The Culture Matters Podcast

"Why we are here is to execute the strategy; to deliver great value to our clients. The result is we generate profits to our partners, our owners, our stakeholders. That's a shift from the sum of the parts to the whole made up of its parts."CPA, former Chairman and CEO of Baker Tilly US, and a great example of culture Alan D. Whitman is back on the program today to to give our listeners a deep dive into the big world of business.  Alan and Jay are digging into some things that entrepreneurs who are just starting out need to know, why you need to give the people who report to you the green light to be straight and honest with you, and why it is always better for a leader to be loved for the accomplishments they achieved with their team instead of for allowing people to take their foot off of the gas.  We've got big concepts and big ideas all over this episode, so we hope you're paying close attention to this conversation with the one and only Alan D. Whitman.

"Someone sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." - Warren BuffetIn a first for The Culture Matters Podcast, we are hosting a father and son duo in the form of Mark and Nate Swink today who are titans in the custom outdoor space world and they are here today to talk a little about family.  The Swink's and Jay are diving into what their thoughts on the theme of 2024 has been, why leaning on their family has been such a successful way of doing business for them, and why prioritizing family and being together has given not only their clan, but their business as well, a tight bond and a leg up in their universe.  There is a great dynamic between Swink the Elder and Swink the Younger and their bond really shines through on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"When you want it bad enough, you are willing to sacrifice everything around you to become successful."CEO of Alliance Consolidated Group of Companies LLC, real estate professional, and the creator of the "I Own It" podcast Ben Reinberg is back for another culture chat.  Ben and Jay are digging into some of the things to look for and some of the things to avoid when getting into investing, the importance of diversifying your portfolio, and how prioritizing the things in your life can help you be more successful.  Ben is putting on an investing clinic so make sure you're paying close attention to this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"The long game is longer than you think. That's hard. That's hard sometimes. How committed are you?"The founder of Duffin Media and Duffin Coaching and a frequent and favorite returning guest of the show John Duffin is back like he never left for another culture conversation with Jay Doran The Culture Man!  Jay and John are discussing getting through the bad days and making sure you've been as thorough as you can be, making sure your time management game is tight and that you aren't ignoring any of your clients, and using your emotions to get your work done.  It's always great to have John on the show and we're always glad to share his thoughts and expertise on The Culture Matters Podcast.

"Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly or it vanishes." - Peter DruckerEntrepreneur, athlete, advisor, podcaster, and co-founder of Summit Chasers Network Zach Carlin is joining the show today and we're thrilled to have him here to discuss his journey and his take on culture.  Zach and Jay are diving into what it means to sacrifice in order to achieve, the difference between values and principles, and why the amount of isolating mechanisms you have can directly effect how valuable you are to others.  Zach brings in some fresh perspective for our listeners on today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 11 of our ongoing series where our very own Jay Doran discusses his book, Thirty Days of Thought, and goes through the process right alongside our listeners.  Today, we are talking about pride and what role that can play in business.  From mentor and mentee relationships or employer to employee, pride is always going to be a factor and it's how you allow that pride to affect you or your company, positively or negatively, that matters in the end.

On today's episode The Culture Matters Podcast, we are diving into corporate culture and things that leaders either miss or just pass over when it comes to the culture of their companies.  Self-awareness, productivity, and the pitfalls of tyrannical leadership are just a few of the issues Jay is tackling under this much broader umbrella.  Bad culture can be avoided and, like most things, it starts at the top.

"Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards." - Søren KierkegaardIf you have been listening to this show for any length of time, then you are very familiar with today's guest and the owner and founder of Guardian Roofing and Siding, Robert Frehafer.  Over multiple episodes, we have discussed the Guardian values as well as the inverse of those same values.  One today's episode, we are going to wrap all of those conversations up and discuss some of the thoughts, feelings, and revelations that have come about during those very poignent discussions.  If you followed both of those series, then you are no doubt looking forward to hearing how those chats have impacted both Jay and Robert and that is exactly what we have for you on today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

“When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self defense, to fight the government.” - Alexander HamiltonCOO 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 returns to the show today and, as always, we're packing in a lot!  Chris and Jay are discussing how crisis can lead to a team coming together better than almost anything else, the difficulty of letting allowing others to have input when you've been running the show for an extended period of time, the speed at which things take place after it seems like the gradual build up will never end.  We hope you enjoy this conversation with the one and only Chris Vester.

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising up every time we fall." - Ralph Waldo EmersonThe hardest-working real estate juggernaut of the greater Philadelphia area and the number one ReMax realtor in Pennsylvania Maria Quattrone is back on the program today after far too long an absence and we are ecstatic to have her back!  Maria and Jay are digging into Maria's journey from humble beginnings going door-to-door selling greeting cards in Northeast Philly to being a leader in the real estate world.  Maria's story is truly inspirational and we're very glad that she decided to share it on today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.