Giving Back Where It Started: Judging the FSC Shark Tank Pitch Competition at Catapult Lakeland

Giving Back Where It Started: Judging the FSC Shark Tank Pitch Competition at Catapult Lakeland

Don Vanpool
Published on: 12/12/2025

Proud to give back to Florida Southern College as a judge for the BUS 1115 Shark Tank pitch competition at Catapult Lakeland. Impressed by the students’ clarity, creativity, and communication—proof that strong business fundamentals matter at every stage.

Leadership Development
Quarterly Rocks That Actually Stick: The Secret to 90-Day Execution

Quarterly Rocks That Actually Stick: The Secret to 90-Day Execution

Don Vanpool
Published on: 11/12/2025

Most companies set goals for the year and then get buried in the grind by February. Quarterly Rocks create a 90-day focus window that your team can actually execute—if you choose them well and manage them with discipline.

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Build a Scoreboard That Drives Behavior: The Power of KPIs That Actually Matter

Build a Scoreboard That Drives Behavior: The Power of KPIs That Actually Matter

Don Vanpool
Published on: 02/12/2025

If your KPIs don’t change behavior, they’re not KPIs—they’re trivia. Here’s how to build a scoreboard that aligns your team, changes decision-making, and keeps everyone focused on what really moves the business

Leadership Development
From Chaos to Clarity: How One Company Transformed Performance With a Simple Operating Rhythm

From Chaos to Clarity: How One Company Transformed Performance With a Simple Operating Rhythm

Don Vanpool
Published on: 21/11/2025

A business without rhythm becomes reactive and chaotic. Here’s how one consumer products company eliminated firefighting and doubled operational performance by installing a daily–weekly–monthly–quarterly operating cadence.

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