It’s time to shift the spotlight.
If you are like us, you want to know what is happening in the real economy. Not the economy of derivatives trading, credit default swaps, politics, media or Silicon Valley. On Real Leadership, we spotlight the heroes at the helm of companies who make, move and process things. Leaders in a world that is more pragmatic than pretty, more steak than sizzle, more guts than glory. Discover with us what it takes to lead in that world.
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Your Host
Meet Jim Weaver
When he’s not hosting the Real Leadership Podcast, Jim is Chief Executive Officer of The Ōnin Group, one of the largest staffing companies in the United States.
Jim began his journey at Ōnin in 2001 as an account executive in Nashville, Tennessee, and has become integral to The Ōnin Group’s phenomenal growth. Under Jim’s guidance, Ōnin has become a leader in the staffing industry and is recognized as one of Staffing Industry Analysts’ fastest-growing and best places to work. As CEO, Jim’s focus lies in developing smart systems and a corporate culture that boosts employee performance and delights customers.


Meet our latest guest
SriRaj Kantamneni
EVP & Chief Information & Digital Officer, Schreiber Foods
Before leading digital at one of the world’s largest dairy companies, SriRaj Kantamneni was under the hood of cars in his family’s auto shop—learning how businesses run by fixing what was broken.
That hands-on education stuck with him. After earning an engineering degree and an MBA, he spent two decades at Cargill, where he led global tech teams and helped modernize everything from supply chains to shrimp farms. In 2012, he moved to India to build one of the company’s major delivery hubs from the ground up.
Today, Sri is EVP & Chief Information & Digital Officer at Schreiber Foods. He’s driving digital transformation at scale, leading everything from AI and machine learning to the creation of Schreiber Digital Labs—a tech arm helping partners modernize operations across the food industry.
In this episode:
Why strategy is nothing without execution
The role curiosity plays in building high-performing teams
What AI can’t replace in business
How childhood lessons still shape his leadership today
This isn’t just about technology. It’s about transformation that sticks—led by someone who knows what it takes to turn ideas into impact.
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