The Culture Matters Podcast

“What is success? To laugh often and much. To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children. To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate the beauty. To find the best in others. To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition. To know even one life has been made easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” Ralph Waldo EmersonKenny Phillips is the Senior VP of mortgage lending at EPM and is here to tell you that there is a lot of value and laughter and having fun at work.  If you can create an environment where people want to be then they are going to show up every day happy and ready to produce.  It's a big culture conversation today on The Culture Matters Podcast! 

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” - Ralph Waldo EmersonChristopher Adams is the CEO of Hero Brands and a guy who gets things done.  Things are getting started a little differently today as Chris takes Jay through his journey being on the forefront of putting gaming content on YouTube and receiving checks for doing something that he loved.  We're also getting into time management, passions, and the value of making sure your people know they are heard and supported.  Enjoy this conversation from a true innovator and pioneer, Christopher Adams. 

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” - Ralph Waldo EmersonJosh Buchter is the founder of Real Producers Magazine and a well-known figure in the Philadelphia real estate market.  Josh is a person who excels at connecting people and he's here to share some of his do's and don't's in that space with Jay and our listeners.  There is a lot to unpack today, so please enjoy this conversation with The Real Wolf of Broad Street. 

“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”- Ralph Waldo EmmersonOur guest on the show today is Nathan Knottingham who is a true standout in the mortgage community.  Sticking with a common theme on the show over the past few months, Jay and Nathan dig into the economy and a fear of failure, but not letting that failure define you or keep you from moving forward.  We're talking the differences between online and in-person relationships and a few other things on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast. 

“Absolute monarchs are but men.” - John LocheGreg Offner is an author, musician, and an award-winning keynote speaker and he is stopping by to drop some knowledge on today's episode.  We're talking to a bonafide piano bar musician and he gives us some insight on how that correlates to his book The Tip Jar Culture.  Greg also gets into how working from home has increased productivity, the benfits of collaboration, and how heavy the crown of leadership can really be.  Sit back, relax, and let Greg Offner play you a tune...metaphorically speaking. Text 33-777 “TipJar”

“Be not simply good. Be good for something.” - Henry David Thoreau Today's guest is Andre Watson who is an expert in commercial real estate with KW Commercial.  Andre is here to give some insight into the current state of the economy, the commercial real estate space, making your values the foundation of your business.  Despite what others may say, Andre is a big proponent of buying real estate and he wants you to know that the best way to create wealth is to own some dirt.   

“When the cup is full, stop pouring.” - Lao TzuChris Daigle is an entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of ChiefAIOfficer.com.  Likening it to the early days of advanced computer programming, Chris unpacks some of the unique challenges and capabilities of artificial intelligence and what the future might look like for this burgeoning technology.   We're getting into using fear to help achieve something positive, business owners finding out there are different levels of anxiety, and the "what now" after your cup is full.  We're going deep today! 

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” - Friedrich NietzscheSpeaker, author, and inventor of the Arctic Stick Brandon T. Adams is our guest on the show and the theme today is understanding your why.  Why are you doing the things that you're doing?  Why are you working on whatever you're working on?  Brandon is here to advocate for you to follow your own path because life is too short to be doing things you don't really want to be doing.  Remember to invest in yourself and go above and beyond and always be asking yourself why. 

“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution. It represents the wise choice of many alternatives. Choice, not chance, determines your destiny.” - Aristotle Charlie Cina is an author, speaker, consultant and the CEO of OneTapConnect.  Jay and Charlie get into what it means to be on the other side of money, connecting with higher level people, and how your personality shapes your personal reality.  Charlie keeps it old school with a call for everyone to keep some business cards on hand at all times and after you've heard him speak you'll be well on your way to being one of the Disciples of Sales. 

“You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame. How could you rise anew if not first become ashes?” “To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.”“One must give value to their existence by behaving as if one's existence was a work of art.”“If you know the why, you can live any ow.”“Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called ego.”“To those human beings who are of any concern to me, I wish suffering, desolation, sickness, ill treatment, indignities. I wish that they should not remain unfamiliar with profound self contempt. The torture of self mistrust. The wretchedness of the vanquished. I have no pity for them because I wish them the only thing that can prove today whether one is worth anything or not, that one endures.”“He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.”“My dear friend, what is our life? A boat that swims in the sea and all one knows for certain about it is that one day, it will capsize. Here we are, two good old boats that have been faithful neighbors. And above all your hand has done it’s best to keep me from capsizing. Let us then continue our voyage, each for each other's sake, for a long time. We should miss each other so much, tolerably calm seas, good winds, and above all, sun. What I wish for myself, I wish for you, too. And I'm sorry that my gratitude can find expression only in such a wish, and has no influence at all on wind or weather.”“What if some day or night a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to you, ‘This life as you now live it, and have lived it, you have to live once more and innumerable times more’ What you not throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse the demon that spoke thus? Or have you once experienced an experienced moment when you would have answered him, ‘You are a god and never have I ever heard anything more divine.’” - Friedrich NietzscheKevin DeLory is a leader, mentor, and the Chief Lending Officer of EPM.  On a deeply personal episode, Kevin gives some details about a health journey that he is currently on and how his mindset to get well cannot be stopped.  We're talking culture, quality time, and being a good person with a good head and a good heart.  Please enjoy this inspiring conversation with Kevin DeLory.