EP. 5 Kelly MacPherson- Do The Hard Things

Kelly Macpherson

Many times we get asked to do things that we didn’t sign up for.

Filling out a bunch of spreadsheets, dealing with support issues, playing special teams, or just rolling up your sleeves and cleaning things up. What’s fascinating is that through my conversations with all-star athlete and C-level executives, I realized that they did things that they did not sign up for. Not only did they do those roles, but they did them with pride.

When I look back on my football and business career, there were many times when I was asked to play a role or do a task that I did not sign up for, but it was through those reps and work where I learned new skills and even discovered and amplified my strengths. Net – if you’re being asked to do things that are outside your job description, or you didn’t go to school for, and are looking for some motivation and proof of why you need to dive in with full force, then this episode is for you.

“You can’t teach people work ethic. I want somebody who can dig in, roll up their sleeves and get things done”. – Kelly MacPherson

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  • In this episode, I chat with Kelly MacPherson on how saying yes to taking on responsibility and new roles allowed her to build a prominent career as a CIO.
  • Kelly MacPherson is a visionary and business savvy executive with an extensive background in strategy, development, execution, and operations across IT, shared services, and advisory roles.
  • Kelly is currently the president of KAM advisory, a tech transformations firm, and also serving as the interim CTO for Union Square Hospitality Group.
  • As the CIO for one of the world’s largest multinational restaurant chains – RBI, Kelly led an enterprise-wide transformation that earned her respect based on her success in expediting adoption of leading edge emerging technologies and harvesting M&A synergies to successfully integrate 3 distinct corporate brands, while maintaining the highest standards of customer service.
  • Kelly is recognized for bold and decisive leadership with impeccable integrity, personal ownership, and accountability. A career spanning 20 years in private, public, and equity-backed organizations, she has a track record of recruitment, and rapid advancement into senior leadership roles based on her ability to accelerate change, consistently raise the bar, and set high standards to achieve, what most considered impossible.
  • In prior roles, Kelly was consistently successful in driving change and transformative growth for high-profile global brands including Abercrombie and Fitch and Hard Rock Café International The result: international expansion; multimillion growth drivers, and cost savings through technology modernization.
  • You can follow Kelly on LinkedIn

On This Episode We Discuss:

  • What allowed Kelly to build a massive tech career!
  • What Kelly looks for in a candidate
  • Why new years resolutions don’t work
  • Why you must do the jobs/roles that no one else wants to do
  • How she handles the pressure of a multi-billion dollar brand
  • Why Kelly believes you must find time to workout/stay fit and how she makes time!

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