Danielle Lassiter, a supervisor of Supply Chain Solutions at Broad River Retail sits down with Charlie to discuss the ins and outs of her role; the challenges with Supply Chain during the pandemic; and how problem-solving creatively has become one of her number one skills. As a member of Broad River Retail's Anti-Racism Committee (the ARC), Danielle also discusses her role on the ARC and how she is bringing awareness to the DEI space within the company. Episode resources: Danielle's current books: "Eat That Frog!" by Brian Tracy - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95887.Eat_That_Frog  "City on Fire" by Garth Risk Hallberg - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24189224-city-on-fire  Danielle's favorite podcasts: Throughline on NPR - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/throughline  Code Switch on NPR - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch  Beautiful / Anonymous: Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beautiful-stories-from-anonymous-people/id1090147504 

Danielle's recommended to-do list program from Microsoft: - https://todo.microsoft.com/tasks/ 

Charlie's book recommendation: "Win the Day" by Mark Batterson - https://www.markbatterson.com/books/wintheday/   

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Eric Turner, Supervisor of Assembly in Operations at the Distribution Center in Four Oaks, North Carolina, has been with Broad River for nearly seventeen years. He shares details around a personal health crisis, his drive, and how important family is to him. Eric and Charlie recount stories from back in the day, how Broad River has grown, and how Eric has grown with the company. Episode resources:

Eric's game recommendation: Phase 10 card game: https://shop.mattel.com/products/phase-10-card-game-w4729

Eric's podcast recommendation: All the Smoke https://www.sho.com/sports/podcasts/all-the-smoke 

Early Broad River/Ashley Commercials featuring Eric: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glu9C0ysOI4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wD_fpcHAzA  This episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/DcQEBPxPF-0  We hope you enjoy this episode and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week. Visit www.StoriesfromtheRiver.com for more episodes.

Tim Sobkowiak makes sure Broad River Retail runs smoothly by providing exceptional Retail Technology and ERP software management within the company. In this conversation with Charlie, he talks about the personal growth he has experienced, from Customer Care, to Supply Chain, and now in the IT department. Tim puts emphasis on his team, the importance of being a facilitator, and having a sense of humor for any situation.

Episode resources:

The Assessment Tim mentioned: Gift of Standout - https://www.marcusbuckingham.com/gift-of-standout/ 

Children's book recommendation: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Creepy-Pair-of-Underwear!/Aaron-Reynolds/Creepy-Tales!/9781442402980 

Tim's favorite podcasts: https://themoth.org/radio-hour and https://www.thisamericanlife.org

STORIS ERP Software Solutions for Home Furnishings Retailers - http://www.STORIS.com 

This episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/7ZhHZY2U8F8 

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Cherelle Maness, a Customer Solutions Manager at Broad River Retail, sits down with Charlie and shares her tips for thriving both personally and professionally during the pandemic. From a morning meditation routine to focusing on one customer at a time, from becoming adaptable to remaining curious in the learning zone, she offers practical tips for keeping customers happy while personally thriving during the pandemic. Her valuable advice would be useful information for any of today’s knowledge workers, remote workers, and call center agents seeking encouragement and a roadmap to also thrive personally and professionally.

Episode resources

Two of Cherelle's favorite meditation videos:

https://youtu.be/j7d5Plai03g & https://youtu.be/OccjH_2ddQc

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This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/c4EgLme7Rss

Charlie sits down with Frank Gastelum, an artist turned successful Home Furnishings Expert at Broad River Retail, and the River's top writer in 2021. They discuss Frank's journey so far, what inspires him, and his advice to current and future Memory Makers. Episode resources: This episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/53TDltiZEu8   We hope you enjoy this episode, and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week.   Visit storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.

Charlie sits down with Heather Greenwood, Associate Director of the Memory Maker Experience department at Broad River Retail. You will learn more about Heather's personal life, her position within the organization, and the history purpose, and goals of MMx. Episode resources: Book Heather mentioned: The Purpose Path, by Dr. Nicholas Pearce - https://www.nicholaspearce.org/book  This episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/n012RqeNtbM We hope you enjoy this episode, and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week. Visit storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.

In this inaugural episode of Stories from the River podcast, Charlie Malouf, CEO of Broad River Retail welcomes his business partner and company COO, Manny Rodrigues. Charlie and Manny discuss company history, strategies, and plans for the future, and we learn quite a bit about Manny's personal vision, his routines, and recommendations.

Episode resources:

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Broad River Retail is thrilled to announce a brand new podcast series, Stories from the River. This show will explore the personal journeys of our very own Memory Makers. We’ll bring you closer to all areas of our company through a fun and inspiring mix of interviews and standalone narratives.

Stay tuned for our first episode, releasing mid February, 2022.