Kevin Rutherford, CEO of Nuun Hydration
How I Hire
<p>Before joining Nuun, Kevin spent his early career as a Senior Brand Manager at SC Johnson and Miller Brewing Company before serving as Marketing Director at Kashi Company and eventually CEO at Caldrea Company. Kevin shares his people-first approach to hiring and evaluating teams. We also discuss how he leverages purpose and vision to build thriving cultures.</p>
<p>Highlights from our conversation include:</p>
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<li>How optimism became integral to Kevin’s leadership style (1:42)</li>
<li>Lessons about people, inclusivity, and positivity from his career path (3:04)</li>
<li>Connection to mission and purpose (9:01)</li>
<li>Canadians’ unique scrappiness (10:57)</li>
<li>His approach to building leadership teams (12:22)</li>
<li>Culture add vs. culture fit (15:56)</li>
<li>His experience coming into Nuun (20:30)</li>
<li>Defining leadership competencies (22:35)</li>
<li>How his team contributes to hiring decisions (24:10)</li>
<li>The benefit of working with recruiters to make key hires (26:49)</li>
<li>How the recent health and social crises have affected Kevin’s approach (31:54)</li>
<li>Nuun’s success hiring virtually (36:26)</li>
<li>Adapting to 2021’s accelerated pace of change (37:49)</li>
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