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.

"I am a grinder of extraordinary proportions. I know exceptional grinders, stunning grinders; ones who will forever be sewn into the history books of our time. The absolute best in the class pedigree of grinders and in this book, I share my observation of these species, their practices, and their elusive and never written about tactics and traits."The founder of 20/20 Vision for Success and author of Finding Honor: The Journey to Truth, Christine Beckwith, is back on the show today to start a brand new series about her brand new book High - Selling is a Drug and we couldn't be more excited to kick this thing off!  Just like in our series detailing Finding Honor, we are going to be deep-diving with Christine, chapter by chapter, to truly understand her motives, methods, and love of the sales game.  This is truly a master class in the art of sales and we're getting it from one of the best in the business.  We're starting with chapter one, "The Grind", on today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week." General George S. PattonInvesting expert, Chief Strategy Officer of EPM, and an all around "Swiss Army knife" of the business world Chris Gordon is finally making his long-awaited debut on the show today and we are digging deep today, so make sure you are ready.  Chris and Jay are discussing how Chris found his way into majoring in economics in college (spoiler: it came from a desire to not have a lot of homework), the importance of finding out what is important to your clients so that you are able to provide them with as much help as possible, and why the relationships between different departments in a business are what makes a business run.  We've been wanting Chris on the show for a long time and he did not disappoint on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 10 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's topic is growth and finding ways to make it exponential.  Jay discusses how high-level competition, being open to the advice of mentors and advisors, and a determination and unwavering need to continue moving forward are all ways to make sure that the growth you are seeing knows no bounds.

On this edition of Culture Content with Jay Doran, we are looking out for a red flags.  Jay is discussing one major red flag in particular that could be costing your business some cash and it all boils down to culture.  Are your people bought-in?  Do they trust you?  Do you trust them?  Settle in for some real talk on culture on this week's episode.

"If you are the type of person that only cares about tomorrow, stop; live for today. If you're the type of person that only cares about themselves, only acts selfishly; you're missing the joy; the selfish joy in sharing joy with others. If you're the type of person that keeps waiting for when you're ready; you're never ready. If you're the type of person that doesn't care about important stuff; about business, success...you just want it all to be fun; again, you're missing the fun in success. The fun that success generates." - Phil MancusoWe have the President of EPM, "El Presidente" himself, the one and only Phil Mancuso is back on the show today and he his bringing his customary heat with him again.  We've got a full range of topics to get to including (but not limited to) leadership, accountability, loans, mortgages, the state of the industry, talking a little less, and responsibility among a myriad of other things.  If you've never heard Phil on the show before then you are in for a treat because you have got to experience that El Presidente energy for yourself!