Everybody Leads with Tim Lupinacci

Brian Hamilton - President and CEO, Trillion Communications Corporation

Episode Summary

Brian Hamilton joins the podcast to discuss his leadership journey, inspirations and insight into leadership skills that can help everyone grow as a leader. Hamilton reveals lessons he learned and applied along his leadership journey that can resonate with all audiences.

Episode Notes

The Everybody Leads podcast and our host, Tim Lupinacci, welcome Brian Hamilton, president and CEO of Trillion Communications Corporation, a leading supply chain management and logistics services provider and a certified African American Minority Business Enterprise. Brian has been managing director of A.G. Gaston Construction, CEO of A.G. Gaston Engineering, a member of the board of directors for A.G. Construction and Trillion, and chair of the board of directors for Brookwood Baptist Health Systems. He was chair of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham and the former chair of the Birmingham branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Brian details his leadership journey, including his influences and inspirations. He also demonstrates how many people and experiences enriched his journey, along with crucial tenets on how to lead others more effectively.

Listen to hear:

• How curiosity shaped his leadership journey.
• The biggest influences along his leadership journey.
• How he aspires to be a guide in his everyday leadership.
• How he adapted to setbacks and critiques and applied lessons learned.
• His daily habits to rest and recharge.
• Books and resources that have inspired him.
• How he finds inspiration from helping others.
• New topics about leadership and cultivating ideas he has encountered.
• Advice for young leaders who have not earned a formal title yet about the importance of valuing the experiences of the journey.
• How people in his life displayed leadership without a title.
   

Additional Resources: 

• The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore
• Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
• The Power of Professionalism by Bill Wiersma

Charity:

• This episode is in support of Brian Hamilton's designated charity, AG Gaston’s Boys & Girls Club. We have donated to this charity as a thank you to Brian for joining Everybody Leads. To learn more about this charity, please visit https://aggastonbgc.org/about-us/who-we-are/.
   

Contact Brian Hamilton: 

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-hamilton-5a8037a3
• Trillion Communications Corporations: https://www.trillionusa.com