Being the "everything operations" person leading sustainable growth, putting "everything operations" teams together, and overseeing those teams throughout several mergers and acquisitions sounds, at minimum, a little bit overwhelming. However, our guest, Jason Cammorata, managed to do it his entire career and with impressive efficiency.

Jason Cammorata was the SVP and Head of Global Operations at Stagwell Global. He has over ten years of experience in cross-functional leadership in highly successful private and public marketing and technology companies. Jason is an actively involved leader, passionate about growing, strengthening, optimizing, and scaling teams, systems, and processes. He is also a devoted husband and father and pet owner of a lovely cheagle.

In this episode, we delve into Jason's activities as the "everything operations" person and his role in the several mergers and acquisitions he promoted and facilitated throughout his career. We discuss the importance of observing values when building teams, recognizing our blind spots, surrounding ourselves with diversity and excellence, and implementing the "field trip mentality" into our endeavors as team leaders.

Some Questions I Ask:

How did you come to call yourself the "everything operations" person? It sounds challenging and exciting (2:43)
What do you love about what you do? (4:40)
Give me a challenge that was just a disappointment; how did you manage it, and what did you learn from it? (6:57)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Jason shares one of his peak success stories (6:07)
What Jason has learned about empathy and how has that helped throughout his career (11:16)
About Jason's perfectionist tendencies and how that can hold us back in our lives (15:53)
The better you know yourself, the better you can connect with others (18:50)
How can "the field trip mentality" improve our relationships (23:40)

Resources:

Stagwell Global website
Book: Richard Carlson - Don't Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life.

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Making Everything Run Smoothly by Prioritizing Values and Connections with Jason Cammorata