In this episode of Catalyst, Tammy is joined by Kevin Thimjon, President of the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team. Kevin oversees the team's business operations, commercial strategy and finance while helping guide one of racing's most recognizable brands. Tammy and Kevin discuss leadership under pressure, developing your professional tool belt and what business leaders can learn from life in motorsports.

Highlights from the episode include:

• Indecision is a decision. Working alongside private equity firms taught Kevin that hesitation carries its own cost. He and Tammy talk about how learning to be decisive, and understanding that inaction is a choice, became one of the most important lessons of his career.
• The P&L versus the podium. Running a profitable race team and winning aren’t always aligned. Kevin explains how he thinks about balancing financial discipline with the competitive ambitions of a global motorsport organization, where there is never a shortage of ways to spend money.
• Keep one eye on today and one on tomorrow. Tammy and Kevin discuss the leadership challenge of balancing future planning with daily execution. Strong leaders create excitement about the future without losing sight of the work that still needs to be done.

Check out the full episode to hear more about Arrow McLaren’s Papaya Army, Tammy’s experience in a race simulator and how Kevin used AI to plan a bachelor party in Jackson Hole.

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