In the Driver’s Seat: Your All-in-One Guide to Business Leadership

Happy New Year! 2024 is here, and, as is our tradition, our team celebrates bringing good companies forward. So to close season four, we welcome back some well-loved guests to talk about one of our favorite topics: how to lead with integrity. Consider this your all-in-one guide to business leadership. 

This episode features a variety of short clips where our guests share their depth of experience to help you learn how to communicate better, take challenges in stride and land on winning strategies. We will see that effective leadership is bolstered by a human approach and that it always starts with vulnerability and collaboration. And of course, you will hear from leaders who did everything wrong, before finding their way. 

Get ready to get inspired, with our fantastic guests: Mohammad Anwar, the loving CEO of Softway; Anna Catalano, an impressive advisor and board director with 40 years of experience in corporate leadership; Dr. Marcus Collins, a powerful speaker and expert in culture and marketing; the wise and inspiring Craig Flowers, an Army veteran and the founder of Sideline Leadership; and born-to lead, former Super Bowl champion, Keith Jackson Sr. To hear more from them, find their individual episodes linked below.

Let’s wrap up season 4 together, and be ready to lead our companies into the new year!

Highlights:

• How Craig Flowers earned his stripes as a leader (1:54)
• Craig’s definition of leadership (3:39)
• Mohammad Anwar: from bad boss, to loving CEO (5:48)
• The leadership strategy that changed the game (8:57)
• Love as a plan of action (11:12)
• The Holmgren way: Keith Jackson Sr. on coaching and teamwork (13:43)
• Finding mentors at every stage of your career (15:40)
• The art of communication, with Dr Marcus Collins (19:22)
• When leading with empathy takes practice (21:24)
• Diversity and decision making, with Anna Catalano (23:36)
• The importance of board refreshment (26:09)

Links:

• Cadence Bank Website
• Cadence Bank Twitter
• Cadence Bank LinkedIn
• Craig Flowers LinkedIn
• Mohammad Anwar LinkedIn
• Keith Jackson Website
• Marcus Collins Website
• Marcus Collins LinkedIn
• Anna Catalano’s Website
• Anna Catalano’s LinkedIn

Past Episodes:

• Craig Flowers: “Know, Care, Challenge: The Keys to Talent Retention”
• Craig Flowers: “Several Habits of Effective Leaders”
• Keith Jackson Sr: “Leadership, with Super Bowl Champion Keith Jackson”
• Mohammad Anwar: “All You Need Is Love: the origins of “Love as a Business Strategy”
• Mohammad Anwar: “Everlasting Love: Sustaining a Culture of Love”
• Dr Marcus Collins: “Nurture your Culture: Dr Marcus Collins on the Power of Culture in Business”
• Dr Marcus Collins: “Under the Influence: Learning Marketing Strategy from Pop Culture”
• Anna Catalano: “All Aboard: Anna Catalano on Gender and Diversity on Boards” 
  
  

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What is In Good Companies?

Starting and running a business or managing one isn’t for the faint of heart. You’re balancing internal and external forces in a continually changing landscape. This is where Cadence Bank’s In Good Companies comes in. We share our wealth of knowledge–and insights from noted industry experts–to guide you through the forces shaping business today.

It’s hosted by Patrick Pacheco, an EVP and President of Cadence Asset Management and Trust, who has more than 25 years’ experience and is a self-proclaimed lifelong learner. He leads discussions with business owners and subject matter experts about how they’re tackling business challenges like:

● What are ways to grow my business without growing my debt?
● How can I turn my data into meaningful information?
● Why is company culture more important than ever?

It’s information you need, in one place, in under 30 minutes. More than 250,000 listeners tune in each week. Shouldn’t you?

ABOUT OUR HOST
With more than 25 years’ experience in wealth management for business clients and a penchant for hosting, Patrick Pacheco is an EVP and president of Cadence Asset Management and Trust, and presenter of the bank’s In Good Companies podcast, now in its fourth season.
His background features years of legal practice and multiple degrees, including a Master of Taxation from University of Houston, a law degree from Southern Methodist University, and both a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Economics from University of Texas at Arlington.
Pacheco describes himself as a lifelong learner and someone who loves asking questions–probably the ones you’re thinking about too. He’s especially excited about season four because of the diversity of topics and guests who will not only share their wealth of knowledge, but listeners will also get tips and tricks they can use in their own businesses, careers and professional lives.