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The Remarkable Leadership Podcast
June 28, 2023
Check out my latest interview on The Remarkable Leadership Podcast hosted by Kevin Eikenberry. We had a great conversation about leadership, lessons learned during my journey, and how you can apply them for your greater success. Ways to watch: LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube

The Inspiration Pathway
June 28, 2023
If your journey’s been anything like mine, you’ve heard plenty of leadership advice. First my career and then my business have taught me a lot about leadership, starting with the nuts and bolts of making a strategy (creating products and services that our customer’s value)

What Defines You: The Hero or the Shadow? (Part II)
June 1, 2023
When I go to the movies, I notice that there always seems to be a fine line between good and evil in those stories that captivates me. The Marvel superhero-villain movie franchise has been hugely successful, and I think it’s at least partly because of

Cultivating Infectious Energy: The Key to Personal and Professional Success
May 19, 2023
In the latest episode of Crestcom’s Leadership Habit podcast, host Jenn DeWall invites Keith to delve into cultivating infectious energy. They share their enthusiasm for the concept and explore its profound impact on relationships, leadership, and personal development.

What Defines You: The Hero or the Shadow? (Part I)
May 4, 2023
You may be like me, where you serve many roles or titles in your career and life, but underneath titles, who you are is much deeper than the roles you serve. For me, it took a crucible moment – divorce, as it does many –

Setting a Better Course for Yourself
February 23, 2023
In my experience, February is usually the month where people run into the wall of reality in their efforts to make changes in the new year. It may seem like a painful question to consider, but do you know why you’ve failed so far? Obviously,

Keith Receives 2023 Wisconsin Titan 100 Award
January 30, 2023
On Thursday, January 12th, more than 500 guests celebrated the 2023 Wisconsin Titan 100 at Fiserv Forum and I’m excited to share the official awards video! Click below to watch highlights from this incredible event spent honoring the inaugural Wisconsin Titan 100. I was one

Be a Strengths Finder
January 11, 2023
A defining event early in my career was the day a manager said he saw leadership potential in me. He was willing to invest in me because of that, which gave me a huge amount of confidence. That confidence, in turn, allowed me to see

Announcing the recipients of the 2023 Wisconsin Titan 100
November 18, 2022
Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP are pleased to announce Keith Smith, president of Vonco Products, LLC as a 2023 Wisconsin Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Wisconsin’s Top 100 CEO’s & C-level executives. They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in