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Welcome back, #SolarWarrior!

To those of you who are new to SunCast, welcome to our Tribe! I hope you’ll find this information helps you enter through the side door and bypass some of the hard-won life lessons from our hundreds of guests!

If you missed it, this is the Part 2 of our two-part conversation with Chuck Swoboda, former CEO of Cree, Inc. It was a phenomenal conversation about his history, and how he got to Cree, Inc.

We will wrap up the conversation today, so I’d encourage you to press pause and listen to Part 1 (if you haven’t already). I’m glad that you’re finding his stories intriguing and you’re looking for more. Chuck didn’t disappoint, so hold on to your hats as Chuck Swoboda and I take a fascinating look at his career leading up to and through Cree’s meteoric rise in the LED world

His legacy and impact at CREE, Inc. are legendary, and he’s put many of his fabled stories and lessons learned into his recently launched book, The Innovator’s Spirit, and his fantastic podcast Innovator’s on Tap.

And if you really love these kinds of insights, then you should check out the hundreds of additional founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com. And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and our Energy Tribe newsletter so you won’t miss the next one that drops!

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Resources

Connect with Chuck on LinkedIn

Follow Chuck on Twitter and Instagram

Check out the website of Cape Point Advisors, Cree, Inc., and Marquette University

Reads for your free time:

When your body calls time-out

In an Economy Ravished by the Coronavirus, Companies Can Find a Silver Lining through Innovation

Chuck’s articles on Forbes

Chuck’s interview on School for Startups Radio

Speaking inquiry for Chuck

Transcripts for SunCast are available through Thisten

Check out Chuck’s new book, The Innovator’s Spirit: Discover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible

The Innovator's Spirit - Chuck Swoboda

The Innovator's Dilemma - Clayton M. Christensen

The Goal - Eliyahu Goldratt

Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely