Updated: Jun 18, 2025 - The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ensures effective communication across the organization and with external stakeholders, while strengthening the public profile and fostering strategic relationships. This position oversees governance, compliance, and safeguarding responsibilities, providing the board with timely, accurate, and relevant information for sound decision-making. This role monitors the external environment to inform strategic planning and engages beneficiaries and partners in shaping current performance and future development.


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1. CEO, GreenHarvest Organics LLC, Fresno, CA
Job Summary:
- Emphasizes communication between management and staff in an open and positive manner, by holding regular meetings.
- Participates in the evaluation of and investment in information technology applications to achieve improvement in customer service levels or financial performance.
- Coordinates maintenance of all facility space, equipment, utilities, furnishings, and grounds.
- Maintains a comprehensive and effective communication and management style that is open, interactive, communicative, and engaging and promotes a common understanding of the market, vision, and strategy of the practice.
- Promotes a culture of two-way communication and creates opportunities for physician/staff participation in the decision process.
- Coordinates with the Marketing and Public Relations Department to publicize the organization and the services/products offered.
- Develops internal training for employees and potential programs for community education.
- Collaborates with fiscal affairs and finance departments in the development and preparation of annual budget, revenues, operating expenses and capital expenditures.
- Implements and complies with fiscal policies and reporting procedures in accordance with the company's guidelines.
- Works to optimize the financial performance of the organization by improving the revenue cycle and managing expense control as appropriate through reviews of expenses and staffing requirements based on productivity and measurement.
Skills on Resume:
- Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
- IT Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Facility Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Management Style (Soft Skills)
- Staff Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Marketing Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Training Development (Hard Skills)
- Budget Planning (Hard Skills)
2. Chief Executive Officer, BlueRiver Tech Solutions Inc., Boise, ID
Job Summary:
- Collaborates with the rest of the management team to optimize the growth and performance of the business, as measured by the financial statements
- Responsible for strategic and fiscal planning, management, and accounting for the business.
- Responsible for planning future growth by assessing existing and future program needs, establishing priorities and identifying fiscal and human resources for development.
- Supervision of the HR functions including recruiting, hiring, counseling, evaluating, and terminating staff in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Responsible for continuous staffing review for both quality and quantity while growing the staff to meet increasing customer demands.
- Develops and provides site-specific orientation and training programs for staff.
- Ensures that the Human Resources Policies and Procedures are implemented and adhered to.
- Establishes policies to appropriately and effectively support high-quality, highly satisfied and cost-effective customer care in accordance with the policies.
- Responsible for the overall efficient utilization of all the company's assets.
- Supervises employee relations, conflict resolution and grievance procedures.
- Responsible for compliance with employment laws and guidelines.
Skills on Resume:
- Business Optimization (Hard Skills)
- Fiscal Planning (Hard Skills)
- Program Development (Hard Skills)
- HR Supervision (Soft Skills)
- Staffing Review (Hard Skills)
- Staff Training (Hard Skills)
- Policy Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Conflict Resolution (Soft Skills)
3. CEO, CrystalView Healthcare Services, Albany, NY
Job Summary:
- Identify needs in a specific industry that can be solved with computer vision, natural language processing or other machine learning techniques
- Conceptualize, test and substantiate product ideas
- Acquire pilot customers and sell proof-of-concept projects to test the technical feasibility of the intended product
- Lead and grow an organization that should cover all relevant profiles as well as a strong network of advisors
- Form a founding team for close collaboration to define, iterate and execute the product development as well as the company roadmap
- Lead the spin-off process and a subsequent fundraising round
- Shape and grow a venture to become the leading organization in its industry
- Implements supervisory growth and development program and uses supervisory tools and methods to maintain fair and consistent policy application across the organization.
- Participates in planning, promoting and conducting organization-wide performance improvement activities using six-sigma or other endorsed programs.
- Develops and directs performance improvement monitoring activities, reporting progress toward achieving quality management goals.
Skills on Resume:
- Industry Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Product Conceptualization (Hard Skills)
- Pilot Sales (Hard Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Founding Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Fundraising Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Venture Scaling (Hard Skills)
- Performance Improvement (Hard Skills)
4. CEO, IronPeak Industrial Systems, Little Rock, AR
Job Summary:
- Uses strategies to promote organizational morale and productivity.
- Fosters team success by modeling behaviours that maximize group participation through consultation, listening and communicating clearly.
- Builds team cohesiveness and invites open communication.
- Invites collaboration by breaking down structural and functional barriers.
- Encourages the sharing of knowledge throughout the organization.
- Fosters a culture of accountability and continuous quality improvement.
- Creates an overall environment that recognizes, supports, respects and welcomes the diversity of employees and supports reconciliation.
- Leads, coaches, and develops the leadership team to support growth, development and retention.
- Develops meaningful and audacious goals for the organization in partnership with the Board and staff.
- Formulates various scenarios to reach the organization's long-term objectives and comfortable innovating and taking calculated risks.
Skills on Resume:
- Organizational Morale (Soft Skills)
- Team Building (Soft Skills)
- Open Communication (Soft Skills)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Knowledge Sharing (Soft Skills)
- Quality Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Diversity Support (Soft Skills)
- Leadership Development (Soft Skills)
5. CEO, SilverOak Educational Partners, Des Moines, IA
Job Summary:
- Translates goals into concrete and realistic action plans so that the organization can achieve its stated mission.
- Accountable for ensuring strategies and tactics are in place to drive the day-to-day operations of the organization.
- Works with the leadership team to develop, maintain, and use systems and resources that facilitate effective operation of the organization toward strategic objectives.
- Leads the execution of these plans within prescribed budgets and timelines, making adjustments
- Astute at the development of relationships, networks and partnerships to further the mission and impact of the organization.
- Collaborates with a range of stakeholders and other CMHA organizations to strengthen the delivery of the organizational mandate.
- Brings community and issue-based knowledge to connect stakeholders, opportunities and ideas.
- Ensures donor and partner relationships remain a high priority in meeting revenue development goals.
- Oversees the development and implementation of fundraising systems and strategies that enable the organization to meet/exceed development goals and carry out program/service offerings.
- Ensures potential and existing philanthropic partners experience high-quality interactions with the organization that foster long-term engagement and investment.
- Aligns and manages resources with strategic goals.
- Ensures solid budgeting, accounting systems, appropriate financial controls and risk management strategies are in place to protect organizational assets.
Skills on Resume:
- Action Planning (Hard Skills)
- Operational Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Systems Management (Hard Skills)
- Plan Execution (Hard Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Fundraising Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Financial Oversight (Hard Skills)
6. Chief Executive Officer, Horizon Valley Renewable Energy Corp., Missoula, MT
Job Summary:
- Lead the organization to achieve strategic objectives as aligned with board and shareholders
- Ensure OHS and Quality standards at all times
- Manage P&L in achievement of financial objectives as set out in the planning cycles
- Partner with key direct reports in helping them achieve departmental KPI's
- Continue to build talent and capability within the business in order to achieve growth and operational targets
- Liaise with external stakeholders, clients and industry bodies
- Build a strong and transparent relationship with the board and shareholders
- Set a standard of excellence in service delivery and culture at all times
- Managing multi-functional teams, strong operational excellence, P&L management and a desire to work in a regional centre.
- Communicates effectively with the Board and provides, in a timely and accurate manner, all information necessary for the Board to function properly and to make informed decisions.
- Effectively communicates and translates the role and decisions of the Board to staff.
Skills on Resume:
- Strategic Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Quality Compliance (Hard Skills)
- P&L Management (Hard Skills)
- KPI Support (Hard Skills)
- Talent Development (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Board Relations (Soft Skills)
- Team Management (Soft Skills)
7. CEO, AquaStone Civil Engineering Group, Macon, GA
Job Summary:
- Promote Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland, raise funds for its programs and awareness of girl empowerment and leadership development, and ensure diversity, inclusion, and equity of members, volunteers, stakeholders, and community partners.
- Formulate the brand through programming, membership, and messaging based on community needs and with regards to Girl Scouts USA.
- Collaborate with the national organization to carry out the purpose of the Girl Scout Movement.
- Serve as an advocate for Girl Scouting in the council by representing the council to the general public and to the corporate community and by building community awareness and support for the council’s contribution to the community’s needs and values.
- Working closely with the Board, oversee strategic planning development and implementation.
- Execute strategic plan, monitor progress, and evaluate effectiveness.
- Spearhead the organization’s business strategies, ensuring that they align and remain consistent with the organizational mission and core values.
- Support the development and execution of long and short-term operational objectives and actions to support the business strategy.
- Provide leadership on critical issues affecting the council.
- Work in partnership with the national organization to promote the national policy agenda and implement a unified policy voice and advocacy strategy.
Skills on Resume:
- Fundraising Promotion (Soft Skills)
- Brand Development (Hard Skills)
- Organizational Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Community Advocacy (Soft Skills)
- Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
- Strategy Execution (Hard Skills)
- Business Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Policy Advocacy (Soft Skills)
8. CEO, Redwood Freight Logistics, Eugene, OR
Job Summary:
- Oversee the effective development and administration of the programs and products that support the organization’s mission, vision, goals, and strategies.
- Evaluate and advise on the impact of new programs, products, and strategies aimed at stimulating and sustaining membership growth.
- Assist in developing and executing plans while looking at “big picture” future needs and potential program areas.
- Monitor program initiatives and hold the organization accountable for reasonable growth and change.
- Leverage personal contacts and organizational relationships to identify potential donors and partners
- Diversify and increase funding sources (including individual/corporate donors and identifying and pursuing grants and other funding sources).
- Encourage new stakeholders to align work around Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland’s goals and encourage investors to align human capital and financial investments in support of the evidence-based work of the organization.
- Provide support to the board of directors in the development and execution of fund development strategies to enable the council to meet growth and market share objectives.
- Manage the annual financial planning and budget process and ensure all organizational divisions operate within the approved budgets.
- Maintain responsibility for the financial integrity and fiscal management of the organization
Skills on Resume:
- Program Administration (Hard Skills)
- Growth Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
- Change Accountability (Soft Skills)
- Donor Networking (Soft Skills)
- Funding Diversification (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
9. CEO, Keystone Digital Manufacturing Co., Erie, PA
Job Summary:
- Drive the sales and marketing strategy to increase revenues and market share, developing new end-customer relationships.
- Responsible for H&S, oversees and directs manufacturing methods, processes and operations.
- Complied with Finance Statement, Tax, Legal & Labor local legislation.
- Managing the budgetary process.
- Leads and develops the local Leadership Team through mentoring and coaching in complex subjects.
- Contributes to international projects in which he/she might be involved.
- Assure that all internal controls are in line with best practices on Corporate Governance & Compliance.
- Managing both mission-driven program budgets and social enterprise/ revenue-generating program budgets.
- Possesses financial acumen such that analysis and interpretation of financial data drives appropriate business decisions.
- Clearly communicates the relationship between business decisions and the financial health of the organization.
- Works with the Board of Directors to fulfill the organization’s mission, understanding that governance is a partnership between the CEO and the Board.
Skills on Resume:
- Sales Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Manufacturing Oversight (Hard Skills)
- Legal Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
- Team Mentoring (Soft Skills)
- Project Contribution (Soft Skills)
- Internal Controls (Hard Skills)
- Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
10. CEO, ClearSprout Nutritionals Inc., Bismarck, ND
Job Summary:
- Working with senior management to define and implement a strategy for India
- Maintaining and expanding the product set, go-to-market activities, and company permissions over time, in-line with local regulatory requirements
- Hiring and leading the right team to scale effectively in India
- Managing licensing applications in the most efficient way
- Developing a strong relationship with stakeholders at the relevant regulatory bodies
- Creating an environment and culture that focuses on fulfilling the company’s mission, vision, and values
- Deep knowledge and experience of the Payments and Banking industries (minimum 3 years of Payments experience and a combined experience of minimum 15 years)
- Ensure safeguards are in place to audit, measure, and verify business and financial performance and practices.
- Build and develop a cohesive management team. Lead the team in the selection, management, and retention of a talented council workforce committed to the Girl Scout mission.
- Provide leadership and guidance for the design, development, and implementation of volunteer and human resource systems to ensure that the council is able to attract and retain a diverse and well-qualified talent pool of volunteers and employed staff.
- Work with the management team to develop, enhance, and implement policies, procedures, and systems that will improve the overall capacity of the council’s structures, processes, and operations and the effectiveness of its delivery systems.
Skills on Resume:
- Strategy Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- License Management (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Relations (Soft Skills)
- Mission Alignment (Soft Skills)
- Payments Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Policy Development (Hard Skills)
11. Chief Executive Officer, MapleCore IT Consulting LLC, Burlington, VT
Job Summary:
- Lead, inspire and motivate staff and volunteers, providing them with clear direction and sound decision-making and enabling them to contribute significantly to organisational development.
- Assist the board in maintaining the values, ethos, vision, and mission of Valleys Kids.
- Ensure that Valleys Kids’ values, ethos and policies are relevant, fair and consistently implemented.
- Develop and keep under review a medium-term to long-term strategy for Valleys Kids which sets out how it can achieve its vision and mission and obtain board approval for it.
- Ensure that the work of Valleys Kids is focused on achieving the priorities set out in the strategic plan and establishing the most effective service responses to the needs identified within communities.
- Develop an organisation that is constantly seeking ways to learn, to improve its performance, and to innovate.
- Maintain an environment that attracts and retains the best staff and volunteers.
- Accountable to the board for the proper and effective management of Valleys Kids.
- Run Valleys Kids efficiently and effectively by ensuring that the organisation has an appropriate management structure and management systems which enable it to fulfil its strategic objectives and to carry out its work.
- Ensure that all management policies and decisions support the agreed vision, mission, values, and strategic priorities of Valleys Kids.
Skills on Resume:
- Team Motivation (Soft Skills)
- Vision Alignment (Soft Skills)
- Policy Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
- Service Delivery (Hard Skills)
- Organizational Learning (Soft Skills)
- Talent Retention (Soft Skills)
- Management Systems (Hard Skills)
12. CEO, GoldenSage Legal Advisors, Billings, MT
Job Summary:
- Ensure that the business, operational and annual plans needed to underpin the strategic plan are developed, agreed and implemented.
- Provide staff with operational arrangements that ensure clarity of roles, responsibilities and delegations.
- Ensure that the work done to recruit, manage, train, support and develop staff reflects good employment
- Ensure that Valleys Kids is aware of best practice and that it constantly works to achieve this within the constraints laid down by the trustees and resources available.
- Identify appropriate methods for monitoring the performance of Valleys Kids and getting feedback on service quality and for providing performance reports back to the board on the performance of Valleys Kids against its strategy, its business, operational and annual plans, and against the annual budget as approved by the board.
- Responsible overall for the financial health of Valleys Kids including developing, overseeing and monitoring an effective programme of income generation.
- Put in place effective budget-setting, financial planning and delegation processes.
- Ensure that the major risks to which Valleys Kids is exposed are reviewed regularly by the board and the executive team, systems have been established to mitigate these risks, and a risk analysis is automatically carried out when taking on new work or proposing new work to the board.
- Ensure that there are effective mechanisms to ensure the robustness of external and internal controls (financial and non-financial).
Skills on Resume:
- Operational Planning (Hard Skills)
- Role Clarity (Soft Skills)
- Staff Development (Soft Skills)
- Best Practice (Hard Skills)
- Performance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Income Generation (Hard Skills)
- Risk Management (Hard Skills)
- Control Systems (Hard Skills)
13. CEO, PrairieStar Construction Group, Lubbock, TX
Job Summary:
- Ensure effective communications throughout Valleys Kids and externally.
- Develop Valleys Kids’ public profile and foster good relationships with government, statutory/voluntary/private bodies, and other external stakeholders.
- Set up mechanisms for listening to the views of current and future beneficiaries on the performance of Valleys Kids, as well as on areas for future development.
- Engage with stakeholders in partnerships that seek to promote co-working, identification of need, the provision of shared services and effective use of resources.
- Scan the external environment for changes that may affect Valleys Kids, to advise the trustees proactively and to take necessary action.
- Ensure that Valleys Kids fulfils all its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities.
- Together with the Chair, to enable the board of trustees to fulfil its duties and responsibilities for the proper governance of Valleys Kids and to ensure that the board receives timely advice and appropriate information on all relevant matters.
- Lead on the responsibilities of Valleys Kids to safeguard those deemed to be vulnerable and to promote the rights of people with protected characteristics.
- Draw the board’s attention to matters that it should consider and decide.
- Ensure that the board receives all necessary advice, guidance and information on matters relating to current performance, the short- and long-term future of Valleys Kids, regulatory and legal compliance, and other appropriate issues and make sure that such advice, guidance and information are timely, honest, balanced and relevant.
Skills on Resume:
- Effective Communication (Soft Skills)
- Public Relations (Soft Skills)
- Beneficiary Feedback (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Environmental Scanning (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Governance Support (Hard Skills)
- Safeguarding Leadership (Hard Skills)
14. CEO, Beacon Trail Agritech Inc., Lincoln, NE
Job Summary:
- Develop overall strategies and operational focal points to deliver the business goals of the company.
- Define the business strategy considering vertical and/or horizontal guidelines and objectives.
- Monitor with a whole-picture view to develop marketing strategy, market trends of key drivers and provide market intelligence.
- Execute and take responsibility for all business activities of the company in the direction approved to gain the desired business results.
- Take responsibility for the performance of the company including profitability, direction of growth and the growth of the company.
- Implement strategic plans with the assigned target customer(s) and area management.
- Define a proper business model, like retail, brokerage, or institutional coverage.
- Set a strategic plan for the assignees to build and launch, a business case to achieve strategic targets (segment, product proposition, commercialization).
- Provide leadership in the achievement of short and long-term strategic business objectives for the business
- Responsible for effective internal controls, risk and compliance management with applicable local regulatory laws and regulations for the Business
- Responsible for developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Set up the leadership team including CTO, COO, CXO, CRO, and others, and engage people and develop culture effectively.
Skills on Resume:
- Strategy Development (Hard Skills)
- Business Planning (Hard Skills)
- Market Intelligence (Hard Skills)
- Operational Execution (Hard Skills)
- Growth Management (Hard Skills)
- Business Modeling (Hard Skills)
- Risk Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
15. Chief Executive Officer, ThunderRock Security Systems, Cheyenne, WY
Job Summary:
- Responsible for overall strategic planning and business management of the company
- Participate in project development, evaluate potential deals to expand business
- Represent the company at senior levels of business and government in Vietnam
- Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with local authorities and developers
- Make high-quality investing decisions to advance the business and increase profits
- Lead and motivate subordinates to advance employee engagement
- Ensure that pluralism is institutionalized within the council’s activities and functions to enhance organizational diversity
- Ensure and promote non-discrimination in every aspect of Girl Scouting.
- In partnership with the Chair, to ensure that the board’s delegated authority is recorded in writing and understood fully by staff and volunteers, and that all agreed reporting procedures are followed.
- Work closely with the board to ensure that the board contains the skills it requires to govern Valleys Kids well, and that the board has access to relevant external professional advice and expertise.
- Report regularly to the board of trustees on the performance of Valleys Kids, progress towards the strategic priorities and the achievement of board policies.
Skills on Resume:
- Strategic Management (Hard Skills)
- Project Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Public Representation (Soft Skills)
- Partnership Building (Soft Skills)
- Investment Decision (Hard Skills)
- Employee Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Diversity Promotion (Soft Skills)
- Board Reporting (Hard Skills)