Questioning CEOs

A blog type thing

Posted by Dan James on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 in Weblogs, Business - 3 comments

Over the next few months I’m going to be inviting other CEOs (or prominent heads of companies) to make a contribution to CEOBlues. I’d like to do this by having a loose list of questions and allow them to respond to as many or as little as they’d like. I have a few individuals and questions in mind but I’d like to hear your suggestions for both. So who should we approach and what shall we ask them?

Comments

Will Pate - April 21, 2004 12:37 pm

http://www.willpate.org

A list of those that break the mold:

David L. Steward - Atributes his humanistic management style and success to spiritual guidance.
Sir Richard Branson - His adventures are so large he's a modern living Knight.
Karl-Henrik Robèrt - Founder of The Natural Step organization.
Ingvar Kamprad - The frugal head of IKEA that avoids all suits.

I can't think of any questions right now.

Chris from Scottsdale - April 21, 2004 3:52 pm

http://www.tornadodesign.com

Bill Gates would be awesome.

Maybe Jerry Colangelo (owner of the AZ Diamondbacks) and Phoenix business guru.

How about Martha Stewart? Oh, gosh, guess she's unavailable.

Maybe ask the RIAA CEO some questions?

I'd like to ask Bill Gates if he ever wishes he was an ordinary person and what that person would be like. I doubt you could get an interview with him, and only because he probably never gives them.

Nicholas MacDonald - April 21, 2004 10:32 pm

http://www.nickmacdonald.com

Try to get:

A. Joe Mitchell, Jr.
Founder, President and CEO
VarTec Telecom, Inc.

Vartec is a telecommunications company that grew to $1 billion in annual revenue in 10 years, Microsoft on the other hand took 15 years before it got to this benchmark. Vartec is also a privately owned company.