The Culture Matters Podcast

"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.

"Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes them its instrument." - Carl JungArtist, entrepreneur, podcast host, and the Creative Director for 1Team Media Vinnie Candelore is back on the show to continue this NYE Palooza and the party has started to fill out nicely.  Not only do we have Vinnie, but Mike Calhoun and Andrew Berman have decided to stick around for the third episode of Jay's podcasting marathon.  Our cultural Fab Four are digging into deciding whether you are procrastinating or in your creative process, doing what you have to do in order to take care of your family, and what it feels like to drain your own tank while trying to fill up everyone else's.  The old adage "the more the merrier" is certainly on display on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"This was decided for me before I was chosen. This is my destiny."Andrew Berman is an advisor, mentor, and the Head of Engagement and Outreach at American Business Media and he is our second guest for this cultural endurance trial today.  Part of the fun of this NYE Palooza is getting to introduce good people to other good people and that is what is happening today as our guest from the last conversation, Mike Calhoun, is sticking around for a little while to get in on this conversation.  Among other topics, Andrew, Mike, and Jay are getting into being on a solid routine as far as taking care of yourself goes, the importance of recognizing the skill sets of others, and the cause and effect of procrastinating on an organization.  The NYE Palooza keeps trucking along on this episode of 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 JungFounder of Board of Advisors, mentor, and coach Mike Calhoun is back on the program today as our very first guest for our New Year's Eve marathon podcast session and even though it is early in the morning, we are coming out hot straight out of the gate.  Mike and Jay are discussing the value of creating meaningful relationships, putting your energy into high gear and focusing on improving, and making sure that you are someone that others will rally around even if you aren't there.  The big takeaway from this conversation?  Make sure your relationships are genuine, lasting, and create value for both of the involved parties.  We hope you enjoy the first of several NYE Palooza podcasts!