1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Chuck Melcher is a retired Naval Commanding Officer that has served in various roles including Chief Engineering, XO and Skipper on several Nuclear Attack Submarines.&amp;nbsp; After retiring from the United States Navy, Chuck joined an international energy company as a VP and quickly rose to CEO.&amp;nbsp; Chuck discusses interviewing to become a Submarine skipper, his successful civilian executive search and career.&amp;nbsp; A graduate of the USNA, Chuck earned his MBA at John Hopkins.&amp;nbsp; The interview was conducted outdoors in the Colorado Rockies in-between altitude training hikes for a Mount Kilimanjaro excursion. Show Notes: Chuck Melcher&amp;nbsp;is a retired Naval Commanding Officer that has served in various roles including Chief Engineering, Executive Officer and Commanding Officer on several Nuclear Attack Submarines.&amp;nbsp; After retiring from the United States Navy, Chuck joined Veolia, an international energy company as a VP and quickly rose to CEO.&amp;nbsp; Chuck talks to X experiences: Interviewing to become the Commanding Officer of a Nuclear Submarine The importance of not being focused on a job title- see the big picture Chuck looks at new challenges and roles not for a CXO title, rather how can he contribute to and learn from that opportunity.&amp;nbsp; He also shares leaderships tests and why “that’s not my job” doesn’t exist in the deep.&amp;nbsp; A graduate of the USNA, Chuck earned his MBA at John Hopkins.&amp;nbsp; The interview was conducted outdoors in the Colorado Rockies in-between altitude training hikes for a Mount Kilimanjaro excursion. Enjoy the show? Review us on iTunes- thanks!&amp;nbsp; Thank you Jalan Crossland for lending your award-winning banjo skills to CXO Conversations. &amp;nbsp; CXO Conversations https://ocns.co/podcast/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/24051648/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/24051648