“Be generous with your time to help other people; Give of your time and expertise” Leadership Lessons With Julie Tomich, SVP at American Express

Be generous with your time to help other people: Give of your time and expertise; pay it forward. Mentor others and be engaged to help other people be successful. People have helped me get to where I am and it is my responsibility to pay it forward. Plus, I get more from these interactions that I give, 10x over.

I had the pleasure to interview Julie Tomich. Julie is a Senior Vice President and General Manager in the Global Commercial Services organization at American Express. Global Commercial Services is devoted to serving small, mid-size, large and global companies around the world. As the SVP/GM of the US Client Group, Julie is responsible for phone-based commercial acquisition and account development for US small and mid-size businesses. She joined American Express in 2007 and has worked in four AMEX business units — Business Travel, Global Business Services, World Service and Global Commercial Services in a variety of leadership positions in consulting, sales, account development, business…