Calibration Point Podcast

Holly Sullivan - What I Learned Transitioning from Board Member to CEO

Episode Summary

In the seventh-second episode of the Calibration Point Podcast, Holly Sullivan - CEO of Youth First - and Jamie unpack what happens when a deeply invested board member steps off the dais and into the CEO chair. Learn the inside story of a board-to-CEO succession done with transparency, intentional timing, and deep relational trust — with staff, donors, and a 30+ member board. Their dialogue challenges every board member to ask a bold question: “Do I believe in this mission enough that I’d consider working here?"