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Episode 33 – Six-Pack Abs

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About the Podcast

Topic: Most companies strive to be high-performing organizations – the equivalent of having “six-pack abs”.  But getting fit takes a lot of dedication and hard work – and unfortunately, most companies just have “ab”.  In this episode of The Outliers Inn, Jim will share with us his experiences in trying to help companies become leaner and meaner; the challenges companies face, the challenges he has faced, how they were overcome (or not), what has worked, what has not worked, and the perils and pitfalls to recognize and avoid.

Hosts:Joseph Paris, Founder of the OpEx Society & The XONITEK Group of Companies
 Benjamin Taylor,  Managing Partner of RedQuadrant.


Guests:
 James Morales

 More about James on LinkedIn

About James:

Jim Morales “Can go from the street corner to the corner office and be fluent in both.”  He has over 20 years of experience working for well-known companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, Volvo, Sony, Sysco and Burger King.  His unique combination of Strategy, Finance, IT, Project Management and Organizational Design experience gives him the ability to look at an organization holistically and turn vision into action.  He recently married, father of 12yo boy-girl twins. Lives in South Florida with family and Chihuahua.

Education:

  • Columbia University, New York City – B.S; Computer Science Activities and Societies: Phi Iota Alpha Mu Chapter Founding Brother
  • Florida International University – College of Business – MBA; Master of Science – Finance

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