This episode of Supply Chain Now features Joel Manby. As CEO of major corporations for over 25+ years, Joel has learned a number of lessons through experience during his tenure. He summarized these leadership principles in his book "Love Works," detailing how to integrate “love the verb” into the leadership ethos and philosophy of any organization. This approach has been systematically proven to create organizations with higher employee engagement, lower turnover, more satisfied customers, and stronger profits. Prior to becoming an author, he was the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, a $1.4 billion entertainment company with well-known brands such as SeaWorld Parks, Busch Gardens Parks and Discovery Cove. For over a decade, he served as the CEO of Herschend Enterprises, the largest family-owned theme park and entertainment company in the United States with popular brands such as the Harlem Globetrotters and Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme park and dinner theaters. Before joining Herschend Enterprises, He spent 20 years in the auto industry in general management and marketing roles primarily in General Motors’ Saturn and Saab divisions. He served as CEO of Saab Automobile USA from 1996 to 2000, during which Saab experienced the best sales result in its 50+ year U.S. history. In addition, He was CEO of Amazon’s car selling partner, which was sold to CarsDirect.com in 2001. He is currently the non-executive Chairman of Orange, a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and distribution of student, youth, and next generation curriculum to over 9,000 churches in 40+ countries. He has held this position for over 20 years. In addition to his duties as chairman of Orange, He consults and speaks on Love Works, crisis leadership lessons, and other leadership topics designed to fit the needs of an audience.This episode was sponsored by Vector Global Logistics, and hosted by Enrique Alvarez, Greg White, and Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/episode-416.