Evan Hackel is the creator of the concept and the author of “Ingaging Leadership”. He’s a successful business owner who has started more than 10 companies and is recognized as a thought leader, speaker, and author on leadership. One of his signature achievements was turning around a bankrupt business in four years and more than doubling system-wide sales to exceed $2 billion. He is also Founder and Principal of Ingage Consulting, a consulting firm headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

• Why Evan lives a “portfolio life”, and how he strives to positively add to the businesses he works with
• What Evan has been working on since his last visit to the Onward Nation podcast in episode #585
• Why the theme of Evan’s upcoming franchise executive conference is “Rethink Everything”, and how that can apply to businesses of all types
• How technological advances will completely alter the world of business and the way customers interact with companies
• Why retailers must change their thinking to remain relevant in the age of in-home purchasing
• Why the divide between urban and rural lifestyles will only grow exponentially in the future
• How Evan defines success, and why economic bounty isn’t necessarily the right measure to determine success
• Why fear is the most powerful motivator, and why complacency is the biggest risk businesses have to deal with
• Why today’s barrier of entry for new businesses is lower than it has historically ever been before
• Why it’s easy to miss what’s right in front of you, and why it’s critical to get an outside perspective

Ways to contact Evan:

• Website: www.ingage.net
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/evanhackel
• Twitter: @ehackel