Make a Difference! – The Mentors Radio

Only 3% of family-run businesses survive to the fourth generation and beyond.  Yet, about 35% of Fortune 500 companies are family-controlled and family businesses generate 62% employment in the U.S. and account for 78% of new job creation.  So, what’s the secret sauce that sustains a family-run business beyond the fourth generation?  That’s what listeners will find out as The Mentors Radio host John Phillips interviews Bob Verdin, sixth generation co-owner of family-owned The Verdin Company, creator and restorer of bells and huge town clocks. The Verdin Company is currently celebrating its 175th Anniversary and has been featured on the History Channel, Cincinnati TV and more. Recently the Company restored a bell originally cast by Paul Revere! Imagine that!  Listeners will learn how the company survived through the Great Depression and the passion of family co-owners for their business.  Absolutely wonderful episode!

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Today The Mentors Radio host Ric Brutocao talks with Supervisor Bill Campbell, one of five elected supervisors for the County of Orange, CA. Campbell has served in this role since 2003, and prior to this he served from 1996 to 2002 in the State of California legislature as an Assemblyman for northern Orange County. But he didn’t start in politics! No Way! Campbell segued from engineering, to tacos—yes, tacos—and only then to politics. After graduating from Loyola Marymount with a BS in Electrical Engineering, Campbell continued his education at Harvard Business School in Boston, where he received an MBA. He returned to southern California to work at Rockwell International in engineering where he stayed for about 10 years. Eventually Campbell launched the BIMA Corporation and serves as its president, and over the years has successfully managed 19 Taco Bell restaurants, seven dry cleaners, five Great Earth Vitamin Stores and a food distribution company. Needless to say, Campbell entered the elected office political field with a solid and well-rounded grounding in business, family, and professional work. He also brought with him a strong faith anchor, having attentively imbued his children with the same ethical and faith-driven principles and practical common sense as he and his wife embraced all their lives.  He consciously cultivated the habit of putting people first throughout his professional and personal life, in business decisions, and in choosing to mentor others to succeed as well. Enjoy the interview, send us any questions… Here’s to your success!!

John Phillips

A week and a half ago The Mentors Radio Host John Phillips and his wife, Mary, wanted to help Hurricane Harvey flood victims in Houston. Over lunch on Monday they decided to drop everything, load up their 8-foot by 40-foot horse and living trailer with essential supplies like water and diapers and deliver the supplies to a church distribution center in Montgomery, Texas, located just up a small hill from some of the worst-hit Texas regions. From Arizona that is a 17-HOUR trip ONE way.

One of three blowouts – ugg!

Loading the 40′ trailer

Action time.  They mobilized their local-based employees, set up a GoFundMe page, got the word out, and by early the next morning Associated Crafts & Willet Hauser employees, Costco employees, and local business owners showed up to a Costco parking lot to help load the massive trailer. Even a local TV broadcaster and film crew were there!  Donations poured in.  Pete Leighton from Main Street RV in Mesa, AZ donated more than $1,000 and service to Phillips’ vehicle to ready it for the Texas-bound trip.  Darvin Harmon from Royalty Realty donated $1,000 of new clothes to the effort. Local TV reporter Ryan from local CBS 5 chipped in with some sweat equity, and business owner Dom Sargiotto, president of All American Security Alarms in Gilbert, AZ, donated $3,000 and accompanied John on the journey.  Less than 14 hours later Phillips and Sargiotto were on the road.  They trip took much longer than planned.  Along the way they endured not one, but THREE blowouts, experienced the unexpected kindness of complete strangers, and got a first-hand taste of the devastation, angst and yet hope of those suffering unimaginable loss. In this interview, Salem Media Network’s Life!Line Host Craig Roberts talks with John on his way back home, just after leaving the drop off point in Montgomery. THIS IS WHAT ETHICAL LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE! Kudos to John, Mary, Dom and Team!!  Enjoy the short, on-the-road interview…

Gratitude & Hope in Montgomery, TX

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