Make It A Great Day

Hope, its something that we all have but at times forget to look for. In difficult times it's very easy to let negativity and fear take you over. Hope is around always, you just have to look for it and then share it with others to allow for it to grow. Let's dig in on hope and learn how we can help embrace it and push the negativity and fear out. 

In this episode, we talk with Mike Scala, CEO of Western Shelter Systems/Crew Boss. Mike shares some excellent insights around what it's like to run a business that helps ensure our first responders have what the need during times of crisis. Mike talks a lot about slowing down and focusing on what you can control now vs what might happen in the future. If you focus too much on what's outside you control you will lose the opportunity to make the impact needed now. He shares how the team was able to pivot quickly to Office 365 and ensure they kept the ability to communicate daily and face to face while ensuring safety. 

In this episode, we learn from Katie Jeremiah, CEO of Aggregate Resource Industries on how she is leading her team in today's ever-changing world. Katie shares some amazing insights and stories around how they have pivoted there communication style to how bets the made year ago are now paying off. Katie always puts her team first and listening to how she does that on a daily bases is a great life lesson for all of leading and growing teams. Hope you enjoy this episode of Make It A Great Day. 

As we continue to spend more time a part physical its more important than ever to stay connected virtually. How do create deeper relationships when we can't be physical together? We have to work harder than ever but we can do it. We can use the incredible tools we have but at our own twists to ensure we don't lose the relationships we have cultivated over the years. Join me as I walk you through 3 tools that will help ensure you stand out and keep building your relationships virtually. 

In this episode, we will talk about ways to find collateral beauty from all walks of life. Even when times can be difficult and changes can seem hard there are always pieces in the journey that are special. How do we know how to step outside the noise and find the music that is playing in our lives? Let's dive in and talk about making ourselves open to seeing the collateral beauty in our lives. 

In this episode we talk with John Phillips, President of Grand Benedicts about how he and his team are surviving and thriving in the new world. John shares some excellent ideas around slowing down to then speed up, he highlights a few product switches they were able to do with this formula. He also shares some powerful advice around being who you are, no matter what you are facing. I hope you enjoy this episode. 

In this episode, I talk with Steve Klingman, President of Hayden Homes. Steve shares some incredible insights around resilience and keeping your mission and culture always in focus. Steve and his team have been able to not only change customers' lives during the time but they have also been able to do the same for the teams at large. I really enjoyed learning more about Hayden homes, how Steve leads and the incredible impact they have in the communities they live and work. 

In this episode, we chat with Eric Gill, CEO of Gills Point S Tire and Auto Repair. Eric and his team were deemed essential from the start but had to make some quick decisions around safety and ensuring customers' needs were not impacted. Eric did an incredible job of empowering his managers to make the best decisions based on what their local markets were dictating. Eric also quickly ensured metrics and targets were adjusted to fit the new normal and keep his team motivated and focused. I really enjoyed Eric's perspectives and hope you do as well. 

In this episode, we talk with Kyle Hudson, CEO of KPD Insurance. Kyle and his team work with many different industries and he shares some excellent insights around how they have been helping to support all of them during this unprecedented time. KPD's culture is the lifeblood of there business and Kyle early on created some innovative tools to keep everyone connected remotely and ensure the culture remained at the forefront of his team's minds. I really enjoyed my time with Kyle and think you will find some great takeaways to leverage in your life.     

In this episode, we hear from Amy Prosenjak, CEO of A to Z Wine Works. Amy has some incredible insights to share around supply chain management and retail demands. Amy and her team are doing an incredible job taking it day by day and ensuring her customers are getting what they need and when they need it while keeping her team members safe. I really enjoyed this chat and hope you do too.