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24 - Creating Tomorrow’s Success: Leadership, Strategy, and the Power of Collaboration with Tom Doorley
16th June 2026 • Create the Future • Rick Williams
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In this episode of Create the Future, your host Rick Williams speaks with Tom Doorley, CEO of Sage Partners, about leadership and decision-making.

Tom shares his journey from chemical engineer to management consultant at Arthur D. Little, and eventually entrepreneur. He recounts two key decisions: leaving Arthur D. Little to found his own consulting firm despite personal financial pressures, and helping a current client reassess misaligned resource allocation. Throughout, Tom emphasizes that great leaders don't need all the answers, they actively engage teams and advisors to shape the future, reinforcing the podcast's core message: the future is created through deliberate decisions made today.

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