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In this week’s episode, we talk to Jeff about his various endurance activities, which sport he likes better, running or riding bikes, Leadville 100, having a remote first policy, workplace culture, the future of SnapNurse, his entrepreneurial journey, and his real passion for bourbon. 

John Trainor is the CTO of Wahoo Fitness and a tremendous friend of the pod. In this episode, we get insights from a tremendous business leader (and athlete) who knows how to build and inspire high-performing teams through authenticity and thoughtfulness.  JT comes at us with his feedback on our previous episodes, including his stance on return to the office, the best sushi in metro Atlanta and WHAM! Rap.  He also walks us through his journey at Wahoo where he’s helping to build a better athlete in all of us.  This is a must listen.

Sam and Charlie the co-founders of Goodwipes – a premium flushable wipe for adults join us for the second half of our discussion.  While Part 1 focused on their entrepreneurial journey, now we hear from them about culture, leadership lessons and the value of having great people to help you build a memorable brand. 

Sam Nebel and Charlie Siciak are the co-founders of Goodwipes – a premium flushable wipe for adults. Based in Atlanta, Goodwipes is one of the fastest-growing consumer packaged goods in the US. They’ve accomplished this with a crazy focus on brand, company culture and hard work. These guys are two-episode worthy, with the first focused on their early entrepreneurial days at FSU (for clout!), learning from doing, their relentless founder journey, and melding purpose, vision and mission into the ethos of a brand.

NICH partner, culture and purpose consultant, marketing and brand strategist, consultant to the world’s most influential executives and documentary filmmaker – it’s hard to put a label on Joanna.  We chat about life in Asheville, what she misses in Atlanta and what it was like to make a documentary doing the throws of the pandemic. She walks us through the film’s focus of shifting corporate strategies to stakeholder capitalism and its fascinating relevance to the Renaissance. We also talk about the importance of developing personal/professional relationships and how this will impact the next generation working from home. 

In this week's episode, we recap Chad's 30th-year high school reunion and our picks for the Tour de France. We also discuss the culture wars going on in the world right now, an imbalance in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, performative D&I, and how the new ruling on Affirmative Action could set off a string of lawsuits at work.