Features Operations Executives

When Jeffrey Britell was weighing a future in medicine or law as a young man in Connecticut, he never imagined spending three decades building networks for the global financial markets, let alone leading operations for a company that helps buildings breathe cleaner air. But a stint helping his father run a small business changed everything. […]

Not many aerospace executives can say their company gatherings happen in a 1950s diner — inside their house. But Jim Nelson isn’t most executives. Tucked into his South Dakota home is a full Coca-Cola-themed diner, complete with counter stools, a working kitchen, and enough nostalgia to make you forget you’re not in an episode of […]

Tim Walsh was not supposed to end up here. The chief finance and operations officer for Miami Country Day School spent decades climbing the corporate ladder, following a path his father had modeled — steady, structured, and built for the long haul. But life has a way of redirecting even the most determined of plans, […]

Erica Seabaugh did not plan to build an 18-year career at a single organization, yet her professional life has unfolded alongside the growth and reinvention of CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions, where she now serves as chief operating officer. What began as a frontline social work role has evolved into executive leadership shaped by operational […]

In arid, sandy soil 5,000 feet high on the fields, hillsides and mountains of Mexico—and nowhere else in the world—grows a special plant: The Blue Agave. Out of nearly 300 variations, this one is used to produce tequila. Growing taller than seven feet, it takes nearly a decade to mature before it can be harvested […]

Everyone at Panola Medical Center wished CEO Quentin Whitwell a safe and speedy recovery when he contracted COVID-19 in September 2021. And, when he returned to work at the Batesville, Mississippi, hospital, they got a big surprise. In the 10 days Whitwell recuperated at home, he decided it was time to reopen Quitman Community Hospital […]

There are times when Michael Naylor misses the adrenaline rush of flying an Osprey tiltrotor or a helicopter, but as the veteran Marine explains, “I’ve cheated death enough times.” What used to be exhilarating became more challenging with age. Now he’s content facilitating the training and operations for the aircraft to be professionally maintained and […]

Employees at Klaussner, and at most furniture manufacturing companies, used to be paid by how much they produced. If workers needed extra cash, they’d work faster, which could lead to mistakes, or worse, injuries. Over the past year, the furniture company has done away with piece work and now offers an hourly wage. According to […]