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December 10, 2024
The Power Of Partnerships: What C-Suite Leaders Need To Know Now, Jill Renslow - CMO Mall of America
What combines a Nickelodeon Theme Park, Coco
Melon-based attractions, an aquarium, hundreds of world-class retailers, including a Rent-The-Runway outlet, and what could be the largest indoor waterpark ever? If you are thinking major amusement park, like Six Flags or Disney World, future guests on the show—it may be a surprise to hear we are talking about a mall. THE MALL.
The Mall Of America is the largest shopping and
entertainment complex in North America, which just this black Friday weekend alone had half a million visitors. At almost six million square feet, with over 500 stores over 30 million people come from all around the world to visit every
year. This place has something for everyone, and to walk us through how it got to this size, we have the Chief Business and Marketing Officer Jill Renslow with us for this episode of The Reboot Chronicles. Join us as we explore how Jill stays at the forefront of change, challenges, and innovation—why she is so passionate rebooting “America’s dream mall"—and what you can learn from it.
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December 3, 2024
How To Be Happier Healthier And Safer With Pets, Rob Candelino - CEO PetSafe
The pet market is expected to be a half-a-trillion-dollar sector by 2030 with an ever-growing landscape of competitive growth opportunities serving consumers and their pets. PetSafeBrands CEO RobCandelino joins this episode of The Reboot Chronicles to share his personal journey and how he is rebooting his company and the industry.
PetSafe’s portfolio includes leading brands with hundreds of patents—like Invisible Fence, Sport Dog, and Kurgo. With tens of millions of dogs protected by their fence systems and trained with their bark collars, they’re known around the world and looking to grow into a billion-dollar company. Follow along with us as we dig into Rob’s life lessons on transitioning your career, and why he is on a mission to unleash freedom for pet parents by keeping pets happy, healthy, and safe.
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November 20, 2024
More Than Just A Best Practice Brand: How To Become A Market Leader, Aurelian Lis - CEO Dermalogica
One question on every industry leader's mind is “How do I stand out?” At least it should be if you are looking to remain a market leader or even a fast-follower. This is especially true in the competitive Beauty Industry, where competitors range form multinational corporations to Indi-brands and startups. How do you continue to stand out and not just be another best practice brand? Dermalogica CEO, Aurelian Lis, has figured that out—and joins us for this episode of The Reboot Chronicles Show—to unpack how he created a sector where his brand is standing out among his competitors.
Part of $63B Unilever, Dermalogica is the number one clinical skincare brand used by professionals in 100 countries, that also trains 100,000 skincare therapists annually. Follow along as we learn about being a unique brand, standing out in a crowded noisy market, and breaking away from the pack with AI and other transformational technology platforms.

November 13, 2024
Cross-Border Payment Wars Heating Up, Matt Oppenheimer - CEO Remitly
If you are thinking about starting a company or have an idea for a product, chances are that it has come from a pain point you want to solve. Startups worldwide are doing this with the hopes of growing and even the big-dog titans are doing this with hopes of disrupting the disruptive disruptors.
But what does that process look like for a leader of a private company? What pains come with making the transition to a public company? What does the scaling process even look like? Remitly CEO, Matt Oppenheimer, joins us for this episode of The Reboot Chronicles Show to provide some answers to those questions, and how he grew his startup into what is now a thriving public company that is on a global growth tear.
With no shortage of competition, like Western Union, Remitly is a cross-border payment app that enables people to transfer funds between parties. Listen in as we unpack stories and lessons of growing on a global scale, the pains of going public, and fighting off big and small competitive forces along the way.

November 5, 2024
Building Confidence In A Crumbling Job Market, Liz Ryan - CEO Human Workplace
Tech leaders have been in an AI marketing hype-cycle, while many of their employees have been dealing with a growing fear of lay-offs, and for good reason. Companies like Intel, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Dell, and Amazon have let go of thousands of employees collectively, due to the hiring craze that occurred during the pandemic. With all those people hitting the job market and plenty of other job searchers out there, how can you best prepare for the job hunt.
Liz Ryan, joins this episode of The Reboot Chronicles to unpack this messy situation. A thought leader and avid writer on career and professional development, she has written articles for Forbes, Bloomberg, Kiplinger, The Denver Post, and many other platforms.
On top of all the writing and teaching she has done, Liz is also the CEO of Human Workplace, where she continues her campaign to reboot working people, job seekers, and entrepreneurs. Follow along as we learn how to navigate the modern job market amidst a time of layoffs and broken recruiting processes.

October 29, 2024
Amazon And Covid Could Not Kill This Retailer, And They Tried, James Daunt - CEO Barnes & Noble
Amazon revolutionized the retail market with its online shopping and shipping, a revolution that caused companies to change drastically or go bankrupt. Even Walmart had to reboot itself to battle the e-commerce giant. Another industry that Amazon took a huge swing at, tied to its original founding purpose, was books, and then with its Kindle and e-books in 2007. Already on its heels, COVID-19 took a swing at retail when people weren’t allowed to visit stores to support the already struggling book industry.
Today’s guest has taken those swings to the chin and is now turning things around and succeeding. Barnes & Noble CEO, James Daunt, joins this episode of The Reboot Chronicles to discuss how he is rebooting the largest retail bookseller in the United States.
Barnes and Noble is the perfect reboot story, which has seen the good, the bad, and the atrocious times as it lived through in its storied journey. With declining store numbers for almost 15 years and then lock-downs, the company is back on a growth track, with 600 stores, and 18,000 employees that deliver around $3.5 billion in annual revenue. Follow along as we unpack this active, back to basics, turnaround, and what Barnes & Noble has in store for us next.

October 22, 2024
How Israel’s Godfather Of Cybersecurity Battles AI Threats, Shlomo Kramer - CEO Cato Networks
With cybercrime damages estimated to cost the world $15-20 trillion by 2028—none of us are safe from its impact. The Godfather of Israeli Cybersecurity, Shlomo Kramer - CEO of Cato Networks, joins us for this episode of The Reboot Chronicles to unpack why the next generation of cyber security will be SASE technology. Shlomo was a seed investor and board member of industry giant Palo Alto Networks, writing their first investment check. He co-founded both Check Point and Imperva, taking both companies public—and has raised $771 million at Cato, which was last valued at over $3 billion. Speaking of going public, Cato has been on a growth tear, recently doubling revenues with a massive ecosystem of thousands of enterprise clients and partners who they protect. Listen in to this riveting episode about the cyber wars that are attacking our organizations, governments, and families, how to make our digital experience safer, and whether there should be a Geneva Convention for cyber-attacks.

October 15, 2024
Rebooting Education Businesses Yourself With Passion, Nido Qubein - President High Point University
Education is the cornerstone of every great nation, and it is through great education that world-class innovators and leaders arise to make changes where change is needed. Easier said than done but when done correctly, through a team of forward-thinking individuals who believe “there are no such things as unrealistic dreams” you can deliver a level of education that will shape generations. That is exactly what today’s guest on The Reboot Chronicles is passionate about—believing in the impact of the next generation and building a platform that prepares them to do it. President at High Point University, Nido Qubein is a visionary maverick who has spent two decades turning around a school from near closure. After bringing High Point back from the brink of irrelevance, obscurity and decline, Nido has rebooted it into a thriving world-class university that other institutions and organizations are learning from. This episode is chalk full of leadership and reboot stories that people need now. Listen in as we discover Nido’s journey, and unpack lessons learned from leading and governing diverse corporations, and how High Point is preparing our future leaders.

October 8, 2024
Want To Clone Yourself? The Risks And Benefits Of AI Cloning, Dara Ladjevardian - CEO Delphi
AI is one of the hottest topics in the tech world, with investors pouring billions of dollars into thousands of projects and companies—and no signs of slowing down. It’s predicted that the AI sector will receive another trillion-dollar boost over the next few years.
What if there was a platform that would allow you to clone yourself, to broaden your reach, or interact with someone else’s clone to learn from? Would you do it if you could make money from it?
While that might sound like the plot of a dystopian novel, Delphi CEO Dara Ladjevardian, has made it a reality—and anyone can tap into it. Join me as I talk with Dara and his clone about how AI clones could revolutionize fields like mentorship, teaching, content creation, and more. Listen in as we also unpack entrepreneurship, starting a business with trust, and the future of AI as it becomes a trillion-dollar industry.

October 1, 2024
How To Reboot Into One Of The Fastest Growing Tech Powerhouse Brands, Sandeep Kalra - CEO Persistent
Hyper-scaling in a highly competitive sector is not for the faint of heart. You need a team that is hitting on all cylinders—while adding new engines to increase horsepower and capabilities along the way. In the tech-world, you need to competitively unseat and outpace the other business-as-usual systems integrators—and help your clients build out next-generation systems that will allow them to transform their businesses too. After 17 straight quarters of growth, Persistent Systems, is one of the fastest growing global services and solutions company, with 23,000 employees who have tripled revenue to over $1.2B, while its market cap exploded from $700M to over $9.5B. Persistent CEO, Sandeep Kalra, joins us on this episode of The Reboot Chronicles, to unpack how he went beyond merely turning around the company after it hit a speed bump. After developing a new approach to growth, he and his new team rebooted the company through aggressive organic growth, smart acquisitions, and a deep roster of who’s who partnerships. As our listeners know, Reboots must transform an organizations People, Platform, and Passion to be a long-term success—and Sandeep has done just that. Listen in to learn about his journey, as he continues to reboot Persistent into a multi-billion-dollar industry leader, through a positive leadership style, and a hands-on approach to growth—and blind spots that CEOs need to uncover about their businesses and AI.