About this episode
Episode #332: John Rossman is a former Amazon executive and author of popular books like "The Amazon Way" and "Think Like Amazon." He played a vital role in launching Amazon Marketplace. In this episode of the Let's Go Win podcast, we discuss the reasons digital transformations and innovation programs typically fail, different leadership challenges for these types of missions, and we'll go over a distinct playbook. Bio: A leadership and digital transformation expert, John Rossman is the author of three books on leadership and business innovation including the best seller The Amazon Way and Think Like Amazon. He is an early Amazon executive who played a key role in launching the Amazon Marketplace business in 2002. Today he is a leading keynote speaker on leadership for innovation, transformation and artificial intelligence and has given over 200 keynotes to worldwide audiences. Rossman Partners offers leadership coaching and advisory services uniquely designed for digital transformations and innovation. He served as senior innovation advisor at T-Mobile and senior technology advisor to the Gates Foundation. John was a Managing Director at Alvarez and Marsal for twelve years leading several business turn-around situations, serving as interim CIO at a restructuring client, and leading the development of several large clients, including Walmart, Gates Foundation, Nordstrom, and Microsoft. John is the founder of Rossman Partners, a leadership development, coaching and advisor solutions company. He is often joined by his frenchie, Bossman. Contact John: Speaking Website: https://johnrossman.com Business Website: https://rossmanpartners.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-rossman BONUS! Get a FREE Kindle version of "Big Bet Leadership: Your Transformation Playbook for Winning in the Hyper-Digital Era" when it is released in Feb, 2024. If you're a US listener, a drawing will be held for all that register at https://the-amazon-way.com/contact Watch episodes on YouTube and subscribe to our channel for inspiration on business, leadership, growth, mindset, and tips for living HAPPY, HEALTHY, and WEALTHY! https://www.youtube.com/@letsgowin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.