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Episode 38 - A Leader In Building: Connecting To The Other Side with John Slaten
HIGHLIGHTS
02:10 John started his professional journey early and displayed incredible honesty
10:52 Founding Slaten Construction and expanding with ethical core values
20:15 Leading with compassion and a genuine desire to help
24:42 John loses his father but meets his soulmate Linda
33:13 Do the hard work, pay fair, and set up the right team
35:28 A serendipitous meeting in Lake Tahoe results in new business
43:19 Meeting Beverly and connecting with his late father
53:39 A new breed of leadership that cares about happiness
55:29 John's advice to 8 billion people
57:17 Connect with John
QUOTES
09:44 "That's what we call the Slaten difference is our homeowner or our building owner or if we're doing a development, we want to act like we're writing the check. And if we're the sub, we want to be able to say he made money, he did good."
12:50 "John, we will always hire you. We never hired this company or that company or the new one that you're at. We hired you because of who you are. You just tell us what you want the check to say."
33:13 "Money was never really very important to me. It's important to me to do the things that I want to do. I have so many people I want to help and I provide the service to people that need work and I feel like I help them a lot."
39:04 "So we build a family here, and we build a family there, and we build a family there, then we know the customers are going to be treated like family."
42:57 "I told her, my whole life I had to be a man. And now I am a man, and I feel like a boy. And you gave that to me and that's better than anything else."
56:13 "When you're doing something, be fair. Do it how you would want to receive it. And switch roles with the person and if you're smiling, then you know you're doing it right. Put your priorities with the people."
You can connect with John in the links below.
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-slaten-b08bb4165/
- Website - https://www.slatenconstruction.com/
To hear more about the Eight Billion Project podcast, please go to https://eightbillionproject.com/. You can also subscribe and listen to Eight Billion Project on YouTube and Apple Podcast.
If this episode has moved you in any way, please review and share your thoughts. Or text your thoughts to 949-247-2800.
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HIGHLIGHTS
02:10 John started his professional journey early and displayed incredible honesty
10:52 Founding Slaten Construction and expanding with ethical core values
20:15 Leading with compassion and a genuine desire to help
24:42 John loses his father but meets his soulmate Linda
33:13 Do the hard work, pay fair, and set up the right team
35:28 A serendipitous meeting in Lake Tahoe results in new business
43:19 Meeting Beverly and connecting with his late father
53:39 A new breed of leadership that cares about happiness
55:29 John's advice to 8 billion people
57:17 Connect with John
QUOTES
09:44 "That's what we call the Slaten difference is our homeowner or our building owner or if we're doing a development, we want to act like we're writing the check. And if we're the sub, we want to be able to say he made money, he did good."
12:50 "John, we will always hire you. We never hired this company or that company or the new one that you're at. We hired you because of who you are. You just tell us what you want the check to say."
33:13 "Money was never really very important to me. It's important to me to do the things that I want to do. I have so many people I want to help and I provide the service to people that need work and I feel like I help them a lot."
39:04 "So we build a family here, and we build a family there, and we build a family there, then we know the customers are going to be treated like family."
42:57 "I told her, my whole life I had to be a man. And now I am a man, and I feel like a boy. And you gave that to me and that's better than anything else."
56:13 "When you're doing something, be fair. Do it how you would want to receive it. And switch roles with the person and if you're smiling, then you know you're doing it right. Put your priorities with the people."
You can connect with John in the links below.
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-slaten-b08bb4165/
- Website - https://www.slatenconstruction.com/
To hear more about the Eight Billion Project podcast, please go to https://eightbillionproject.com/. You can also subscribe and listen to Eight Billion Project on YouTube and Apple Podcast.
If this episode has moved you in any way, please review and share your thoughts. Or text your thoughts to 949-247-2800.