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James White shares his journey from being underestimated to becoming a successful CEO and discusses the importance of culture in business transformation.

From being underestimated as the ‘slow kid’ to becoming CEO of Jamba Juice, to serving on The Board of Directors in 20+ companies - that’s the remarkable story of James White. He is the iconic former CEO of Jamba Juice and serves on the Boards of The Honest co, Cava, Schnucks supermarkets, Simply good and Greenlight. He is also the author of the best seller Culture Design. He also runs a non profit called Director’s Academy. A deeply purpose driven leader, he is on a mission to help people thrive, both individually and collectively. In this episode, we dig into: ✅ How he transformed himself from the ‘slow kid’ in grade 4 to CEO and now, Chairman of the Board of Directors for many companies ✅ How the experience of being underestimated, being discounted shaped his Purpose and Values ✅ How he engineered an epic turnaround at Jamba Juice, delivering a 500% increase in market cap ✅ Why he prioritized CULTURE as one of the key pillars of the Jamba transformation. Culture is not the warm and fuzzy stuff, he says. It is the mechanics of how things get done. ✅ Why he wrote his latest book, CULTURE DESIGN and what it is like to work with his talented Gen Z daughter Krista ✅ The one…

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