Get registered for the ASTA Expo 2025 at the Raleigh Convention Center: https://geni.us/ASTA2025

Don't get to the end of this year wishing you had taken action to change your business and your life.
Click here to schedule a free discovery call for your business: https://geni.us/IFORABE

Don't miss an upcoming event with The Institute: https://geni.us/InstituteEvents2025

Shop-Ware gives you the tools to provide your shop with everything needed to become optimally profitable.
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If you're ready to make a real change in your shop's success, join Shop Marketing Pros' Plan With the Pros workshop this October to connect with them and other shop owners. You'll leave with your entire year for 2026 planned out.

Click here to register: https://geni.us/PlanWithThePros

Shop owners, are you ready to simplify your business operations? Meet 360 Payments, your one-stop solution for effortless payment processing.

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In this bonus episode, Lucas sits down with Mickey Leech, the CEO of Schumacher Electric, to explore the pitfalls of chasing quick riches over hard work in business. 

Mickey shares his unconventional career journey, detailing the valuable lessons he learned from various early jobs and emphasizing the significance of collaboration and empowerment within the workforce. Lucas underscores the importance of hiring people who complement one's weaknesses to build a stronger team.

00:00 Executives transitioning industries often gain new insights.

05:20 Organizations often overlook their end-user impact.

08:56 Trust and relationships drive industry innovation.

09:22 Passionate gearheads create essential automotive products.

13:07 Pathway to excellence: improve incrementally each day.

18:30 Leaders must control, reject feedback, limit vision.

20:55 Anxiety unresolved by prayer despite religious beliefs.

22:40 Agility needed for future education and economy.

25:54 Find me on LinkedIn for career help.