CEO: Behind the Scenes
The CEO Magazine
It's easy to forget that behind the title of CEO lies a human. In CEO Behind the Scenes, a podcast from The CEO Magazine, we want to explore the human behind the company and the figure behind the figurehead role as CEOs share their journeys with us.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 58min
What buyers really look for when acquiring a business
Scott Bushkie, founder and CEO of Cornerstone Business Services with 25+ years in M&A advising owners on selling on their terms. He discusses why unsolicited offers can mislead, how competition and multiple bidders drive value, the key buyer signals that create value, common value leaks in sales processes, and why years of preparation and a specialist deal team matter.
Mar 18, 2026 • 54min
Why risk is the most misunderstood tool in leadership
Janice Price, President and CEO of ROM Governors and seasoned leader in arts and culture, reflects on risk as a misunderstood leadership tool. She talks about leading through crises, reframing fear into calculated opportunity, balancing mission with finances, and building authentic donor and community relationships. Short, candid stories about pivots, team-building, and museums’ role in belonging.
12 snips
Mar 11, 2026 • 41min
The future of work belongs to creative thinkers
Jason Fox, Chief Academic Officer at SCAD, leads creative, industry-aligned education and applied AI initiatives. He discusses why creativity, empathy and curiosity outpace automation. Conversations cover studio-style classrooms, hands-on tech like LED stages and EV projects, industry partnerships and mentoring, and teaching AI as a tool that amplifies creative work.
9 snips
Mar 4, 2026 • 32min
Can AI bring joy back to work?
Karla Congson, CEO and CTO of Agentiiv, is an entrepreneur who builds AI agents and digital twins to amplify expert workflows. She discusses removing cognitively numbing tasks so people focus on meaningful work. She explains creating digital twins of top experts, overcoming adoption fears, human-centered agent design, governance needs, and what leaders should ask as AI reshapes work.
Mar 2, 2026 • 1h 1min
Can AI make illness optional?
Naveen Jain, founder and CEO of Viome Life Sciences, builds AI-driven molecular tests to personalize and prevent disease. He discusses why RNA and microbiome activity matter, how at-home molecular measurements can shift care from hospitals to homes, and how AI plus scale enables early disease detection and evolving, individualized recommendations.
13 snips
Feb 25, 2026 • 45min
Think bigger before AI leaves you behind
Mark Moses, founding partner of CEO Coaching International and bestselling author, shares bold leadership stories and a near-bankruptcy comeback. He discusses setting billion-dollar ambitions with symbolic acts, the four traits of top CEOs, when to upgrade teams, and why AI readiness is really leadership readiness. Short, punchy lessons on scaling, accountability, and pairing AI with coaching.
14 snips
Feb 18, 2026 • 36min
The mindset that transforms small beginnings into lasting success
Ron Bakir, Founder and CEO of Homecorp, a property developer focused on legacy, people and continuous improvement. He talks about building with long-term vision and doing the right thing. He explains creating people-first culture, trusting intuition while using feedback, and delivering communities rather than just buildings. He previews international growth, smart communities and tech partnerships.
Feb 4, 2026 • 28min
The leadership cost of treating people as expenses
Toru Takahashi, Global Chief Strategy Officer at GLOBIS and leadership researcher, explores human capital, kokorozashi (aligning personal mission with social good), and why treating people as expenses harms long-term performance. He discusses sabbaticals, cross-cultural lessons from Iran and Europe, human-centered leadership for tech disruption, and how leaders must embody purpose to build sustainable cultures.
Jan 28, 2026 • 50min
Why fulfillment is the real answer to workplace burnout
Imamu ‘Mu’ Tomlinson, a practicing emergency physician and CEO who leads clinician-driven innovation, talks about leadership forged by frontline adversity. He explores staying close to patients, clinician-led innovation, equity as an organizational capability, measuring fulfillment over burnout, and scaling culture without diluting purpose.
Jan 21, 2026 • 26min
Why sustainability can be profitable from day one
Alexander Hauser, CEO of TTSP HWP and data center design specialist, explains how grid limits can spark innovation. He discusses siting strategies, microgrids with solar and batteries, cooling designs without mechanical systems, and adapting infrastructure for AI’s rising energy density. The conversation reframes sustainability as an immediate profit driver and a source of long-term value.
