C-Suite Success with Tricia Benn
How do you define success? Gauging success by anyone else’s definition but your own is instant failure. Tricia Benn, Chief Executive Officer of the C-Suite Network™ delves into the minds of some of today’s most successful figures in business, entertainment, and entrepreneurship to see how they’re measuring success, what success means to them, and how to achieve success through constant disruption. Welcome to C-Suite Success with Tricia Benn.
Episodes
August 27, 2025 • 24 mins
Anne Kennedy is a trailblazer in the digital marketing and SEO space, and her career journey is truly inspiring. She has shown that success is rarely a straight path, but a journey shaped by both triumphs and tough lessons. In 2008, the economic downturn forced her to confront significant challenges, including making difficult decisions that underscored the importance of having sufficient funding to navigate uncertain times. Guided...
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August 20, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode of C-Suite Success, features Sarah Young, the CEO, co-founder, and financial strategist extraordinaire whose entrepreneurial journey spans accounting, tax strategy, real estate, and utility companies. Sarah reveals how her definition of success evolved from relentless hustle to empowering her team, clients, and community to thrive. She shares hard-earned lessons on trusting your gut, letting go of wrong-fit relationshi...
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August 13, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode of C-Suite Success, C. Lee Smith, CEO of SalesFuel, shares his unique insights into leadership, vision, and building trust within a team. He discusses his structured approach to goal setting and reflects on his entrepreneurial journey fueled by a passion for creating solutions and leading with transparency. Smith emphasizes the importance of trust as the foundation of great leadership, communication, and fostering p...
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August 6, 2025 • 27 mins
Mark L. Madrid is a leader whose journey began in the humble fields of the Texas Panhandle taking him all the way to the halls of Washington, D.C. His journey is a masterclass in grit, resilience, and purpose-driven leadership. From selling books door-to-door to serving as a Presidential Appointee at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Mark shares the real lessons of overcoming adversity, supporting millions of small busi...
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July 30, 2025 • 17 mins
How can we forge connections and collaborate with those who hold different views? Our guest, Amy Bohn, addresses this in her ongoing advocacy for parental and children’s rights. From an early age, she learned that achieving success means completing what you start and persevering, even when challenges seem insurmountable. As the president and co-founder of PERK (Protection of the Educational Rights of Kids), a bipartisan, non-profit...
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July 23, 2025 • 29 mins
Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. shares a lifetime of wisdom on what it truly means to lead with purpose, presence, and compassion. From standing at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington with his dad, to guiding communities through disaster and transformation, Bishop Brown reflects on how character, vulnerability, and a commitment to lifting others define real success. He explores how leaders can disrupt the status quo by ...
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July 16, 2025 • 19 mins
Discover the leadership insights of Bob Pizzini, CEO of iFly Virginia Beach, known for his unwavering commitment to core values and organizational culture. In this candid interview, Pizzini emphasizes the pivotal role of core values as the guiding light for any organization. Delve into discussions on navigating the balance between company and individual goals, the significance of experimentation and calculated risks in driving inno...
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July 9, 2025 • 20 mins
Building a successful company is about more than making money; it’s about nurturing the people that drive the company forward. Michael Brinker is the CEO of Twinvay Products Inc, a company that operates in the medical equipment & supplies industry. During the pandemic, Michael worked tirelessly to provide PPP equipment to facilities across the globe guided by his ‘north star:’ intrinsic values. Throughout this interview, we discuss...
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July 2, 2025 • 17 mins
In the dynamic world of event planning, there are so many moving parts and variables that contribute to the overall success of the project; and, at times, it can feel like a difficult puzzle to put together. Our guest is Sheila Rondeau, CEO of MOGXP and whether on the battleground or the boardroom, this military vet always delivers on the mission at hand. Throughout the interview, Sheila discusses how to create certainty out of unc...
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June 25, 2025 • 31 mins
In this powerful episode of C-Suite Success, Jonathan Lowy, Founder and President of Global Action on Gun Violence, shares his extraordinary 28-year journey disrupting one of the most protected industries in the world. As a pioneering attorney who has represented survivors, challenged negligent gun manufacturers, and created legal precedents with global impact, Jonathan discusses how litigation became a tool for change when politic...
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June 18, 2025 • 16 mins
Join us for an insightful episode of "C-Suite Success with Tricia Benn," featuring Tom Schmidt, President of Thomas A. Schmidt & Associates, as he shares his wisdom on achieving success through genuine care and service to others. According to Tom, success isn't just about money or status; it's about touching lives and making a real difference. His motto, "Success has always been about how many people have I served today and how lon...
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June 11, 2025 • 23 mins
Miles Nadal defied the odds by transforming a mere $500 loan into a remarkable $3 billion holding company. During this interview, he shares profound insights, emphasizing the importance of stressing the importance of seizing every opportunity, creating lasting value, and leaving a
legacy by trying to make the world a better place. Reflecting on pivotal
moments, Nadal reveals the transformative power of giving back by investing in c...
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June 4, 2025 • 21 mins
Will AI replace humans? The short answer is no. This episode of C-Suite Success, features Sol Rashidi, Head of Technology for Startups, North America, Amazon Web Services, as we explore her journey from being one of the early tech pioneers, to shaping the future of AI and innovation. Sol shares her evolution from a hands-on tech practitioner to an executive leader, where she discovered the importance of EQ and building trust
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May 28, 2025 • 16 mins
In this episode, Chuck Chakrapani shares his journey from a conventional
definition of success to a transformative realization inspired by his grandmother’s words. He discusses how understanding that real success comes from within changed his world, emphasizing that success should chase you, not the other way around. He highlights the importance of being free from others' opinions, a hard but uniquely liberating lesson, and admits ...
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May 21, 2025 • 29 mins
James W. Keyes, the former CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster, joins Tricia Benn for a conversation that cuts to the core of what it means to lead through disruption. From navigating two of the most turbulent financial eras in modern history to championing innovation across industries like energy, healthcare, cybersecurity, and new space, Keyes shares hard-won insights on resilience, reinvention, and the true meaning of success. With ...
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May 14, 2025 • 21 mins
People are the most valuable asset of any business. As a result, creating workplaces that cultivate a deep sense of value, pride, and accomplishment among employees has become imperative. Throughout this insightful interview, Sue Bingham, Founder & Principal at HPWP Group, explores a way for workers to transform how they perceive their roles, how to shake off the ‘Monday Blues’ and infusing new energy into the workplace. Sue candid...
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May 7, 2025 • 17 mins
What does a former MMA fighter know about being a 16-year-old girl? At first, nothing. But learning to shift perspective became a game-changer for Eliot Marshall, former UFC fighter, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and coach. In this powerful conversation with Tricia Benn, Eliot reveals how his mindset evolved as he learned to train and relate to someone
completely different from his own six-foot-two frame. He unpacks how martial...
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April 30, 2025 • 30 mins
In this episode of C-Suite Success, Marcia Mintz shares how a pivotal trip to Cuba in the 1990s reshaped her understanding of leadership and success. By listening and learning differently, she discovered the true power of sustainable impact, later choosing to measure success through health outcomes and accessibility rather than traditional benchmarks. Marcia offers an inspiring reminder of what it means to lead with purpose, clarit...
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April 23, 2025 • 17 mins
In this episode, Tricia Benn sits down with Heather Florio, CEO of Desert Harvest Inc., to explore her journey of taking over the helm of a family-owned company and proving herself as a leader in the women's health space. Heather shares how her sense of independence and passion for disrupting the standard of care has shaped her career, focusing on creating products that meet unmet needs in women's health. For her, success is not de...
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April 16, 2025 • 21 mins
The word 'No' is often seen as negative, but for David Meerman Scott, it's a source of empowerment and choice. In this insightful interview, we explore David's unique path to redefining success. While he once measured success by traditional standards, David broke new ground as an early advocate of content marketing. He encourages others to openly share their passions and personalities to shape their personal brands, the three disti...
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