The Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, Execute
Apollo Strategy Group
18 episodes
4 months ago
It’s easy to look at successful leaders and think they’ve got it all figured out. The truth is, the most amazing leaders have more failures than most people. They get nervous, even scared, but they do it anyway.
On “The Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, Execute,” we will uncover the secrets of high performers. What makes them that way? And how can you also become a high performing individual?
Find out your own Achievement Index by taking the assessment here - https://www.theachievementindex.com/
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It’s easy to look at successful leaders and think they’ve got it all figured out. The truth is, the most amazing leaders have more failures than most people. They get nervous, even scared, but they do it anyway.
On “The Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, Execute,” we will uncover the secrets of high performers. What makes them that way? And how can you also become a high performing individual?
Find out your own Achievement Index by taking the assessment here - https://www.theachievementindex.com/
Brought to you by the Apollo Strategy Group
On this week's episode, Apollo Emeka is joined by Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, the president and CEO of The Center by Lendistry, a nonprofit organization who aims to impact small businesses in underserved communities by providing necessary business resources for success. Throughout the interview, you will hear Tunua emphasize the vital role of leadership and provide insightful advice for those aspiring to enhance their careers.
In this week’s episode, Apollo is joined by Colleen Wong, the VP of Development at Venture for America, a nonprofit organization that is devoted to building a future of entrepreneurship. With extensive experience in neuroscience, comparative religion, and social science research, Colleen has dedicated her career to supporting entrepreneurship and enterprises that align with socially conscious values. In the conversation, she sheds light on her career and the role leadership played in shaping it.
In today’s episode, Apollo engages in a conversation with Olivia Brooks Allan, Executive Vice President at Landmark Ventures. The discussion revolves around important topics such as leadership, team building, and the significance of embracing one's authentic self in the professional realm.
On today’s episode, Apollo sits down with Navid Alipour, Co-Founder & CEO of AI Med Global, and the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Analytics Ventures. The conversation focuses on Navid's work in the healthcare industry and the impact he is making through AI and precision medicine.
On the show today, Apollo speaks with Devin Nash, Vice President of Brand & Experience at Underscore VC. Apollo about her “get stuff done” attitude, how she first discovered her passion for VC, the methods she and her team employ in order to build a committed community, and what she hopes for in the future of impact investing.
On the show today, Apollo is joined by Julieta Moradei, Managing Partner of the recently launched Overlay Capital Build. Through optimizing the end-to-end value chain, reducing environmental impact, and implementing new technologies during the entire construction cycle, Julieta describes how she’s leaned into her Leverage orientation to re-imagine our built environment on earth.
On today’s episode of The Achievement Index, Apollo is joined by Drew Glover, Founding Parter of Fiat Growth and General Partner at Fiat Ventures. With a relatively rounded PLE score of 48% Prioritize, 32% Leverage, and 20% execute, Drew shares that while he does think of himself as a good delegator, once he finds that he has a strong vision, he ensures that his voice is there supporting that vision throughout it’s evolution.
On today’s episode, Apollo sits down with Alfred Fraijo, founder and partner of the Somos Group, an entirely BIPOC-led multidisciplinary group, committed to broadening equity goals and advancing the value and expertise of people and communities that have been historically underserved and undervalued.
On today’s episode, Apollo chats with Adrian Mendoza, Founder & General Partner of Mendoza Ventures, the first Latinx VC Fund on the East Coast. Scoring with a majority in Prioritize and Leverage, Apollo and Adrian discuss how his working style has changed through his success.
Coming to this week’s show is Carrie Colbert, Founding and General Partner of Curate Capital, a venture capital fund accelerating the success of female-founded consumer brands. You'll hear all about why she started Curate Capital, how she approaches different seasons of life, and the reason she always leads with her most authentic self.
On today’s episode, Apollo sits down with Danielle Shoots, Managing Partner and Director of the New Community Transformation Fund - Denver. With the mission of providing equity for BIPOC founders, Danielle shares her point of view as a young pioneer in the world of philanthropy.
This week, Apollo sits down with Nicole Etchart, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of NESsT, a philanthropic group dedicated to creating social enterprise and jobs internationally. Founded in 1997, NESsT has invested in 233 social enterprises with a total of $27M dollars and trained more than 30,000 entrepreneurs around the world. Nicole's score is 56% Prioritize, 40% Leverage, and 4% Execute.
Today, Apollo is joined by Brian Hollins, Founder & Managing Partner of Collide Capital, a VC fund that believes great companies are built at the intersection of communities led by diverse, fearless change agents. Investing in primarily early-stage organizations at the pre-seed to Series A level, Collide raised their oversubscribed debut fund in October of 2022 at $66M.
On this episode of The Achievement Index, Apollo sits down with Muhammad Yasin, VP of Marketing at High Alpha, the world's leading Venture Studio exclusively focused on Enterprise SaaS. Muhammad, a personality assessment enthusiast like Apollo, breaks down what makes great ideas come to life when spearheading the creative execution of new technology companies.
On this episode of The Achievement Index, Apollo sits down with Jen McElyea, Managing Partner at Ethos Real Estate, an investment firm dedicated to addressing the critical housing shortage. Primarily a prioritizer, Jen shares the learnings she's had while growing Ethos as a prominent disrupter in the market and how she's evolved her own leadership style to maintain her competitive advantage.
Joining Apollo today in the first official interview of The Achievement Index is Chinedu Enekwe, Co-Founder & President of Nandi Labs, the new creative economy for black digital art and culture.
Welcome to the very first episode of The Achievement Index, where you will meet host, Dr. Apollo Emeka, hear a bit about the journey he's taken in his life, and learn about what The PLE System actually is. This episode is designed to set you up success as you listen to future guest interviews full of actionable takeaways, and you'll also get a sneak peek at some of those interviews today.
Coming May 2023 is The Achievement Index, a new series where you'll hear from high performers to unpack the secrets to their success. Your host is Dr. Apollo Emeka: Former US Army Green Beret, business pioneer, powerful leadership coach, father, and Founder / CEO of Apollo Strategy Group.
The Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, Execute
It’s easy to look at successful leaders and think they’ve got it all figured out. The truth is, the most amazing leaders have more failures than most people. They get nervous, even scared, but they do it anyway.
On “The Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, Execute,” we will uncover the secrets of high performers. What makes them that way? And how can you also become a high performing individual?
Find out your own Achievement Index by taking the assessment here - https://www.theachievementindex.com/
Brought to you by the Apollo Strategy Group
