David Chamberlain LinkedIn

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