Chris Hare CEO of PRTI Inc., “How to Solve a 180 Year Old Problem”

This week, Chris Hare shares with us how he and his team are working to solve a 180 year old problem with waste tires and make them into valuable commodities. 

In this episode you will learn:

• How important it is to maintain a dialogue with your shareholders that is thoughtful and consistent.
• Learning how to delegate as you move from an individual contributor to someone in a leadership role and the issues that you can create if you take the task back.
• Remembering that feedback is personal.  Be cognizant of how you are delivering it.
• Knowing that it can be challenging to slow down with a new audience especially when you are presenting it at the White House.

24 Hour Challenge:

Chris challenges you to think about your journey, resume and mission statement.  If you were on a bus and someone asked you what you do, take ten words that describe you.

About Chris Hare:

Chris Hare is Chief Executive Officer of PRTI, a leading Waste to Energy data center technology company based in North Carolina, USA. He has started and led a number of companies and spearheaded teams at Sony Ericsson, Lucas/TRW and others, both in the US and internationally. He has consulted for a wide range of innovation and strategy clients worldwide, including roles with UK Trade and Investment, HTC, AT&T, Hilti and others.

He earned the IBM Innovation and Design award, among other accolades. He holds graduate degrees from Cornwall Business School (UK) and is a Chartered Companion of the Chartered Management Institute, Member of the IEEE and has actively served on boards for a number of private and public associations.

You can connect with Chris in the following ways:  

• Website: https://www.prtitech.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/cbhare?lang=en
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-hare-18b46

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• Laura’s Online Course: virtualinfluence.today

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