The Culture Matters Podcast

"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction both are transformed." - Carl Gustav JungJust when you thought the New Year's Eve jubilee couldn't get any bigger, we go ahead and keep reaching higher.  The owner of Bottom Line Consulting and a true legend in the Philadelphia restaurant community, Drew Carballo, and the co-host of the "Selling the Dream" podcast, Joseph Iredell, are joining Jay and our co-host for this podcasting marathon Mike Calhoun for a chat about all things 2024 and 2025.  These fine fellows are getting into understanding the direction of your engagement with customers, the age old question of nature vs. nurture, and a little about the experience with a little thing called The Culture Puzzle.  We hope you enjoy this conversation because it certainly did not disappoint.

"The "Lalapalooza Effect" is when a bunch of different mental habits team up to create a big impact." - Charlie MungerYou never know what you're going to get during a New Year's Eve jubilee and on this episode, we are packing in the guests for a culture party unlike anything we've done so far.  We're welcoming the founder of All Things Insurance Group, Pete Fournier, founder and CEO of OneTapConnect Charlie Cina, and co-host of the "Selling the Dream" podcast Ken Jordan.  As if that wasn't enough to keep you interested, Mike Calhoun is still going strong with us!  This culture party is weaving its way through topics including momentum, the pressures of running your own business, and why connectivity doesn't mean a thing if you aren't actually connecting.  There is a lot going on in today's episode, so make sure you're paying close attention!

"The long game is longer than you think. That's hard. That's hard sometimes. How committed are you?"On this edition of the New Year's Eve jubilee, we are having a battle of the golden voices.  In one corner we have the founder of Duffin Media and Duffin Coaching, host of the "Your Message Received" podcast, John Duffin, and in the other corner we have today's unofficial co-host and the founder of Board of Advisors, Mike Calhoun.  After some introductory chat, these culture tycoons are discussing why preparation should be at the top of mind for everyone in a business setting, the necessity of being involved with whatever undertaking you're involved in, and what being an executive coach really means.  We're going to let you pick the winner of the battle of the voices, but after listening to this episode we think it's clear that everybody won.

"Because I care, I encourage you: don't 'f' this up."Chief Victory Officer at the Center for Victory and Executive Coach and the Director of Learning and Development of Top Contractor School, Eric Guy, and entrepreneur, business coach, founder of legit.com and host of the "No Half Cakes" podcast Jim Sabellico are getting in on this New Year's Eve marathon podcasting session and we're being joined once again by the iron man himself, Mike Calhoun.  What a group we've assembled for this chat and there is a lot to go over, so let's jump in.  Eric, Jim, Mike, and Jay are discussing what the year 2024 looked like and what the words for the year were, the pressures around the "what if" question, and what the word of 2025 is or is going to be.  This episode is chalk full of great conversation and revelations, so we hope enjoy this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."The founder and owner of Guardian Roofing and Siding Robert Frehafer is joining our New Year's Eve jubilee and continuing to show his endurance in this culture cavalcade as he's been rocking with us since 4 am is the founder of Board of Advisors, Mike Calhoun.  These three gents are discussing the deep timbre of Mike's voice and some of the challenges it presented as a young man as well as a lengthy discussion on faith, the role it plays in day to day life, and the role they believe it should play in business and the lives of others.  There's a lot to unpack during this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, so let's keep this New Year's Eve jubilee rig rolling.

"Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards." - Søren KierkegaardWe are keeping this NYE rig rolling with the founder of 20/20 Vision for Success and author of Finding Honor: The Journey to Truth, Christine Beckwith as well as mortgage industry titan Nathan Knottingham and Mike Calhoun is still rocking with us as this marathon is still underway!  Christine, Nathan, Mike, and Jay are digging into some of the journey's that have gotten our distinguished guests to where they are are today, how some of the worst confrontations can come from places of helping, and how you should always follow your instincts.  We hope you're enjoying this New Year's Jubilee!

"He who looks through his eyes sees little. He looks through his ears sees much." As we keep moving through this New Year's Ever podcasting marathon session, we are continuing to introduce the right people to the right people.  Along with Mr. Endurance himself Mike Calhoun, we are talking with the founder of The Pavement Group, Top Contractor School, the host of "The Brian Hess Show", and a frequent guest on this show, Brian Hess, as well as the COO of the Hubert Vester Auto Group, creator of the "Faith. Family. Fulfillment." podcast, and the author of the book Answers From the Stairs, Chris Vester.  This conversation goes a lot of places including keeping yourself honest, the fact that everyone is uniquely built with different skills and abilities, and what your responsibility is to how people react to things you tell them.  We hope you enjoy this conversation on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"That's the only place you're going to learn: the bottom. That's when you're going to get focused."Advisor, consultant, and business and financial guru Matt McHale and transformative health and wellness expert and everyone's favorite medical professional Dr. David Yerkes are going Jay and Mike Calhoun for another leg of this New Year's Eve journey.  This conversation bobs and weaves its way through how many different lenses we get to view other people and our own experiences through, how sometimes the most impactful moments come from the places you aren't expecting them to come from, and the fact that you decide how much time and energy you put into learning new things and improving upon yourself.  There is a lot unpack on this episode as the New Year's Eve train keeps rolling along!

"Because I care, I encourage you: don't 'f' this up." Musician, mortgage professional, host of the "Laugh, Lend, and Eat" podcast, and co- author of Leadership Matters Fobby Naghmi and Nathan Merril, our favorite philosopher and artisan contractor with Vision Stone and Tile, are joining the New Year's Ever podcasting extravaganza along with Mike Calhoun to keep this train rolling.  These gentlemen are digging into 2024 and deciphering some of the bigger moments and revelations that came with it, why you need to be diligent about adopting new business practices and technology, and looking ahead to 2025 and what this brand new year could hold.  It's another great New Year's Eve roundtable and we hope you enjoy this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"When things go wrong, logic rarely prepares." - Yuri MitchellChristopher Tighe is a U.S. Navy and NCIS veteran as well as the founder of Elevation Construction and he's back again to share in the NYE Palooza festivities alongside Mike Calhoun and Vinnie Candelore who have been kind enough to stick around and contribute to another culture fueled conversation.  Chris, Mike, Vinnie, and Jay are sharing about what proper motivation can help you accomplish, the effectiveness of great culture on a company regardless of what that company does, and the power of talking through things that may have been traumatic from your past.  We are full speed ahead on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.