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.
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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.
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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
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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.”
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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.
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