It's the question we get every day... How are you training, developing, and caring for your young leaders? After the great resignation business owners and leaders are desperate to retain and train top talent in order to see the impact of those leaders on their business, but how?!? Nick Madden, from Red Door Escape Rooms, joins me on Culture For Breakfast to talk through how they have grown to 16 locations coast to coast, serving 1,000,000's of customers. As they have seen this incredible growth, they have used Habits to help develop their leaders and train them to be leaders who take ownership and lead effectively. It is fascinating to hear Nick's insight into the encouragement and challenge he is sharing with his team both inside the business and in their personal lives. Don't believe me, listen and I hope you will learn something....I did!

We have an exciting episode this week for you. Walter Kearns is joined by Kyle Baker from Sophia Consulting and Integration LLC. Kyle is passionate about culture at the ground floor of his business being the same as the one represented in the Vision, Mission, and Values of the company. In this episode, we discuss how culture can get lost when you don't give your people a voice or understand the nuts and bolts of what is happening in the service being delivered. You are going to love the simple, yet highly effective advice Kyle shares for keeping your company's culture consistent throughout your business.

Stephanie Stuckey joins me on the podcast this week to discuss her family's legacy, Stuckey's Corporation. If you have been on a road trip in the Southeast, as I did so many times growing up, you probably stopped at one of her grandad's Stuckey's gas stations. Stephanie has now bought the corporation, pivoted away from the physical locations her family established, and is seeing the organization be revitalized. Pivot points are vital to the success of a company, but they can be terrifying to undertake. Listen to the insight Stephanie brings from her experience and her grandfathers in this episode of Culture for Breakfast!

Ben Cottingham, Lead Recruiter for FireSeeds, comes on the podcast and gets deep fast talking about how hiring is an emotional process. Finding a key leader for any organization is hard enough, but once you finally find one, you need to make sure they are one that aligns with the intangibles of YOUR company. Ben addresses the complexities of bringing two stories together, candidates and the companies, with best practices on how to accomplish this for your next impactful hire.

Michael Cendrick, recruiter for FireSeeds, joins us to talk about the most important question you ask yourself, your candidate, and your team...What's the goal? He has some HOT TAKES on how important this question is for your business, your bottom line, and what you need to be eating for breakfast!

You're not supposed to have favorites...but Kathy Pierce is my favorite! This week we are joined by "The Pistol" herself to talk about how to build your dream team. Kathy Pierce founded and grew Designer Walls, Inc into a multi-million dollar business. How did she do it? She threw parties... Listen to this week's episode and hear how parties, empowerment, and chocolate cake can bring college graduates with an MBA over to a construction company.

Jonathan McKinney, Director of Sales and Marketing at Ross Bridge Resort, joins the podcast to discuss the concept of hospitality. Many think of hotels and restaurants when they think of hospitality, but every one of us are in the hospitality business because hospitality is just another word for relationships. If you are a business owner or leader you are going to want to lock in and hear how Jonathan and his team are winning awards for the way they build authentic relationships!

This is a special episode where I jump in with Wally Adamchik from FireStarter Speaking and Coaching. Sparks are flying between our two companies as we jump from successional planning, removing culture killers, and the impact of culture on your bottom line. Wally has a wealth of knowledge from his personal experience and his coaching of companies across the country and internationally. You will not want to miss the insights he brings!

Scott Drury from Bloomsdale Excavating joins me and shares his unconventional journey of becoming a business owner. He walks through how continued learning and humility were key factors in his leadership journey and how they will affect your business.

We are joined by my counterpart, my partner in crime, VP of Operations for FireSeeds, Matt Heard. He has been wanting to be on a podcast for a while now and he joins us to share how he implements his faith in his business, how important mentors are, and even his struggle with finding a go-to breakfast. Join us and listen to Matt's experience, I know if will resonate with you as a leader.