Biggest Challenges Faced By A CEO At Blue Dot Motorworks
Tom, Blue Dot Motorworks' CEO, most enjoys "being master of [his] own destiny" and aligning the business with personal values. The inherent tension between maintaining control as a founder and achieving impactful growth presents a key challenge in Tom's leadership journey.
Executive/Leadership, Decision-Making, Maintaining Vision, Growth and Scaling, Balancing Personal Values with Business Goals
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Tom Gurski
CEO
Blue Dot Motorworks
MIT 1999
N/A
Engineering - Mechanical
Automotive & Auto Parts
Entrepreneurship and Business Owner
Took Out Loans
Video Highlights
1. Being the master of one's own destiny and having control over one's ecosystem
2. Aligning business with personal values as a founder and CEO
3. Balancing growth with maintaining influence and impact
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
I definitely like being master of my own destiny. Having control of as much of your ecosystem as possible really drives with my personality.
Being able to keep the business aligned with my personal values as a founder and CEO is also really important. One of the scariest things to me is, as we grow, our own influence as founders starts to diminish.
How much of that is it reasonable to give up for the sake of growth? When your mission is to have impact, you have to be willing to accept that, otherwise you're never going to impact what you want.