Show Your Value with Lee Benson

What does it really take to lead a global company with over 250 facilities across 60 countries? In this episode, Jennifer Harvey, CEO of Crown Worldwide Group, shares the habits that define quietly powerful leadership. From navigating economic disruption and succession planning to empowering employees to innovate, she offers a candid look into what sustainable leadership looks like at scale.

You'll learn:

- Why no CEO can succeed alone

- How to turn internal ideas into real business growth

- The challenges and rewards of leading a legacy company

- How clarity, humility, and consistency drive global success

If you're building a team, growing a business, or stepping into a bigger role, this episode will give you the mindset and habits to lead with confidence.

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Most companies stall out because they lack one thing: a clear system for creating value. In this episode, Lee Benson breaks down what a Management Operating System (MOS) really is, why most teams resist it, and how to build one that actually works.

You’ll learn:
– Why “working harder” won’t scale
– How to align every team member with measurable outcomes
– The real job of a CEO (hint: it’s not managing people)
– What to do when your company growth flatlines

This isn’t about rigid frameworks or buzzwords. It’s about designing a system that gets your entire company pulling in the same direction fast.

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What makes a legendary leader? Garry Ridge shares the secret sauce behind growing WD-40 from $300M to over $3B without ever laying off a single employee.

In this episode, Lee Benson sits down with Garry Ridge, the man who led WD-40 for 25 years and built a tribal culture that turned a simple blue and yellow can into a global icon. From psychological safety to the “maniac pledge,” Garry unpacks the specific systems, leadership behaviors, and values that created unstoppable team performance and deep employee loyalty.

- Why most company cultures are fake (and how to fix yours)
- How to lead with both a heart of gold and a backbone of steel
- The business value of “learning moments” and removing fear
- Why servant leadership scales and micromanagement kills
- The real legacy great leaders leave behind

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Why do some of the smartest leaders still fall short? In this powerful episode, host Lee Benson sits down with Joe Davis, former Senior Partner and Chair of BCG North America, to uncover what really determines long-term leadership success. Spoiler: it’s not skill, intelligence, or experience.

Drawing from his 35+ years at Boston Consulting Group and his new book The Generous Leader, Joe unpacks why generosity not authority is the most underrated force in high-performing teams. Together, they explore what it means to lead with purpose, how to develop others without ego, and why vulnerability at the top isn’t a weakness, it’s an advantage.

This is a must-listen conversation for CEOs, team leaders, and anyone striving to lead with both impact and integrity.

What You’ll Learn:

- Why generous leadership drives better outcomes than command-and-control

- The #1 reason most leaders fail (and don’t even realize it)

- How to give tough feedback with care—and without apology

- What makes consulting work actually work

- How leaders can unlock the full potential of their teams

- Why being human at work is now non-negotiable


Learn more about Joe at www.joedavis.com

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Most Startups Fail Because They Focus on the Wrong Things. Here’s What Actually Matters.

In this episode of Show Your Value, we sit down with Jim Curry from BuildGroup, a rare kind of investor who isn’t chasing fast exits or inflated valuations. He’s in the trenches helping companies build for the long haul and his insights are a masterclass in what real value creation looks like.

Topics Covered:

- Why short-term thinking kills startups

- How to build a company worth keeping and selling

- What great investors actually do between board meetings

- Why most founders burn cash like “drunken sailors”

- The real cost of raising too much money

- How AI is rewriting the rules of business execution

- Why the team under the founder determines success

- How to spot investors who will destroy your company

- The mindset shift founders must make to survive the next decade

Jim has helped companies like Rackspace scale to billions with capital discipline, ruthless focus, and a commitment to long-term value. If you're a founder, operator, or investor who wants to do business the right way, not the trendy way, this episode is for you.

Learn more about Jim and BuildGroup: https://www.buildgroup.com

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What does it actually take to scale a business that lasts?

In this special compilation episode of Show Your Value, Lee Benson curates the most powerful insights from past guests who’ve done exactly that built resilient, people-first businesses that scale without losing their soul.

You’ll hear:

- The Kinko’s story that redefined how to structure and scale retail operations

- How pattern recognition becomes a superpower for top leaders

- Why emotional energy and empathy are unfair advantages in leadership

- How one company built a recession-proof culture with zero layoffs in 100 years

- What most leaders get dead wrong about value creation and retention

- And how real founders lead through uncertainty without losing their people

This is a blueprint for founders, executives, and culture-driven builders who want to scale smart, lead intentionally, and create long-term value across every form of capital. Material, emotional, and spiritual.

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Most businesses never scale not because the idea isn’t good, but because the thinking is too small.

In this powerful compilation episode, you’ll hear from multiple founders and thought leaders on the mindset shifts, strategic pivots, and personal beliefs that separate those who build a life of true prosperity… from those who stall out chasing someone else’s idea of success.

Whether you're just getting started or sitting at a plateau, this conversation will challenge you to think bigger on every level.

🧠 Inside the episode:
• Why 2% of women-owned businesses hit $1M (and 98% don’t)
• The evolution of belief: how $1M turns into $100M
• The truth about venture capital, access, and building from nothing
• What prosperity really means (and why most people get it wrong)
• Why it’s never too late to start, even after 40, 50, or 60
• How to find your Polaris Point and build around it
• Leadership, reciprocity, and the mindset that creates lasting success

This isn’t fluff. It’s raw wisdom from people who built companies, wrote books, lost everything, rebuilt, and now live intentionally on their own terms.

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What if culture was the most strategic lever in your business?
In this powerful episode of Show Your Value, Lee Benson sits down with organizational psychologist and culture expert Laura Hamill to break down the truth about workplace culture, leadership blind spots, and why most companies are doing it completely wrong.

Laura shares real-world insights from her time as Chief People Officer at Limeade, explains why alignment with strategy is the single most underrated ROI driver, and reveals how most culture initiatives fail because leaders don’t actually live their values.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

- Why culture is NOT about perks or slogans

- The ROI of aligning culture with strategy

- How power distorts leaders’ view of culture

- What “cultural betrayal” really means and how to avoid it

- How to operationalize values across systems, behaviors, and practices

- Why most “engagement” efforts are just lazy HR theater

- What it really takes to build an organization where people own their role

Whether you're a CEO, entrepreneur, HR leader, or just someone who wants to create meaning through your work, this conversation is a masterclass in building an intentional, value-driving culture.

Get Laura’s book: The Science of Intentional Culture
Learn more: parisphoenixgroup.com
Connect with Laura: linkedin.com/in/laurahamill

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What do Coca-Cola’s Olympic campaigns and world-class project management have in common?

Clint Padgett has been running global projects for over 30 years, from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics to FIFA World Cups, and he’s learned one truth: the collective is smarter than the individual. In this episode of Show Your Value, Clint breaks down how great leaders create true ownership on teams, why project management is often misunderstood, and what it really takes to deliver results under pressure.

You’ll learn:

- Why most companies get project management completely wrong

- How to build team accountability without micromanaging

- The real reason most projects fail (and how to avoid it)

- What every business can learn from the Olympics

- Why face-to-face planning still beats remote setups

If you're a founder, CEO, or project lead who wants to increase your company's value without burning out your team, this conversation is mandatory.

📘 Clint’s book: How Teams Triumph
🌐 Learn more: https://projectsuccess.com

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Today I sit down with Jim Sheils, entrepreneur and author of The Family Board Meeting, to unpack the uncomfortable truth facing many high performers: you’re winning in business but quietly failing at home.

Jim shares how one quote from Steve Jobs changed his life and led him to design a system that’s now helped over 300,000 families around the world reconnect and build intentional relationships. If you're a parent, business owner, or simply someone who doesn't want to wake up one day a stranger to your kids, this episode will hit hard.

You’ll learn:

- The 3 simple rules of the “Family Board Meeting” framework

- Why quality time with kids has nothing to do with just being around

- How to repair damaged trust and avoid delegating your role as a parent

- Why legacy isn’t money, it’s how they remember you

💡 “You have 18 summers to build a real connection with your kids. Make them count.”

Learn More About Jim - https://www.18summers.com/

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