Tom
Padgett
Smarsh President and General Manager of Enterprise , Tom Padgett , discusses the latest innovations in regtech and how Smarsh is leading in compliance
TOM PADGETT
Q . HOW DOES YOUR POSITION NOW DIFFER FROM YOUR DREAM JOB AS A CHILD ?
» I wanted to be a pro athlete so it ’ s very similar in that it ’ s highly competitive and there ’ s typically a winner and a loser , but there certainly aren ’ t crowds cheering for me or booing me . TITLE : PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF ENTERPRISE
COMPANY : SMARSH INDUSTRY : REGTECH LOCATION : UNITED STATES
An accomplished executive and leader with progressive sales and leadership experience building and leading talented teams to achieve hyper growth within the enterprise software and information services .
Q . WHAT IS THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER RECEIVED ?
» I ’ ll position this as it relates to leadership advice . I was told to actively try to recruit people who are better than me , then struggle trying to find ways to develop them .
Q . WHAT IS THE BIGGEST WORKPLACE CHALLENGE YOU FACE DAY TO DAY ?
» It ’ s really not much different than it has always been as a leader . It ’ s effectively communicating to different individuals with different goals and aspirations in a way that they all feel aligned around what we ’ re trying to accomplish and they understand how important they are in achieving that goal . insurtechdigital . com 15