In Crisis? Have a Successor!
Randy Velarde, President of the Plaza Group
12 min
12 min
Discover how Randy Velarde (President of the Plaza Group) is integrating family in his succession plan, when he realized he had a blind spot around values alignment, and what has allowed him to succeed through several crisis (12 minute episode )!
CEO BLINDSPOTS® PODCAST GUEST: Randy Velarde. He is the President and Founder of The Plaza Group (TPG), which is a multi-million dollar minority-owned international chemical marketing firm based in Houston, Texas. Their accounts include many Fortune 500 companies, major international firms, direct consumers and select chemical distributors. Randy Velarde and his team have received numerous awards for their success since being founded in 1994; https://theplazagrp.com/
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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps.
Birgit was speaking five languages by the age of 10, and lived in five countries with her Dutch parents prior to becoming an American citizen. Birgit’s professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. In addition, Birgit is the President of Hire Universe LLC, and the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized by Spotify for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%;https://www.ceoblindspots.com/