Jami Mullikin, founder and president of Wonder, interviews Kevin Wentzel, COO of Kopis USA about implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) within their company. This podcast episode highlights the evolution of EOS implementation at Kopis, focusing on overcoming hurdles and leveraging tools to improve alignment and operational efficiency.

Key Topics:

• Kevin’s journey at Kopis and how EOS became their company’s operating system

• The challenges and opportunities of early self-implementing EOS

• Focusing the company core values from 37, to four

• Finding the right balance of Rocks for individuals, and the company

• Identifying the tools and software that support the 90 Day process

• Improving and evolving their EOS system with a local implementer

Chapters:

00:00 - Walk In Intro

00:12 - Kevin Wentzel, CEO of Kopis USA

00:57 - The Need for Structure

02:48 - Historic Company Structure

04:00 - Rolling Out EOS (In Hindsight)

08:17 - Sharing Company Core Values

12:18 - Applying 4 Core Values

15:41 - The Role of Core Values and Recruiting

19:34 - EOS Vision Traction Organizer

21:05 - How 90 Days Provides Focus

23:50 - Be Mindful of Q4 Rocks

25:37 - Carrying Rocks for Too Long

27:03 - Recognizing the Need for an Implementer

30:06 - Top EOS Tools We Use

31:32 - Over-engineering the Scorecard

35:14 - Committing to the Process

39:44 - Integrator Masterclass Experience

41:17 - Selecting a Local Implementer

42:30 - Self-Implementation Challenges

45:32 - Keeping it RILS (Respect Impact Lead Simplify)