S10-Ep15: Omaha Steaks’ CEO on the Rare Leadership Making Their Success Well-Done

Guest: Nate Rempe, CEO of Omaha Steaks

It’s an iconic success story with a menu of leadership lessons: Born from a family escaping oppression in 1917, Omaha Steaks transformed from a small butcher shop into a global brand synonymous with the finest steaks. They’ve stayed at the top because of their long history of leaders driven to innovate.

CEO Nate Rempe joins host Maureen Metcalf to unpack the leadership methods that foster such long-lasting success – methods you can adopt, too.

Here's what Nate and Maureen cover:

1. How vertical integration and horizontal leadership combine to make an organization both strong and resilient, even in a crisis;
2. Why storytelling is the secret sauce in truly great leadership; and
3. The role playing guitar in a rock band has in maintaining leadership perspective!

Other episodes you'll enjoy:

• Love at First Slice: Pizza & Passionate Leadership with Tom Krouse
• Noodling Solutions for Food Insecurity with Dr. Reza Soltanzadeh
• Achieving Employee-Centric Leadership: A Leader’s Food for Thought with Heather Krentler

 

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RESOURCES:  

Learn more about Omaha Steaks on their website: https://www.omahasteaks.com/.

Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. 

 

Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. 

 

 

Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

• Everyday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Way by Mungi Ngomane. Hardback (https://amzn.to/48Doh6j) and audiobook (https://amzn.to/48YCRF4)
• Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First by Martha Piper & Indira Samarasekera. Paperback (https://amzn.to/3tOtzg4) and audiobook (https://amzn.to/41OYdT5)
• Jilly Truit murder mysteries by Beverley McLachlin:
  • Full Disclosure – https://amzn.to/46TxW6Q (paperback) https://amzn.to/46VDL3Q (audiobook)
  • Denial – https://amzn.to/46YCbhs (paperback) https://amzn.to/3GJc0AA (audiobook)
• Women and Leadership: Journey Toward Equity by Sherylle J. Tan & Lisa DeFrank-Cole

 

NOTE: As an Amazon partner, we may make a small commission from books you buy through these links.

 

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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  

Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

Editor & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko

Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli

Always Serving Food for Thought: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox

Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay.

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About Our Guest:  

Nate Rempe is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Omaha Steaks. He is the first person outside of the Simon family to serve as President & CEO in more than 100 years.

Nate previously served the company as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining the Omaha Steaks team, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Nebraska Book Company. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and completed his graduate education at Creighton University, where he later joined the Executive Faculty in the Department of Information Science & Technology. He has also held various independent advisory board positions including one at ClassBundle, LLC (a Nelnet company) and is a named inventor on four United States patents directed to technology and business processes.

Beyond his passion for food (and steak, in particular), Nate has a long track record of nurturing and inspiring others to become better leaders. His unique abilities and strengths motivate high-performing teams and drive business success. Nate balances his professional success with what he describes as his most rewarding role of dedicated husband and father.