Developing your vision: how to use it to unlock growth

Ralph shares with us why he decided to stop climbing the corporate ladder and become an entrepreneur, what aspects of his leadership style have led to BlueSnap’s immense growth, and the importance of earning your team’s buy-in on the company’s vision.
March 25, 2025
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In this episode, Suzanne Bates sits down with Ralph Dangelmaier, CEO of BlueSnap, an E-commerce payment services provider. After leaving ACI Worldwide where he grew the company’s revenue from $300 to $900 million, Ralph started his own business, Bluesnap. Ralph shares with us why he decided to stop climbing the corporate ladder and become an entrepreneur, what aspects of his leadership style have led to BlueSnap’s immense growth, and the importance of earning your team’s buy-in on the company’s vision.

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The Undiscovered Country podcast, hosted by Peter Mulford, a podcast about the future, and future back thinking at work.Undiscovered Country is produced by Peter Mulford, Diana Mendez, Taylor Hale, and Aron Towner.

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The Fearless Thinkers podcast, hosted by Rick Cheatham, personalizes BTS’s perspective on the people side of strategy.Fearless Thinkers is produced by Nicole Hernandez, Taylor Hale and Aron Towner. Special thanks to Joe Holeman, Chris Goodnow, Meghan McGrath, and Roanne Neuwirth for their invaluable help.

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