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Please join us in welcoming Heloisa Montes to the Outthinker Strategy Network. Heloisa is the Chief Strategy Officer for Grupo OLX. She leads all aspects of scenario, visioning, and strategic planning, including pricing strategies. Heloisa and her team also lead the portfolio of all strategy and operations transformation projects. Her work spans growth and efficiency in commercial, product development, and marketing, ensuring alignment with company goals. Her team has fortified the company's market position by deploying #growth strategies, enhancing margins, and fostering innovation. With a focus on customer marketing and branding, her team has shaped the business to deliver superior results while navigating complex market dynamics. Heloisa is a sought-after speaker who influences discussions on #strategy and #innovation. She previously spent 18 years at Deloitte in various leadership roles. She holds degrees in Music, Advertising, and Marketing, along with postgraduate studies at FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas and advanced leadership and management courses. Welcome, Heloisa! We are proud to have you as a member of Outthinker Networks.

Whether you’re a seasoned CSO or just starting out, the path to creating a high-impact strategy office is filled with challenges. Our new "First 90 Days in a CSO Role" guide features advice from CSOs who have successfully built strategy teams and are ready to share their experiences. Download the guide and learn what works. https://lnkd.in/eqCjBKrk David McGlinchey Jessica Idiculla John Heather Findlay Kerri Stewart Kushal Gohil Ray Maskell Jason Sasena, CMB® Mara Garcia Kim Einan Lindsey Tyra Robert Vipperman, PhD Ezequiel Fanelli Evans Desiree Castillejos Maria Perrin Matt Fassler Luca Mezzana

Is a customer mindset missing in today’s boardrooms? When boards are looking to add new independent directors, they should look to their own customers. Customers who understand and use the company's products or services can greatly enhance enterprise value and inform how the board thinks about opportunities and risks. Thanks to Shaz Kahng and member Jessica Saperstein for this article on why boards benefit when they feature directors who understand their customers' wants and needs. https://lnkd.in/gEWUzutX Costco Wholesale Robin Ross Stanley 1913 Earth Breeze Salesforce

We're excited to announce the release of our new guide "The First 90 Days in a Chief Strategy Officer Role." This guide is the result of interviews, roundtables, and peer-based challenge forums with our CSO members. We aim to help new CSOs avoid common pitfalls and lay the groundwork for a thriving and effective strategy offices. Inside, you'll find advice from seasoned CSOs on: -Understanding the "jobs to be done" for the strategy office -Negotiating which roles your strategy office will handle -Building your strategy team -Forging partnerships with key stakeholders -Develop your "truth council" -Determining your strategy calendar and setting expectations with the board -Showcasing early wins -Continuously evaluating your strategy office Download the guide now: https://lnkd.in/eqCjBKrk A special thank you to our contributors: Alok K. Agrawal Chris Huff Craig Gorsline Eric Chesin Eric Goldstein Francesca Gross 🇮🇱🎗️ Kalina Nikolova Nicolas Chapman Stephen Von Oehsen Tom Gallo #NewCSO #ChiefStrategyOfficer #StrategyOffice

Outthinker Networks visited Brazil last week! Thank you to YPO Brasil, Luiza Zequi, Claudio Garcia, Richard Barczinski, and Rossana Sadir for bringing us together.

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Zero Distance Awards! These transformational companies are working to eliminate the distance between their employees, their operations, and their customers. Winners were announced across three categories: 1. TRANSFORMATIONAL: Shifting the culture and behavior of an existing large enterprise, which may already be highly successful. ASA Group Bosch Fujitsu General (EURO) GmbH Ingersoll Rand Raízen Seamos Uno SD Guthrie International Var Group 2. BENCHMARK INNOVATORS: Through their vision, values, strength, and persistence, these organizations forge new standards for the application of progressive management. Buurtzorg Nederland Hoxby The Morning Star Company SINA (Social Innovation Academy) 3. EMERGENT EXCELLENCE: An appetite for improvement, a curiosity to do things better and differently, is what marks these organizations apart from the crowd. These are organizations which demonstrate, often repeatedly, the capacity for emergent excellence. Chorus Codewave Epoch ET Group EverestEngineering GaiaX Asia Corp. HighPeak Energy HR-ON Latro Kimya Mindera Net Protections, Inc. Rebel Energy UK SonicGarden Univio Walter Pack Awards were announce last week by Business Ecosystem Alliance and MLab in partnership with the Haier Model Institute. Congratulations 2024 winners!

Another fantastic Outthinker Networks summit in the books thanks to our group of outstanding members and guests! Thank you to our speakers Anne Chow (She/Her) who led a discussion on executing strategy, culture, her experiences as CEO of a $35B operating unit at AT&T, and so much more; and to Yvette Ostolaza and S. Scott Parel for guiding members in how to prepare for and get ahead of risks and crises. And to our hosts at Sidley Austin LLP who put together a truly seamless and impressive event! We're already looking forward to next time! Alex Tserelov Chris Nuttall Darcy Dement (Pedetti) Kevin Ilcisin Elisabeth Moore Ganesh Kumar Greg Johnson Hami Ebrahimi Jamie Dawson Jason Ballengee Jeanne Schad Jessica Saperstein Julia Chester Kalina Nikolova Kevin Darbelnet💎 Kiara Thomas Lilya Tessler Michael Drexler Paul Winslow Phil Marks Robby Rockey Robert Smock Salman Gopalani Sky Mangin Dawn Kelly Kaihan Krippendorff Zach Ness Cori Dombroski Flavia de Andrade Davoli

Ready to welcome our guests for our Strategy & Innovation Executive Summit at Sidley Austin LLP! Today's summit will feature conversations with strategy and innovation leaders across industries. We'll hear from Anne Chow (She/Her) in a roundtable on executing strategy and her experience leading a $35B global operating unit. Later, members will meet with Yvette Ostolaza and S. Scott Parel on emerging trends in the legal landscape, with a special focus on AI and crisis management. We look forward to sharing insights and key takeaways from members after the event. Stay tuned! Alex Tserelov Alexis Thomason Angela Zambrano Chris Nuttall Darcy Dement (Pedetti) Elisabeth Moore Greg Johnson Hami Ebrahimi Jamie Dawson Jason Ballengee Jeanne Schad Jessica Saperstein Julia Chester Kalina Nikolova Kelly Dybala Kevin Darbelnet💎 Kevin Ilcisin Kiara Thomas Lilya Tessler Michael Drexler Paul Puri Paul Winslow Phil Marks Pretty Khare Robby Rockey Robert Smock Ryan Scofield Salman Gopalani Sara Duran Sky Mangin Tara Lancaster Kaihan Krippendorff Zach Ness Cori Dombroski

Savoring the flavors of authentic Texas BBQ with Outthinkers before tomorrow's event at Sidley Austin LLP. We're looking forward to gathering with strategy and innovation leaders here in Dallas, TX. See you in the morning for a full day of emerging insights, collaborative knowledge sharing, and valuable new connections! Kalina Nikolova Kaihan Krippendorff Kevin Darbelnet💎 Michael Drexler Phil Marks Zach Ness Sky Mangin Greg Johnson

In episode 5 of the Chief Strategy Officer Podcast, Eric Chesin (CSO, Anywhere Real Estate Inc.) and Roopa Unnikrishnan (SVP, CSO & CIO, IDEX Corporation) share their lessons learned from setting up strategy offices in their respective organizations. Read the summary below or listen to the episode to learn best practices for designing and operating an effective strategy office. We'll be recording part two next week with another CSO member, Eric Goldstein (TIAA) and look forward to sharing it soon!