Head Heart & Boots

In this insightful episode of the "Head, Heart, and Boots Podcast," hosts Brandon and Chris delve into the world of entrepreneurship, resilience, and leadership with Julie Roberts, a co-owner and operator of a highly successful ServePro franchise. Julie shares her journey from starting in a rural market with her husband straight out of grad school to becoming a top performer in the ServePro network, emphasizing the importance of adaptation, intention, and consistency in business. key takeaways:    Adaptation, Intention, and Consistency: Julie emphasizes the importance of these three pillars for achieving resilience in business. Being able to adapt to changes, having clear intentions behind actions, and maintaining consistency in efforts are crucial for long-term success.    Embracing Challenges: Julie's journey highlights the significance of embracing challenges, learning from failures, and leveraging them for growth. She shares her experiences with expanding into new markets, the strategic pivot required when things didn't go as planned, and the importance of resilience.    The Role of Humility in Leadership: Throughout her career, Julie has maintained a humble approach, openly sharing her mistakes and the lessons learned from them. This humility has not only shaped her as a leader but also fostered a culture of continuous learning and improvement within her team.    Navigating Gender Dynamics: Julie discusses the realities of being a female executive in a male-dominated industry. Her experiences offer insights into overcoming biases, advocating for inclusivity, and the importance of representation and support for women in leadership roles. Thanks for listening! If you enjoy the podcast please be sure to leave a review, follow the show (don’t forget to turn on your notifications!) and share with a friend. Your continued support is what makes this mission possible. Thank you sponsors! Liftify is for restorers who are looking to accelerate their online reviews. Consistent and fresh Google Reviews are critical to growing your online presence and establishing trust with your brand. Don’t leave it to chance, partner with Liftify and let them capture the feedback your team has earned.  https://www.liftify.com/floodlight    C&R Magazine is the industry’s oldest and longest running media outlet. The team brings restorers all the current news, developments, education and resources that impact our business and the teams we lead. From print media to podcasts, C&R ensures the industry news you need is accessible from anywhere.  https://candrmagazine.com   Floodlight Consulting Group provides customized consulting and training support for restoration companies looking to grow and scale their business.   100% Tailored to each client Formal consulting sessions for owners and key leaders Full one-on-one access to the Floodlight team and their network of industry experts   https://www.floodlightgrp.com   Thank you partners! We love our listeners and want them to have access to the very best in tech and supporting service providers possible. We've vetted each of our partners and highly recommend all of them as key assets to help ensure our listener’s success. As a way to honor our listeners, each of them has provided competitive DISCOUNTS. Simply click on the link below and take advantage of our ongoing partnerships. https://www.floodlightgrp.com/partners

In this episode of the "Head Heart and Boots Podcast," hosts Chris and Brandon explore effective leadership and team building, emphasizing the importance of understanding and aligning individual motivations with business goals. They discuss the necessity of adapting leadership styles to meet the changing expectations of the workforce, particularly highlighting the younger generation's need for frequent feedback and affirmation. The episode also touches on the value of strategic partnerships and the importance of fostering genuine relationships with employees to enhance job satisfaction and productivity. Through insights into intrinsic motivation and strategic questioning, Chris and Brandon offer guidance on creating a more motivated, dedicated, and satisfied workforce, ultimately driving business success and transformation.      Employee Motivation and Alignment: The episode deeply dives into the concept of intrinsic motivation, as discussed through a quote from Jordan Peterson, emphasizing the importance of aligning individual goals with the overarching objectives of the company to foster a motivated and cohesive team.    Feedback and Affirmation: The discussion touches on the younger generation's expectations for frequent feedback and affirmation, pointing to a shift in leadership styles to meet these expectations and enhance employee engagement and retention.    Development and Role Flexibility: The episode advocates for a leadership approach that focuses on understanding employees' passions and strengths, suggesting flexibility in role assignment and development paths to align with individual motivations, thereby enhancing job satisfaction and productivity.    The Power of Questions: Through strategic questioning, leaders can uncover what truly matters to their employees, allowing for a more personalized and effective approach to team building and leadership.    Cultivating a Relationship with Employees: The hosts discuss the necessity of building genuine relationships with team members, indicating that understanding and addressing their aspirations can lead to a more dedicated and satisfied workforce. Thanks for listening! If you enjoy the podcast please be sure to leave a review, follow the show (don’t forget to turn on your notifications!) and share with a friend. Your continued support is what makes this mission possible.   Thank you sponsors! Liftify is for restorers who are looking to accelerate their online reviews. Consistent and fresh Google Reviews are critical to growing your online presence and establishing trust with your brand. Don’t leave it to chance, partner with Liftify and let them capture the feedback your team has earned.  https://www.liftify.com/floodlight    C&R Magazine is the industry’s oldest and longest running media outlet. The team brings restorers all the current news, developments, education and resources that impact our business and the teams we lead. From print media to podcasts, C&R ensures the industry news you need is accessible from anywhere.  https://candrmagazine.com   Floodlight Consulting Group provides customized consulting and training support for restoration companies looking to grow and scale their business.   100% Tailored to each client Formal consulting sessions for owners and key leaders Full one-on-one access to the Floodlight team and their network of industry experts   https://www.floodlightgrp.com   Thank you partners! We love our listeners and want them to have access to the very best in tech and supporting service providers possible. We've vetted each of our partners and highly recommend all of them as key assets to help ensure our listener’s success. As a way to honor our listeners, each of them has provided competitive DISCOUNTS. Simply click on the link below and take advantage of our ongoing partnerships. https://www.floodlightgrp.com/partners

In this riveting episode of the "Head, Heart, and Boots Podcast," hosts Brandon and Chris are joined by the exceptionally insightful Joey Coleman. As we peel back the layers of typical professional discourse, Joey brings to light the profound impact of nurturing genuine human connections within the workplace. This conversation is not your run-of-the-mill podcast episode; it's an exploration into the heart of what makes businesses truly remarkable—people. Joey, renowned for his expertise in crafting unforgettable customer experiences, takes us on a journey beyond the surface. He shares compelling stories and wisdom on the art of employee engagement, retention, and the transformative power of acknowledging the human element in business. From the heartfelt inception of a new hire's journey to the strategic fostering of long-term relationships, Joey elucidates the often overlooked aspects that contribute to a thriving workplace culture. Listeners will be treated to a blend of humor, vulnerability, and actionable insights. Whether discussing the significance of sending personalized video messages to employees or the intricate dance of onboarding, Joey's anecdotes are both enlightening and profoundly touching.      The Importance of Learning from Other Industries: The discussion on Joey Coleman's work, especially the "First 100 Days" concept, underscores the value of learning from other industries and applying those lessons to improve customer and employee experiences.    Creating Deep Connections with Employees: Joey's insights into employee engagement highlight the importance of making employees feel valued and connected from the onset, suggesting practical steps like sending personalized videos to new hires.    The Significance of Personal Development: By assigning books and fostering discussions around them, businesses can set the tone for a culture of continuous learning and personal growth, further enhancing employee engagement and satisfaction.    Embracing Boldness in Hiring: The podcast emphasizes the need for boldness and confidence in the hiring process, encouraging businesses to be clear about their culture and expectations from the start to attract the right talent.    The Value of Mentorship: Highlighting the benefits of assigning a 'buddy' or mentor to new employees not only eases their transition into the company but also significantly impacts their productivity, engagement, and overall satisfaction.   Thank you sponsors! Liftify is for restorers who are looking to accelerate their online reviews. Consistent and fresh Google Reviews are critical to growing your online presence and establishing trust with your brand. Don’t leave it to chance, partner with Liftify and let them capture the feedback your team has earned.  https://www.liftify.com/floodlight    C&R Magazine is the industry’s oldest and longest running media outlet. The team brings restorers all the current news, developments, education and resources that impact our business and the teams we lead. From print media to podcasts, C&R ensures the industry news you need is accessible from anywhere.  https://candrmagazine.com   Floodlight Consulting Group provides customized consulting and training support for restoration companies looking to grow and scale their business.   100% Tailored to each client Formal consulting sessions for owners and key leaders Full one-on-one access to the Floodlight team and their network of industry experts   https://www.floodlightgrp.com   Thank you partners! We love our listeners and want them to have access to the very best in tech and supporting service providers possible. We've vetted each of our partners and highly recommend all of them as key assets to help ensure our listener’s success. As a way to honor our listeners, each of them has provided competitive DISCOUNTS. Simply click on the link below and take advantage of our ongoing partnerships. https://www.floodlightgrp.com/partners

With June 1st marking the industry's first day of Hurricane Season, Brandon and I take the opportunity to dive into a conversation about Emergency Response Plans and pre-storm planning conversations. How do we take our pre-storm planning with clients and prospects to a different level and not just close more sales this season, but level up our service delivery and customer relationships? Jump in for an equally strategic and tactical convo that you will no doubt want to share with folks on your team. The storms are coming! Let's make the most of whatever time we have left before they hit. - Chris Thanks for listening! If you enjoy the podcast please be sure to leave a review, follow the show (don’t forget to turn on your notifications!) and share with a friend. Your continued support is what makes this mission possible.   Thank you sponsors! Liftify is for restorers who are looking to accelerate their online reviews. Consistent and fresh Google Reviews are critical to growing your online presence and establishing trust with your brand. Don’t leave it to chance, partner with Liftify and let them capture the feedback your team has earned.  https://www.liftify.com/floodlight    C&R Magazine is the industry’s oldest and longest running media outlet. The team brings restorers all the current news, developments, education and resources that impact our business and the teams we lead. From print media to podcasts, C&R ensures the industry news you need is accessible from anywhere.  https://candrmagazine.com   Floodlight Consulting Group provides customized consulting and training support for restoration companies looking to grow and scale their business.   100% Tailored to each client Formal consulting sessions for owners and key leaders Full one-on-one access to the Floodlight team and their network of industry experts   https://www.floodlightgrp.com   Thank you partners! We love our listeners and want them to have access to the very best in tech and supporting service providers possible. We've vetted each of our partners and highly recommend all of them as key assets to help ensure our listener’s success. As a way to honor our listeners, each of them has provided competitive DISCOUNTS. Simply click on the link below and take advantage of our ongoing partnerships. https://www.floodlightgrp.com/partners

On today’s show, Brandon and I talk about parenting. The good, the bad, and the ugly- and all the crossover with leadership.  If you’re a parent, I think you’ll find a lot to relate to, and hopefully some insight and inspiration. If you’re not a parent, but a business owner or leader, I think you’ll still find a lot to relate to.  Let us know what you think about the show by sending us a DM on LinkedIn or via our website, www.floodlightgrp.com   Chris   Thanks for listening! If you enjoy the podcast please be sure to leave a review, follow the show (don’t forget to turn on your notifications!) and share with a friend. Your continued support is what makes this mission possible.   Thank you sponsors! Liftify is for restorers who are looking to accelerate their online reviews. Consistent and fresh Google Reviews are critical to growing your online presence and establishing trust with your brand. Don’t leave it to chance, partner with Liftify and let them capture the feedback your team has earned.  https://www.liftify.com/floodlight    C&R Magazine is the industry’s oldest and longest running media outlet. The team brings restorers all the current news, developments, education and resources that impact our business and the teams we lead. From print media to podcasts, C&R ensures the industry news you need is accessible from anywhere.  https://candrmagazine.com   Floodlight Consulting Group provides customized consulting and training support for restoration companies looking to grow and scale their business.   100% Tailored to each client Formal consulting sessions for owners and key leaders Full one-on-one access to the Floodlight team and their network of industry experts   https://www.floodlightgrp.com   Thank you partners! We love our listeners and want them to have access to the very best in tech and supporting service providers possible. We've vetted each of our partners and highly recommend all of them as key assets to help ensure our listener’s success. As a way to honor our listeners, each of them has provided competitive DISCOUNTS. Simply click on the link below and take advantage of our ongoing partnerships. https://www.floodlightgrp.com/partners

In this chat, Brandon and I zero in on the importance of holding our standards, while still prioritizing connection and relationship with our people. It's important for us to consider- is this a true pattern? Or is this an event? If it's an event, what's the best way to address that? Patterns on the other hand, have the power of life and death within our team. Good patterns are the target- allowing bad patterns can sabotage everything we work so hard for. Check it out and please share with your connections if it's valuable! - Chris    Thank you sponsors! Liftify is for restorers who are looking to accelerate their online reviews. Consistent and fresh Google Reviews are critical to growing your online presence and establishing trust with your brand. Don’t leave it to chance, partner with Liftify and let them capture the feedback your team has earned.  https://www.liftify.com/floodlight    C&R Magazine is the industry’s oldest and longest running media outlet. The team brings restorers all the current news, developments, education and resources that impact our business and the teams we lead. From print media to podcasts, C&R ensures the industry news you need is accessible from anywhere.  https://candrmagazine.com   Floodlight Consulting Group provides customized consulting and training support for restoration companies looking to grow and scale their business. 100% Tailored to each client Formal consulting sessions for owners and key leaders Full one-on-one access to the Floodlight team and their network of industry experts https://www.floodlightgrp.com   Thank you partners! We love our listeners and want them to have access to the very best in tech and supporting service providers possible. We've vetted each of our partners and highly recommend all of them as key assets to help ensure our listener’s success. As a way to honor our listeners, each of them has provided competitive DISCOUNTS. Simply click on the link below and take advantage of our ongoing partnerships. https://www.floodlightgrp.com/partners

Hey friends, today’s show is a fun one. We have Rachel Stewart back on the show! It’s been almost 18 months since we had her on last.  This time we talk about what it’s been like venturing out from Restoration, to starting and building a software company.  But it really wasn’t about that- it was more about, what’s it like to lead outside of your wheelhouse, to tackle a role or a type of business that you’re not an expert in yet? How do you lead when sometimes your down line employees know more about specific areas of the business than you do? How do you lead them without pretending? How do you partner with your people in areas you don’t have experience or expertise? How do you reach outside of your business for help from peers and others who have already done what you’re trying to do?  Lots and lots of application for anyone leading at the edges of their experience, sticking their neck out to grow and build something bigger or different than they have before!  Thank you sponsors! Liftify is for restorers who are looking to accelerate their online reviews. Consistent and fresh Google Reviews are critical to growing your online presence and establishing trust with your brand. Don’t leave it to chance, partner with Liftify and let them capture the feedback your team has earned.  https://www.liftify.com/floodlight    C&R Magazine is the industry’s oldest and longest running media outlet. The team brings restorers all the current news, developments, education and resources that impact our business and the teams we lead. From print media to podcasts, C&R ensures the industry news you need is accessible from anywhere.  https://candrmagazine.com   Floodlight Consulting Group provides customized consulting and training support for restoration companies looking to grow and scale their business. 100% Tailored to each client Formal consulting sessions for owners and key leaders Full one-on-one access to the Floodlight team and their network of industry experts https://www.floodlightgrp.com   Thank you partners! We love our listeners and want them to have access to the very best in tech and supporting service providers possible. We've vetted each of our partners and highly recommend all of them as key assets to help ensure our listener’s success. As a way to honor our listeners, each of them has provided competitive DISCOUNTS. Simply click on the link below and take advantage of our ongoing partnerships. https://www.floodlightgrp.com/partners

In this episode, Brandon and I dig into Covey's 4 Disciplines of Execution model, and spend some hang time on Accountability- inspecting what we expect. We also get deep into "controlling what can be controlled", ie. Covey's "leading measures". The model is simple, and easy to teach the leaders on your team- a solid framework, that frankly, all the fancy new(er) management models like EOS and Pinnacle seem to be built around. Let us know what you think of the episode. And give us a 5 star review if you're enjoying the show! - Chris   Thank you sponsors! Liftify is for restorers who are looking to accelerate their online reviews. Consistent and fresh Google Reviews are critical to growing your online presence and establishing trust with your brand. Don’t leave it to chance, partner with Liftify and let them capture the feedback your team has earned.  https://www.liftify.com/floodlight    C&R Magazine is the industry’s oldest and longest running media outlet. The team brings restorers all the current news, developments, education and resources that impact our business and the teams we lead. From print media to podcasts, C&R ensures the industry news you need is accessible from anywhere.  https://candrmagazine.com   Floodlight Consulting Group provides customized consulting and training support for restoration companies looking to grow and scale their business  100% Tailored to each client Formal consulting sessions for owners and key leaders Full one-on-one access to the Floodlight team and their network of industry experts https://www.floodlightgrp.com   Thank you partners! We love our listeners and want them to have access to the very best in tech and supporting service providers possible. We've vetted each of our partners and highly recommend all of them as key assets to help ensure our listener’s success. As a way to honor our listeners, each of them has provided competitive DISCOUNTS. Simply click on the link below and take advantage of our ongoing partnerships. https://www.floodlightgrp.com/partners

Join Brandon and I in this recast of our last visit with Ben of Restoration Rundown and Ironclad Restoration Marketing. It was a rad conversation- Ben's a great interviewer, and the convo was hard-hitting around leadership, sales in general, and commercial sales strategy. If you haven't checked out Ben's other shows, be sure to do that too. - Chris  Thank you sponsors! Liftify is for restorers who are looking to accelerate their online reviews. Consistent and fresh Google Reviews are critical to growing your online presence and establishing trust with your brand. Don’t leave it to chance, partner with Liftify and let them capture the feedback your team has earned.  https://www.liftify.com/floodlight    C&R Magazine is the industry’s oldest and longest running media outlet. The team brings restorers all the current news, developments, education and resources that impact our business and the teams we lead. From print media to podcasts, C&R ensures the industry news you need is accessible from anywhere.  https://candrmagazine.com   Floodlight Consulting Group provides customized consulting and training support for restoration companies looking to grow and scale their business. 100% Tailored to each client Formal consulting sessions for owners and key leaders Full one-on-one access to the Floodlight team and their network of industry experts https://www.floodlightgrp.com   Thank you partners! We love our listeners and want them to have access to the very best in tech and supporting service providers possible. We've vetted each of our partners and highly recommend all of them as key assets to help ensure our listener’s success. As a way to honor our listeners, each of them has provided competitive DISCOUNTS. Simply click on the link below and take advantage of our ongoing partnerships. https://www.floodlightgrp.com/partners

No matter how well we communicate, there’s always going to be a gap between what we felt like we communicated, and what the other person(s) felt like they heard.  But we can work to close that gap, and reap the rewards, both in our business and in our personal relationships.  In today’s show Brandon and I share few stories and some tips on creating more clarity with our team, and within our family. (Or marriage😁).   Thank you sponsors! Liftify is for restorers who are looking to accelerate their online reviews. Consistent and fresh Google Reviews are critical to growing your online presence and establishing trust with your brand. Don’t leave it to chance, partner with Liftify and let them capture the feedback your team has earned.  https://www.liftify.com/floodlight    C&R Magazine is the industry’s oldest and longest running media outlet. The team brings restorers all the current news, developments, education and resources that impact our business and the teams we lead. From print media to podcasts, C&R ensures the industry news you need is accessible from anywhere.  https://candrmagazine.com   Floodlight Consulting Group provides customized consulting and training support for restoration companies looking to grow and scale their business. 100% Tailored to each client Formal consulting sessions for owners and key leaders Full one-on-one access to the Floodlight team and their network of industry experts  https://www.floodlightgrp.com   Thank you partners! We love our listeners and want them to have access to the very best in tech and supporting service providers possible. We've vetted each of our partners and highly recommend all of them as key assets to help ensure our listener’s success. As a way to honor our listeners, each of them has provided competitive DISCOUNTS. Simply click on the link below and take advantage of our ongoing partnerships. https://www.floodlightgrp.com/partners