How To Be Mesmerizing With Tim Shurr!

This is an exciting series on building mesmerizing workplace cultures. There is no greater competitive advantage than having happy and mentally-devoted employees who want to do good for their company and the world.

In this episode, we have one of the mesmerizing CEOs, Michael Jones. Michael is a very successful serial entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Thrive Farmers. He's creating a new business model for coffee farmers and improving the world through agriculture. Through his journey of building wealth and riches. He discovered that strong faith being a values-driven leader and empowering other people leads to a much more fulfilling life than just having the giant bank account and all the toys that go with it.

Michael shares his journey in chasing satisfaction and eventually led him to his faith and now he’s fighting for so much bigger than just fame and banking money. He talks about how you can do good and turn a profit at the same time! So, tune in now listen to this inspiring episode.

Quotes:

“You can have whatever nice clothes, car, house, whatever, you name it. But it's when we put the things, the ownership of those things in too high of a place. If we put those things in the wrong place. That's when we're going to tumble and fall because it's never going to live up to it.” - Michael Jones

“What could I do with all of my resources, and build a company that's inherently going to change something about the world and then live out this faith journey but in the context of my business life, all day, everyday, not just pieces and parts.“ - Michael Jones

“I think the older we get, the more we realize that we're really not in control.” - Michael Jones

“We really believe in preserving dignity and motivation, and teaching a man how to fish so that they can go on and do more than they would ever have done if they were dependent on us.” - Michael Jones

“We've set our ecosystem up in a way that when we grow, we do more of the things that we value.” - Michael Jones

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Show Notes:

[00:39] Greetings and introduction of Michael Jones

[01:24] Lasting satisfaction kept slipping through your fingers

[06:18] Michael’s faith journey and how Thrive Farmers began

[11:16] Fighting for so much bigger than just fame and banking money

[20:43] Doing good and turning a profit

[22:11] No Toxic Charity

[27:21] Providing more tools in the toolbox

Make Your Day Mesmerizing

This is an exciting series on building mesmerizing workplace cultures. There is no greater competitive advantage than having happy and mentally-devoted employees who want to do good for their company and the world.

In this episode, another extraordinary CEO is with us, Lorne Rubis. Lorne is the Chief Belonging Officer and Founder of Belongify, which is a very powerful personal coaching or business coaching program. Through his 40-year career, He’s been in the C suite, making positive transformation happen. His career journey has sparked a passion for advancing people, and building extraordinary, highly adaptive cultures. And so, He is a celebrated author and instructor at Harvard University, and also at the University of Alberta in Canada, he is included in the HRD Global 100 List as one of the World's Leading People Leaders, and finally, he was also awarded the 2018 Canadian Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to the human resource community and for advancing the workplace.

Lorne generously shares his 5 principles for high-performing teams and expands on the significance of cultivating belongingness within an organization. He also talks about how to get past the limiting beliefs to become a cultivator of a great workplace, not perfect, but a place where people are given a full chance to thrive.

So, jump right into this conversation and learn about these excellent principles and start filling the need for belonging.

Quotes:

“People are the source more than the resource.” - Lorne Rubis

“If someone cannot articulate why they are there beyond their job to make the purpose more true, then the risk is that they're going to get involved in being measured by activity, not value.“ - Lorne Rubis

“As human beings, we have the right to work in great places, not perfect, it will never be perfect, and to give people a full chance to thrive.” - Lorne Rubis

“In order to create conditions of belonging, you need to create the right conditions for leaving.” - Lorne Rubis

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Show Notes:

[00:36] Greetings and introduction of Lorne Rubis

[02:10] A feeling of belonging is at the core of high-performing workplace cultures

[07:01] 5 principles for high performing teams - Connect before content

[15:14] Psychological safety is essential to building strong teams and cultures - especially displayed by mid-level supervisors/managers

[20:49] Taking the veneer away

[22:11] Clarifying the reason why you exist as an organization

[28:44] Differentiate ourselves 

[30:50] Getting past the limiting beliefs and making time improve relentlessly

[36:07] Affordable, scalable, and repeatable

[37:47] Creating conditions for belonging but also making it ok for people when they leave

[41:26] Learn more about Belongify

Make Your Day Mesmerizing

This is an exciting series on building mesmerizing workplace cultures. There is no greater competitive advantage than having happy and mentally-devoted employees who want to do good for their company and the world.

In this episode, we have JeVon McCormick, the President and CEO of Scribe Media, which has helped almost 2000 authors from a variety of backgrounds write, publish, and market their books. Entrepreneur Magazine ranked JeVon’s company as the number one top company culture in America, and he was also recently awarded a very prestigious award, the 2021 Top CEO in Austin, Texas. 

You will learn about JeVon’s secrets to hiring the best people. He shares how he started out and the principles that led to his success. He also talks about how he shows to everyone “what’s possible” and what he does for conscious entrepreneurism. All of these and more as you hit that play button and listen in now!

Quotes:

“I'm only as good as the great people I get to serve and support.” - JeVon McCormick

“Words hurt, and words are very important, so we're very intentional on the words that we use.” - JeVon McCormick

“Never judge anyone because everyone has a story and you don't know what their story is.” - JeVon McCormick

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Show Notes:

[00:36] Greetings and introduction of JeVon McCormick

[02:12] Developing an attitude of gratitude

[04:05] Hiring the best people for the job and the company

[06:24] The role is to serve and support

[08:53] To attract and provide

[11:22] Everyones has a story

[13:49] The “what’s possible” attitude

[16:57] The value of asking questions

[22:09] “I Got There” book by JeVon McCormick

[26:21] The choice to move forward

[29:39] Belief forces execution

[33:39] From JT to JeVon

[39:53] Mentoring the youth on what’s possible

[45:57] Showing what’s possible

[50:27] Learn more about JeVon and Scribe Media

Make Your Day Mesmerizing

This is an exciting series on building mesmerizing workplace cultures. There is no greater competitive advantage than having happy and mentally-devoted employees who want to do good for their company and the world.

In this episode, have two exceptional leaders with us, Liz Connell Paul Whitney. Liz is the president and co-founder and Paul is also co-founder and the managing director of African Bronze Honey. Together, they share their amazing story of how the business came about and its impact on the community and world. They also talk about what selling social action values and being regenerative means. 

Listen in now and you will learn more from the way Liz and Paul think about how to provide innovative solutions to big problems and positively impact the business, the people, and the environment at the same time.

Quotes:

“We had to sign to was that we would make sure that everything that we do, it's not profit at all cost. We have to make sure that we the things that we do our good for all the people along the chain.” - Liz Connell

“Think big, think very big. Do not allow your thinking to be small. Don't engage in things in half measures.” - Paul Whitney

“The new organic is called regenerative. Regenerative means that you're putting back more than you take out.” - Paul Whitney

“You can't just sit and say, we're going to do things ‘different’. You have to be different.” - Paul Whitney

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Show Notes:

[00:36] Greetings and introduction of Liz Connell and Paul Whitney

[01:45] How African Bronze Honey was built in the middle of a forest in Africa

[11:35] What selling social action values means

[14:15] The new organic is called regenerative

[19:48] Teaching people to think and to create for themselves

[22:23] Do no harm

[24:49] Thinking about the unmeasured cost of competing on price

[27:43] Where are putting our investments

[30:29] Living with the planet

[31:59] Customers have to trust you, so tell the whole story

[33:26] Thinking of ways to increase the salary of your employees without it harming our own bottom line

[37:36] Learn more about African Bronze Honey

Make Your Day Mesmerizing

This is an exciting series on building mesmerizing workplace cultures. There is no greater competitive advantage than having happy and mentally-devoted employees who want to do good for their company and the world.

In this episode, we have another mesmerizing CEO, Spencer Shanin. Spencer is an entrepreneurial accountant, founder and CEO of Shift Financial Insights based in Canada. The firm provides accounting and financial insights for businesses on the rise. He has over 15 years experience as an entrepreneur, combined with extensive financial experience as a CPA and investment banker.

Spencer shared valuable tips and insights all throughout the episode like why leadership and accounting teams often struggle with poor communication, tips for reading your financials better, and how to improve your financial situation.

Jump right into the conversation now and gain valuable wisdom about understanding and improving your business’ financial situation.

Quotes:

“As an accountant, I went to school for three years to learn, create, write, interpret financial statements, most entrepreneurs didn't. And yet most entrepreneurs are expecting the accountants to kind of think like they do, like, What problems are we facing, etc. But most accountants are just trained in debits and credit.” - Spencer Sheinin

“Sales, cost of goods, expenses, ar, AP, inventory, and your equipment. If you focus on those seven things, that's how you're going to drive the most profit or cash in the business by picking the right one.” - Spencer Sheinin

“As the entrepreneur, your effort is the entrepreneur is to make sure your accounting team is getting the hygiene right, and then presenting the information in a way that makes sense.” - Spencer Sheinin

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Show Notes:

[00:38] Greetings and introduction Spencer Sheinin

[01:31] Why leadership and accounting teams often struggle with poor communication

[09:06] Learnings from being a part of Entrepreneurs Organization in Canada

[13:12] Tips for reading your financials better

[20:23] The mindset shift for entrepreneurs

[24:20] How to find people with the expertise you needed

[28:59] Entreprenutcases

[35:22] Tips for how to improve your financial situation

Make Your Day Mesmerizing

This is an exciting series on building mesmerizing workplace cultures. There is no greater competitive advantage than having happy and mentally-devoted employees who want to do good for their company and the world.

In this episode, we are with Phoebe Yu, the founder and CEO of an amazing company called ettitude. Ettitude is a sustainable bedding brand with a focus on innovative fabric technology. Phoebe grew up in China, built a business in Australia, and now, she lives in Los Angeles.

Tim and Phoebe talk about Phoebe’s and ettitude’s journey focusing on culture and sustainability. Phoebe shared about what is a climate-neutral company and the importance of business leaders that care about social causes.

Gain helpful insights about these and more as you tune in to this episode now!

Quotes:

“Just by passion, people can do great things even without paying or a very strict organization.” - Phoebe Yu

“If you provide more sustainable option, which at the same time highly functional and at a good price, then the choice became very easy for consumers to to make that more sustainable choice.” - Phoebe Yu

“Consumers, more and more, now are buying the why not just the what.” - Phoebe Yu

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Show Notes:

[00:41] Greetings and introduction Phoebe Yu

[01:18] ettitude and why they’re focused on sustainability

[02:44] A passion for sustainability

[05:18] What is a climate-neutral company

[06:43] The 2020 impact report of ettitude

[09:41] The importance of business leaders that care about social causes

[11:35] building a team and a culture that reflects your values

[14:58] Culture and sustainability impacts the bottom line in a very positive way

[19:34] The Applied Business Analytics

[21:07] Learning to be a better coach as the leader of the company

 Make Your Day Mesmerizing

This is an exciting series on building mesmerizing workplace cultures. There is no greater competitive advantage than having happy and mentally-devoted employees who want to do good for their company and the world.

In this episode, we have with us a brilliant entrepreneur, the founder of Pivt Enterprise, Lynn Greenberg. Pivt is a business social app designed to reduce turnover and improve the well-being of relocated mobile and remote employees.

Tim and Lyn talk about the idea of job embeddedness and serving this new generation of digital nomads. As you listen in now, you will learn how to really pay attention to trends and employee demands to increase retention and create a strong remote workforce digitally.

Quotes:

“The reason why I started this platform was to create a platform where people can take those life-changing opportunities, like I was giving in London, and make the most of them because they're able to feel that sense of belonging and hope.” - Lynn Greenberg

“The hospitality space is really taking a proactive approach to this digital nomad space, and also providing hotel rooms for people that want to just leave their home and find an office place for the day.” - Lynn Greenberg

“It really is it is so important that you focus on ‘you’ and being your best self to then deliver the best for the company.” - Lynn Greenberg

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Show Notes:

[00:49] Greetings and introduction Lynn Greenberg

[01:38] The early days of Pivt - Things needed to go about making your new city feel like home

[04:38] Finding a better way

[08:22] Serving this new generation of digital nomads

[10:15] The idea of job embeddedness 

[14:09] The culture in Pivt

[18:09] Paying attention to trends and employee demands to increase retention

[23:38] Learn more about Lynn and Pivt Enterprise

 Make Your Day Mesmerizing

This is an exciting series on how to build mesmerizing workplace cultures because there is no greater competitive advantage than to have happy and mentally well-devoted employees who want to do good for their company and the world.

In this episode, Tim is with Dan Macklin, the CEO of Salary Finance, they partner with employers to offer their staff employee benefits that help them improve their lives by improving their finances. 

Tune in now and you will learn helpful insights about why helping employees become financially fit is more profitable and providing employees with more financial, emotional, or health education lowers turnover and increases retention. 

Quotes:

“From a recruitment perspective, and from a hiring perspective, if you can help people reduce their financial stress, you're going to help yourself manage that recruitment issue that so many companies are facing today.” - Dan Macklin

“The search for a higher salary is very logical, but it doesn't always solve everything” - Dan Macklin

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Show Notes:

[00:49] Greetings and introduction Dan Macklin

[01:48] Wanting to help the student through SoFi

[04:40] Providing financial education that would help address people's poor money habits

[08:32] Why helping employees become financially fit is more profitable

[12:24] Why providing employees with more financial, emotional, or health education lowers turnover and increases retention

[18:05] Is it really the employer’s role to help people with their finances?

[19:38] How Salary Finance help employers equip the employees to manage their money more effectively

[22:14] Seeing the trend where more businesses are taking the opportunity to help their employees

[27:20] Helping people start somewhere in their financial wellness journey

Make Your Day Mesmerizing

This is an exciting series on how to build mesmerizing workplace cultures because there is no greater competitive advantage than to have happy and mentally well-devoted employees who want to do good for their company and the world.

In this episode, we have another brilliant guest, Erika Karp. Erika has been named among the nation's top 50 Women in wealth by AdvisorOne, one of 50 conscious capitalists who are transforming Wall Street, and one of 50 women changing the world. She's also the Chief Impact Officer at Pathstone.

Listen in now and you will learn about why environmental, social, and governance analysis is a critical input to investment decision making. They talk about understanding authenticity and offering transparency and consistency as a company that is involved in creating impact and legacy.

Quotes:

“We can transform capitalism. It just takes kind of the force of will.” - Erika Karp

“That's basically what I learned and all those years - fundamental research, fundamental investing, better analysis.” - Erika Karp

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Show Notes:

[00:40] Greetings and introduction Erika Karp

[01:22] Creating a more regenerative and inclusive form of capitalism

[02:47] Environmental, social, and governance analysis as critical input to investment decision making

[06:49] Moving towards conscious capitalism

[09:50] It starts from the top - getting it vs. driving it

[12:28] Having an easier time hiring excellent people

[13:37] Having the clarity

[15:16] Taking leaps of faith and having fun

[18:58] Instilling the certainty through leadership

[19:45] Understanding authenticity and offering transparency and consistency

Make Your Day Mesmerizing

This is an exciting series on how to build mesmerizing workplace cultures because there is no greater competitive advantage than to have happy and mentally well-devoted employees who want to do good for their company and the world.

In this episode, Tim is with Danielle McDowell, the Managing Director of 76 Forward at 16 Tech. She's been connected with the startup community for many years and is also a successful founder of a business. 

Listen in now and you will learn about the impact collaboration has on an organization or a business. Danielle tells us her journey in these businesses and how diversity and working together help them solve bigger problems more effectively.

Quotes:

“I truly believe that entrepreneurism is the path that the single path that can really pull someone out of poverty and be able to give them opportunities.” - Danielle McDowell

“When you bring a group of diverse people to the table to solve one of those big hairy problems, the likelihood of you coming up with something that's truly innovative, and something that's truly disruptive, increases dramatically.” - Danielle McDowell

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Show Notes:

[00:36] Greetings and introduction Danielle McDowell

[01:23] Being an entrepreneurial disruptor in the beauty supply industry

[06:58] Overcoming the bumps and struggles and reaching success

[10:53] Running the entrepreneurial ecosystems

[15:34] Running the SpeakEasy

[20:27] Collaboration leads to faster breakthroughs

[24:53] About 76 Forward 

[28:10] Learn more about 76 Forward at 16 Tech and Danielle McDowell

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