Amy Morin made a name for herself with a blog that caught fire followed by a Ted Talk that caught fire. In both instances she wrote and spoke about what mentally strong people DON’T do. Avoid these pitfalls, she says, and you’ll deal with life’s inevitable adversity much better. In today’s show I ask her to apply this mental framework to work, business, customers, and employees and she offers fantasitc advice. Show Sponsors: Mason Hills Farms – True Farm to Table Meats E3 Termite & Pest Control Roy Lewis Construction Trey Langus – Transworld Business Advisors Allison Horner – State… Read More
Categories: LibsynWhen huge chemical containers are cleaned at chemical plants, what happens to the left over hazardous sludge? What’s done with the excess from some cosmetic overruns? What about those piles of tires we used to see stacked up behind old tire shops? Ted Reese is president and CEO of Cadence Environmental Energy. His company destroys wastes that contain energy value by feeding it into long rotary kilns at cement plants that operate at above 2600 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s all high in carbon which reduces fossil fuels needed to generate the heat. The resulting product, now harmless, becomes part of the… Read More
Categories: LibsynAre electric car batteries an environmental disaster like some would have you think? Or are they God’s gift to planet earth as others would have you think? I speak with Maria Caballero, President of E-Mobility, a division of TERREPOWER and John Boyer, President of TERREPOWER, a division of BBB Industries. TERREPOWER takes used EV batteries and remanufacture them for resale. The execs say that, yes, there is an environmental cost to creating them, like there is for all things, but the benefit of running a car with no emissions outweights their cost. They also do electric storage tied to solar… Read More
Categories: LibsynAaron Beam says it was his boss’ drive for weath that put pressure on him to fudge the numbers. Aaron admits he liked the wealth that Healthsouth had generated for him, too. But that moment in his boss’ office when things got heated about missing the quarterly numbers, Aaron says he should have said No. His inaction in that moment has shaped his life since. Show Sponsors: Mason Hills Farms – True Farm to Table Meats E3 Termite & Pest Control Roy Lewis Construction Trey Langus – Transworld Business Advisors Allison Horner – State Farm Agent Angelo DePaola – The… Read More
Categories: LibsynDr. Kevin McGarry is the CEO of iLeading 360. His research has put him at the forefront of understanding, managing, and guiding the Millennial generation. The focus of much debate over the years, the Millennials remain the most vexxing generation in the workplace today. With a background in leadership in financial services, McGarry’s research has led him to developing tools for management and leadership that have proven helpful in the US and abroad. Hint: If they know WHY they’re doing something, they’re much more likely to buy in. Plus so much more. Discount Code: leadingwithcam Dr McGarry on LinkedIn. Ebook… Read More
Categories: LibsynThe workplace is permanently changed by Covid. Getting team members to return to the office during the work week will require new tactics including mandatory days in the office and a new office design upon arrival. Rebecca Swanner should know. She designed her company’s new Los Angeles workspace with the new hybrid work arrangements in mind. She runs HED’s Workplace Sector and spends time with her clients learning their challenges, their needs, and their workplace hopes then turns it into reality for her client’s workforce. She and I talk about workplace design that fosters collaboration, creativity, the desire to return to… Read More
Categories: LibsynChildcare was in a crisis before the pandemic. Too many kids. Too few spots. Many people who wanted to work were forced to stay home and care for young children and this burden impacted females much more so than males. Not much has changed since. In fact, it may have gotten worse. Many of the grants and subsidies offered during the pandemic are no longer available. Autmn Zellner runs STARS Early Learning Academy. She gets multiple calls each day from parents despreate to work and desperate to find a safe place to leave their children during the day. Autumn turns… Read More
Categories: LibsynJosh and Jared Higginbotham found just shy of 100 kernals of heirloom corn in a freezer in a barn. They were the last of their grandfather’s stash and these brothers decided to plant it and see what happened. Today their Bayou Cora Farms non-GMO corn products are purchased across the country from their farm in south Alabama and they’re looking for more acreage to try to meet the rising demand. Show Sponsors: Mason Hills Farms – True Farm to Table Meats E3 Termite & Pest Control Roy Lewis Construction Trey Langus – Transworld Business Advisors Allison Horner – State Farm… Read More
Categories: LibsynMarty Grunder began Grunder Landscaping in 1984 as he was making his way through college, running it from his dorm room to pay his bills. Today it’s a regional powerhouse in the industry and Marty has taken the lessons he’s learn to create The Grow Group which coaches other landscaping companies across the country in their growth. Marty’s lessons on leadership transfer across industry. He tells his story and shares his secrets for growing and cultivating a successful company. Marty’s connections on LinkedIn and Instagram. Show Sponsors: Mason Hills Farms – True Farm to Table Meats E3 Termite & Pest… Read More
Categories: LibsynDanny Lipford started in TV in Mobile, Alabama, taking calls in the studio about home repairs to fuel his home remodeling business. Upon announcing his retirement, Danny’s Today’s Homeowner was broadcast in nearly every TV market in the nation and over five hundred radio stations. His media empire grew through lots of hard work and through a genuine appreciation by his audience. Danny’s viewers and listeners liked him. Trusted him. And his resignation from the airwaves leaves a big hole in millions of listeners listening and watching agenda. But the streaming world – a new profit center – has found… Read More
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