The Culture Matters Podcast

“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” - Freidrich Nietzsche Greg Rushin is a real estate entrepreneur, life coach, and founder of Rush-In Motivation.  After a round of push-ups together, Jay and Greg talk the lessons of snowboarding and power sport sales.  Greg shares how a tragedy when he was 17 turned into a passion for hard work, personal growth, and a desire to help others.   

“It is far better to be alone than to be in bad company.” - George WashingtonDave Fanale is a coach and mentor within the real estate industry with a career that spans four decades.  He stands on a platform of principles, morals, discipline, and integrity which are qualities that far outreach the confines of real estate.  Dave shares with Jay his thoughts on coaching and why sometimes questions can outweigh the importance of answers.

“It’s hard to be a person who never gives up.” - Babe Ruth Lyndsey Cohen is a job acquisition coach who helps people learn the skill set to build their résumé and interview efficiently to secure a job in today’s economy.  Lyndsey embraces "no" and unpacks how being told "no" is part of everyone's journey and that using that word to improve yourself and your skills.  Interviewing can be very stressful and Lyndsey is here to help ease that stress and let you know that you can absolutely do it and get to where you want to be. 

“He who would learn to fly one day, he must first learn to walk and run, to climb and dance. One cannot fly into flying.” - Friedrich NietzscheOn today's episode The Culture Matters Podcast, host Jay Doran uses his book Thirty Days of Thought as a catalyst for a discussion about, what else, culture!  Jay unpacks his thoughts on culture and the importance of listening to others. 

“I will prepare and someday my chance will come.” - Abraham LincolnFormer commercial pilot, current business advisor and coach, and the founder of AUTOPILOT Steve Rozenberg stops by to share his thoughts today.  We're talking about focus, flying, and fortitude with a guy whose energy just won't quit.  Steve goes deep on the value of having the proper systems in place to see your business succeed and the personal motivation needed to get up every morning and be better.  We're taking to the skies with a high-flying motivator on today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast. 

"It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and indexable, that those who will not risk cannot win." - John Paul Jones Christopher Tighe is a U.S. Navy and NCIS veteran and the founder of Elevation Construction.  Chris details some of his experience in the Navy and explains to Jay how it is that asking for help helped him learn Chinese and became a guiding principle for the rest of his life.  Find your team, work hard, and make sure to listen to your body.  We don't have Mark Harmon on the show today...we have a real life NCIS agent! 

“Caring is an action, not just an emotion.” - Cosmo Cares Philadelphia native Cosmo DeNicola, founder of multiple companies and a true entrepreneurial guru is today's guest on The Culture Matters Podcast.  Cosmo knows more of the in's and out's of the business world than most and shares that knowledge with Jay.  What are the ingredients in the secret sauce of success?  Stay tuned to find out! 

“There is a time for honor, a time for sin, a time to ask for forgiveness, to regret, a time for overcoming or shrinking. As well as growth or retribution, a time to advance and a time to retreat. Eventually, there comes a time to find honor. To honor thyself.” - Christine BeckwithChristine Beckwith is the author of Finding Honor: The Journey to the Truth and on today's episode she is talking with Jay about the first chapter.  There is a lot to unpack about this book and where better to start than the beginning?  It's a rare treat to hear from the author herself, so enjoy this conversation with Christine Beckwith! 

“The small are always dependent on the great. They are small precisely because they think they are independent. The great thinker is the one who can hear what is greatest in the work of other greats and who can transform it in an original manner.” - Martin Heidegger Tyler Wagner is the founder of Authors Unite, a platform that is dedicated to helping authors achieve their goals through marketing.  Tyler and Jay talk about the importance of relationships and how it's not only about what others can do for you, but what you can do for others that really counts.  The thoughts are coming fast and furious today, so make sure to take some notes because class is in session! 

“Nobody’s ever mad when I call them...everyone's happy!” - John SwartzJohn Swartz is a real estate professional in the South Jersey & Philadelphia surrounding areas.  On the docket today is making sure your people are taken care of and the value and some pitfalls of home ownership.  It is a tumultuous time in real estate and there aren't too many in the game better to share their thoughts on the current and future states of the business than John Swartz.