{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ordinary Greatness","title":"‘No Wrong Decisions’: From Small-Town Engineer to CEO of a $400M Safety Business","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1987,"description":"Chris Baby started as a mechanical engineer in small-town Canada. But a chance opportunity – and a willingness to pivot – would take his career in a completely different direction. Today, Chris helps lead the growth of SureWerx, one of North America’s major suppliers of safety equipment and protective gear. Over more than a decade as CEO, he helped transform the company from a traditional tool business into a fast-growing safety company.In this conversation with Dustin, Chris reflects on the decisions that shaped his career, from leaving the forest products industry to moving his family from Vancouver to Chicago to build the company’s U.S. presence. He also shares what he’s learned about leadership along the way: managing emotions, reading the room, and building a culture where people want to win together.About the ShowDustin Ogden sits down with CEOs, entrepreneurs and business leaders from essential services industries across the commercial and consumer spectrum. These leaders might not be household names, but they've achieved remarkable things. They share the whole truth on the strategy and mindset every leader should possess. From unglamorous beginnings and failures to turning points and strokes of luck, they expose the real learnings that helped them achieve greatness.Each episode, you’ll hear advice and insider knowledge that only comes from decades of experience. They’ll share counterintuitive truths, unspoken rules, stories of mentorship that made a difference and even moments of doubt. They’re here to help guide you on your own career journey. About the HostDustin Ogden is a Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry. Over his career, Dustin has worked with hundreds of CEOs and business leaders, and his deep expertise in executive search has given him unprecedented access to the stories, strategies, and hard-won wisdom of some of the most successful (yet least publicly known) leaders in America.Get in TouchOrdinary Greatness is all about the real, human stories...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UQHVCshyXsv3Cb3GUeGbF3T2Q6VHQxAkIRrEJOMhQSw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZDFl/YTRkZTViYTQ3OWZk/YTU1NzQ2YWMwYzhh/ZWEwNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}