Who will you be when the pressure rises and your principles become harder to live? Greg Brown has spent more than four decades finding out—as a public-company CEO, technology executive, board member, mentor, and leader responsible for decisions affecting thousands of people. His experiences reveal why the moments you'd most like to avoid may be the ones that show you most clearly what you actually stand for.
You'll hear how Greg navigated a dramatic reversal at Udemy that forced him to make painful decisions affecting hundreds of employees and their families. You'll also discover why he imagines his own children on the receiving end of difficult leadership decisions, what he looks for beyond the résumé when hiring A players, why recognition has a protected place on his calendar, and how courage has shaped some of the most consequential choices of his life. Through it all, Greg offers a compelling example of what happens when you refuse to let pressure decide who you'll become.
Greg is CEO of Illumia, a platform built to empower education, healthcare, and corporate enterprises with secure, intelligent technology. Across more than 25 years in technology, Greg has led organizations through almost every kind of challenge a leader can face—hypergrowth, turnarounds, acquisitions, global expansion, and enormous change.
Along the way, he’s helped build companies that have reached millions of people, including Udemy, a leading global platform for online learning and skills development, where he served as President and CEO. Through all those experiences, Greg has remained passionate about building high-performing teams and creating environments where people can grow and succeed. And Greg knows something about performing under pressure from another part of his life: Before becoming a CEO, he was a college quarterback at Cal Poly.
You'll discover
- How your principles guide you under intense pressure
- Why difficult decisions still require deep humanity
- What reveals an A player beyond credentials
- How recognition makes your people feel valued
- Why courage requires you to embrace discomfort
Connect with Greg Brown on Social Media
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregsbrown/
Website
Illumia https://illumiatech.com/