Since 2014, Amerine has been the key leader in driving the growth and success of the Startup Junkie Consulting entrepreneurial support organization. He also launched the 501(c)(3) Startup Junkie Foundation and served as the original chairman.<\/p>\n
If you could send a one-sentence message back in time to yourself on your first\u00a0<\/p>\n
day as an executive, what would it say? You don\u2019t need to have all the answers \u2014 surround yourself with great people, hold them accountable, but trust them. And don\u2019t wait to make the hard calls.<\/p>\n
What legacy or footprint do you most want your organization to leave behind? A stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem \u2014 where innovators and business owners have the resources, relationships and confidence to build great companies, create jobs and strengthen their community.<\/p>\n
What tech investment has given your organization the highest return on investment in the past two years? Calendly has been a game changer for scheduling across our team. Zapier has also been great integrating tech tools. Shout-out to our systems leader Matthew Ward for the implementation.<\/p>\n
If you could trade places with any employee in your company for a day, which role would you pick and why? Kris Adams on our team runs the statewide tech program called ARise in partnership with AEDC that\u2019s having a massive impact. I\u2019d enjoy sitting in his seat for a few days. He\u2019s incredible, though, and I know I could not do nearly the job he\u2019s doing in that role. We\u2019ve done a good job of building a team of people who are smarter and better than us at what they do. As such, I\u2019d really be dropping the ball for us if I switched places with any of them.<\/p>\n
What is your go-to cure for a bad case of decision fatigue? Walking out in the sun and lifting weights.<\/p>\n
What is the most critical skill the next generation of leaders needs to develop? Leadership, initiative and creativity.<\/p>\n
What is the best piece of advice you have ever received from a mentor? No single piece of advice. My dad ingrained in me growing up how important basic human traits are like discipline, attention to detail, organization, timeliness and responsiveness, and that has really helped me in life and as a leader. I\u2019m also a big fan of Sam Walton\u2019s sundown rule, and live by it \u2014 get done what you can today before the sun goes down.<\/p>\n
What is your ultimate hidden superpower that isn\u2019t listed on your LinkedIn profile? Responsiveness.<\/p>\n
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