Tony Grimminck’s Post

It's not that it's easier the second time around, but at least you are aware of what you are signing up for #leadership #mistakes #CFO #CEO

A few months ago, I wrote about my transition from CFO to interim CEO at Scribd, Inc. Now, I’m honored to share that I am the company's full-time CEO.  I like to think of it this way: it’s the same role, but a new chapter—one filled with more growth, challenges, and incredible stories that inspire. We recently launched Everand –  a new destination for millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, podcasts, sheet music, and more – in November. But we’re only getting started. Consumers are ravenous for new content experiences, and we have a great team on deck to deliver. I’m lucky to get to lead them. But as I said in one of my recent posts – it’s not all luck, here. Scribd, Inc. is overflowing with the skills, talent, and passion to propel the company into its next act, and I can’t wait to see what we do together. https://lnkd.in/eQ686kCe

Changing an organization's culture is the most challenging thing a leader can do. #change #culture #results

Accepting responsibility for the team is one of the key tenets of leadership.

I’m excited to announce this next chapter in our story. Starting today, our new product—called Everand—is where you can find ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts, magazines, newspapers, and sheet music. I hope you’ll check out the new Everand site and our updated app! Our millions of global, community-uploaded documents will continue to live on Scribd. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who brought this exciting milestone to life, and we’re just getting started. Read more about our story and how we’re evolving.

#technicaldebt #resourcemanagement #prioritization #cfo

The easy path would be just to say yes and hire more people, the hard decision is to say no and re-prioritize what you are working on. #decisionmaking #profitability #focus #people

The current business cycle has everyone focusing on profitability. Here is what I've found to be successful. #profitability

Proud to be part of the panel at Jefferies Private Intenet Conference this week in Santa Monica, LA. We were hosted by Ben Spero of Spectrum Equity, with fellow panel members Marcia Kilgore of Beauty Pie and Mateo Marietti of CookUnity, on 'Delivering Value To Consumers: Subscription & Membership.' Unsurprisingly, we also talked about #ai and the impacts on our business. And for Scribd, how our massive content library is a strategic asset in training language learning models #ai #llm #subscription #reading