Listen "Episode 118: Setting the Vision, with Susan Lintonsmith of Quiznos"
Episode Synopsis
SHOW NOTES Susan Lintonsmith is an accomplished business leader with nearly 30 years of success in generating sales and profit growth in global and national assignments in public and private industries. Susan is currently President and CEO for Quiznos, a Denver-based global restaurant company with nearly 900 locations in 33 countries. Susan joined Quiznos in July 2012 as the Global Chief Marketing Officer and was promoted to CEO in July 2016. Previously, Susan was the Chief Marketing Officer at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers for over four years where she led many initiatives including strategic planning, menu development and the launch of the highly successful loyalty and 3rd party gift card programs. Prior to that, she served as the Vice President and general manager at WhiteWave Foods where she led the Horizon Organic business and the launch of Horizon Organic milk plus DHA, the first milk with Omega 3. She served as Vice President of Global Marketing at Western Union for four years, and previously was director of marketing for the Coca-Cola Company and Pizza Hut Inc. Listen and Learn: Why socializing and relationships are just as important as results How to "elevate above the treeline" The importance of listening as a leader Whether leadership qualities are gender neutral The importance of customer reviews TO FIND SUSAN ON LINKEDIN, CLICK HERE. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT QUIZNOS CLICK HERE
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