CEO/Founder Building at the Intersection of Talent & Technology | 15,000+ Corporate Hires across 43 Countries | AI Optimist
I’ve worked with thousands of companies, helping them create incredible teams. And this is something 99% of them get wrong.... Just because you put a group of A-players in a room and force them to work together doesn’t mean you’ve built a high-performing team. High-performance is about something deeper — and Andrew Tidwell, CHRO at Wineshipping, knows this better than most. Andrew’s spent years leading teams in logistics, HR, and private equity — and he’s developed a framework that really resonated with me: I SOAR. → Interdependence → Shared Purpose → Ownership → Affinity → Risk-taking Andrew’s seen firsthand that these elements are what separate functional teams from exceptional ones. And I couldn’t agree more — I've seen so many talented teams struggle simply because they lack this foundation. In our conversation, Andrew also shares his bold approach to interviewing (including a story about a surprising candidate answer that stopped him in his tracks), his thoughts on company culture, and what it was like growing up in the Nashville music scene. It’s one of those conversations you walk away from with real insights you can apply immediately. Thanks so much for coming on, Andrew! Link to our episode's in the comments ??