‘Setting the pace’ Episode 1: Cowshed CEO Jordan Schlipf

Most new CEOs hit the ground running. Cowshed CEO Jordan Schlipf hit the ground listening.

In our ‘Setting the pace’ interview series featuring inspiring CXOs, Jordan reveals that when he joined Cowshed, his rule for the first 90 days was simple: do almost nothing. No announcements, no restructuring, just conversations, site visits and raw data. Until the truth became impossible to ignore.

Because the truth is rarely what people hand you. Everyone gives you their version. Jordan's approach to separating signal from noise, and the humility it takes to do it properly, is one of the most honest accounts of CEO life we've heard.

He also gives his take on the gulf between a hired CEO and one promoted from within, and why winning trust becomes even more critical when you're the outsider. Spoiler alert: nothing can prepare you for it.

30 minutes. No fluff. Worth your time. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R2jtQKEIkY&t=2s

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