Hi, I’m Jeff Hilimire. Father of five, CEO of Dragon Army, author of three leadership books, and co-founder of three nonprofits: 48in48, Ripples of Hope, and The A Pledge.
My purpose is to have an out-sized, positive impact on the world. Reach out if you want to help me with that!
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My books - The 5-Day Turnaround, The Crisis Turnaround, and The Great Team Turnaround - were created to help leaders be as successful and fulfilled as possible. Whether you're a team lead, the CEO of a company, or anywhere in between, these books will help you become the leader you always wanted to be!
Begin the Begin Podcast
- Paige Farrow of NAPA Auto Parts
- Aflac’s CMO and “Chief Duck Handler”, Shannon Watkins, on her personal purpose, inspiring career, and The A Pledge
- Kenji Kuramoto and his family's experience in the Japanese internment camps
- The Diversity Gap book (with returning guest, Bethaney Wilkinson)
- Kyle Porter on leadership, building trusting teams, and the incredible growth of Salesloft
- Quick Hit: Abled and Eyes Opened
- “If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space!” (with Keith Millner)
- Creating a Village of Courageous People (with Nathaniel Smith)
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The cheapest and most effective way to mail books
By Jeff Hilimire |
In 2019 I launched my first book. Then in 2020 my second, and 2021 my third. They’re all part of a series called: The Turnaround Leadership Series. One of the first things you realize when you publish a book is that you’re going to want to mail that sucker to some people. Maybe it’s your…
When I was young, I admired clever people.
By Jeff Hilimire |
I came across this quote recently by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel: What was funny to me was that at the end of my upcoming book, The Great Team Turnaround, I wrote something similar. Specifically, it says: My business “heroes” when I was a young entrepreneur were of the classic variety. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos,…
I love picking up nails. And trash.
By Jeff Hilimire |
If you’re like our family and you have kids that have already started school, or are starting this week, I wish you all the best. This time can be stressful in the best of times, and this certainly isn’t the best of times. I find that going outside and getting fresh air can help alleviate…
The promise of America requires empathy
By Jeff Hilimire |
I hope you’re doing well, and that you’re able to be as safe as possible right now. I’ve been thinking a lot about America lately. What America is, what it isn’t, and what it could (and should) be. America is a promise. It’s a promise that a free society can work with all sorts of…
You can’t lead if you don’t know where you’re going
By Jeff Hilimire |
Summer is almost over and little by little, we’re getting back to something resembling normal. We spent last week in Montreat, NC, and it was absolutely something that I needed to round out the summer. Montreat is a small, cutest-thing-ever of a town located in the North Carolina mountains, three and a half hours from…
Obstacles are my allies
By Jeff Hilimire |
Twelve months of a global pandemic. Remember when we thought we might have to work from home for 4-5 weeks, and how crazy that seemed? In reading the book, Alpha Girls (more on this book below), one of the women that the book focuses on has a phrase that I simply loved: Obstacles are my allies. Being…