PeopleStar Podcast

There’s never been a better time to talk about company culture than right now!

Due to the pandemic, the culture of a lot of companies has risen up and has changed. Tony Chatman, this episode’s guest, is a fixer of cultures, and through his work helps companies take their team to the next level. As a speaker and leader, he walks teams through tough topics like unconscious bias and change management. He uses his own company as an example as he talks us through the process of changing culture. Tony’s three big words when building culture are ​relationships, perspectives, and expectations.

Tune in to this wonderful episode, it will for sure help you reflect on your company culture.

We’ve seen how conventional hobbies can teach you things like leadership and teamwork.

Today’s guest’s hobby is riding motorcycles! Steven Foster reflects on how his hobby taught him how a company should work, just like a motorcycle club: all in sync. He also touches base on sustainability in the workplace, a company’s greatest asset, and the meaning of passion, purpose, and power inside an organization.

Do not think twice and listen to this Steven’s advice on HR’s challenges!

This guest went from managing a start-up, growing it to a big company, and back to the start-up field!

Tony Perez is here to share his two cents on leadership and companies thanks to his experience on Sucuri, who then exited to GoDaddy and right now is back working with two start-ups. At Sucuri, he had his team scattered around 27 countries and he is here to reflect on the leadership challenges that brought in terms of organization inside the company. He also shines a light on how to build a team, and how to look for the specific individuals you need to enhance your company. Tony also shares his thoughts on creativity, ranching, and how the best ideas come to him.

You need to trust your employees to get their job done, but accountability and leadership are needed, even more, when everyone’s remote!

This week’s guest finds his team’s strengths and differences and uses them to boost their work.

Colin Walker, an employment lawyer, has dedicated his life to building teams. His first advice is to gather people that don’t have the same skill sets. Leaders learn over time to organize their individuals to the tasks that suit their strengths. Colin reflects that since he started at Fairfield and Woods in 1999, he has had to look at his strengths and weaknesses. Doing so has taken him to be appointed a position in the executive committee of the firm.

Tune in to this episode and listen to Colin’s strategies to stay fresh and always give his 110%!

Rob Belcher understands the difference between borrowing and selling equity.

His journey has been circuitous, but an interesting one. Rob has a clear understanding of him as an extrovert, trait that enhances his leadership. He also shares how important it is to be a leader with interpersonal skills to build relationships. Successful relationships have great balance. As Rob says, it’s all about giving and taking just enough for everyone to be happy.

Join this conversation with Rob and our host Julie!

This episode’s guest is all about bringing into the light the high-performance skills individuals have.

Wade Thomas has over 20 years of experience in this field and accepts that what really excites him is developing talent and watching careers take off. His philosophy towards work and life is based on empathy and compassion, and that started very early in his career. Having tough conversations can be hard, but starting with what our employees are doing well can help everyone.

Tune in to this episode and grab Wade’s advice on giving feedback and more!

During all of his path in the business, Brian Biddulph-Krentar didn’t know he wanted to be an entrepreneur.

In this episode, you will listen to his overall trajectory. From his early jobs to building companies and then selling them, Brian shares his two cents about leadership. Once he started building in entrepreneurship, he knew he wanted to create a culture in which his company was successful for the employees. Brian also remembers the time that Magnus bought his company Careflow and the challenge that brought in terms of merging the two company cultures. One of his final thoughts is that teams must be proactive and not reactive.

Join this conversation and listen to Brian’s experience on leadership and company culture!

Gabe Miller has had a very non-traditional way of surfing life!

To get to where he is today, Gabe went through a pre-med route, double majoring in chemistry and biology and finally finding his passion in microeconomics. He reflects on how his support system growing up helped him jump from one thing to another. As a sportsman, Gabe has had lessons learned from things unrelated to work that ultimately influence his work. This happens in teams too, and as a leader, one can share those experiences and learnings. Gabe applies the same philosophy in sports as in his businesses.

Have you ever thought about those outside-of-work lessons that you can apply to your team? After listening to this episode, it may be a great opportunity to do so!

Finding the best teammates can be such a difficult task, right? This week’s guest is the outstanding Phil Soffer; he tells us about how he has been able to find rainbow unicorns in his work thanks to his leadership. Phil’s working culture begins with the belief that efficiency is more important than accuracy and that breaking out of one's comfort zone is necessary for growth. He reflects on some scenarios in which he has used this advice for himself and his coworkers. Listen in on this episode to find out what you can do with your team!

Galen Emanuele is a master at creating company culture. This incredible guest shares his experiences working in this field and connecting the dots with several transferable skills. With a background in acting and improv, Galen started seeing how this could be applied to his business and other companies. That is why he now helps companies not only establish their first version of culture but go deeper into their values and what truly makes them unique. Galen defines company culture as the way people treat themselves, how they show up, and how they approach their job. Join this conversation in which Galen shares extremely valuable knowledge about company culture and how to establish it!