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Businesses that Care Podcast (formerly Mere Mortals Unite)

Mere Mortals Unite (MMU) and Businesses that Care (BTC) are two distinct series in this podcast. BTC is focused on building a business culture that allows your business to recruit and retain good talent. Our guests share ideas that work, to create a culture of engagement. On previous episodes of MMU we share superpowers that everyone has although they may not have discovered them yet, or forgotten them or given them away. Take them back, increase their use in your life. provides skills and techniques so you can discover your superpowers. The result is an increase in success and joy in your life and the lives of those that surround you. Let’s change the world one person at a time, starting with you!
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Now displaying: May, 2019
May 29, 2019

On this episode, I speak with Phil Cohen, founder and CEO of Cohen Architectural Woodworking.  His story is very different. His upbringing experience was filled with violence, suicide and drug and alcohol abuse.  Eventually, it grabbed him in. His journey to turn his life around, several times, created his unusual hiring practices and the creation of specific expectations of his workforce.  He has four D’s that can get you fired: drama, drugs, defects and dishonesty.

Phil’s story is very different, which is why I invited him to join us.    

 

For more information about Phil:

Cohen Woodworking Website

Godly Inspirations

Company Facebook Page

 

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May 22, 2019

Leslie Tayne is the founder and managing director of the Tayne Law Group.  They specialize in consumer and business financial debt related services. Her idea of an open workspace creates a special comradery among her workforce.  She is very aware of the heartaches of her clients and how it affects her employees. Leslie’s empathy for her clients is a model for her workforce as well.  But it’s puppies in the workplace that brought me to this organization today. She has found that the puppies give her employees a mental break. Leslie’s top priority is to create a culture where people want to come to work and do their best.  

 

For more information about Leslie and her business:

Company Website

Tayne Law Group on Twitter

Leslie on LinkedIn

Company Facebook Page

 

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May 15, 2019

Lee Smith is the founder and CEO of SalesFuel.   When doing research on the company and Lee, I was intrigued by his philosophy that every member of a company has an impact on sales.  I couldn’t agree more. That enlightenment is essential for great leaders to succeed AND the power it has for every member of the workforce is amazing.  Lee clearly understands to make any long-lasting changes in his workforce, it must start with himself. In this episode Lee touches on all four attributes that create a thriving business culture;

Listening

Open to New Ideas

Lifelong Learning

Safe Environment

 

For more information about SalesFuel:

Company Website

Follow on Twitter

Follow on LinkedIn

Follow on Instagram

 

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May 8, 2019

Shannon Adkins is a thought leader and CEO of this woman-owned, 100% employee-owned consulting company with a triple bottom line where people get to be themselves. After years of working for startups, tech companies, and in corporate America, getting her MBA, and starting a family, Shannon decided she wanted to work somewhere where she could be fully expressed as a mom, a volunteer, and a badass business woman.  The changes she initiated led to revenue doubling in 24 months, new offerings, new clients in new industries, new teams and leaders.  Shannon challenges herself to always ask “why,” and to make sure business solutions contribute to creating a world that works for everyone. Here is my favorite quote of Shannon’s, “That’s the thing about values. It’s not enough to believe in them, we have to take actions that support them every day.”

 

For more information about Future State:

Company Website

Future State on Twitter

Future State on LinkedIn

 

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May 1, 2019

My guest today is Jim Estill, owner and CEO of Danby Appliances.  Jim’s has an intriguing program that I wanted to share with our audience because helping people get a new start in life is a gift.  Jim philanthropic work most recently involved sponsoring 60 Syrian Refugee families. In 2018 Jim received the Order of Canada, which recognizes a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.  Just the kind of person I want to have on my show. He partly attributes his success to understanding that he doesn’t always have the best solution and allowing people the ability to do the right thing.

 

For more information about Danby and Jim:

Danby's Website

Jim's Website for Video and Blog

Danby on Facebook

Jim on LinkedIn

Danby's on Instagram

 

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