CANDOR with Tish
Tish Squillaro is the CEO and Founder of CANDOR Management Consulting, specializing in leadership effectiveness, strategic talent management, and team alignment. With over 17 years of experience, she partners with executives and organizations to uncover the root causes behind business challenges and deliver practical, results-driven solutions.Known for her candid and approachable style, Tish focuses on helping leaders build self-awareness, navigate change, and overcome the behavioral barriers that impact performance. She is also a keynote speaker and co-author of the HeadTrash series, where she explores how mindset and emotion shape leadership and decision-making.
Jeffrey Ornstein – Founder & CEO, J/Brice Design International
What does it take to build a business that thrives for nearly four decades?
In this episode of CANDOR with Tish, Tish Squillaro sits down with Jeffrey Ornstein, Founder and CEO of J/Brice Design International, a globally recognized hospitality design firm responsible for more than $5 billion in projects across five continents.
Jeff shares the remarkable story of launching his company at just 29 years old and growing it into one of the industry's most respected firms. Along the way, he reveals why relationships have been the foundation of his success, how he has navigated major...
Akram Khalis - Founder, Building AI Solutions (Aida™)
What separates great leaders from everyone else?
In this episode of CANDOR with Tish, Tish Squillaro sits down with Akram Khalis, Founder of Building AI Solutions, to explore what it really takes to build leadership teams that can scale with a growing business.
Drawing from his journey from engineer to founder and CEO, Akram shares practical insights on creating a culture of trust, empowering leaders to make decisions, and avoiding the trap of becoming the bottleneck in your organization. He explains why leaders should stop bringing problems without solutions, how to identify when someone is...
Dr. Kevin Rindal - CEO & Co-Founder, Vimocity
What can business leaders learn from Olympic athletes?
In this episode of CANDOR with Tish, Tish Squillaro sits down with Dr. Kevin Rindal, CEO and Co-Founder of Vimocity, to explore how the principles of elite athletic performance can transform workplace culture, leadership, and team effectiveness.
Drawing from his experience with the U.S. Olympic Sports Medicine Team and his work helping utility, construction, and energy organizations build stronger workforces, Kevin shares why employees should be treated like "workforce athletes" and how leaders can improve performance by focusing on readiness, recovery, communication, and care.
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Ashish Bisaria - Operator, Board Member & AI Strategist
In this episode of CANDOR with Tish, Tish Squillaro sits down with Ashish Bisaria, Operator, Board Member, and AI Strategist with more than 30 years of experience spanning six industries and seven countries.
Together, they explore what separates organizations that scale successfully from those that become trapped by their own growth. Ashish shares lessons from transitioning out of Big Four consulting into operational leadership, why human-first leadership is actually a performance strategy, and the leadership mistakes that often prevent executive teams from reaching their potential.
The conversation dives into accountability, authority, founder-led businesses, building high-performing leadership...
