"Sell me 50% of your store and I promise you will make more owning 50% than you are currently owning 100% of it"

This was the offer Mike made to his uncle when he was 24 and wanted to take on more responsibility after having worked in the only location of premier Pet Supply for a few years.

Mike talks about the challenge of being a leader in your 20's managing peers your age as well as older team members. He also discusses how he got people behind his vision of growth for the store after years of being just a one location business.

You will hear how, through focusing on a hands on approach, he has built a community with a loyal customer base. That customer base and the attention to the little details, helped Premier Pet Supply navigate COVID and help hold their market share as online giants like Chewy emerged.

Most importantly Mike will tell you how to use 2 brooms to solve the situation of a wild deer crashing into his store and running rampage!

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This is our longest podcast but I promise you that you will wish it was longer.

Valerie Newman is a titan on the Detroit legal scene and was honored in 2019 by being inducted into Wayne States Hall of Fame. This honor acknowledges graduates whose extraordinary professional success and contributions, profound positive influence on Wayne Law, and high degree of character and integrity are recognized by their peers.

You will hear from Valerie on what it entails to argue a case in front of the supreme court . Not only the vast amount of small details and traditions that need to be adhered to but also the struggle to be able to argue a case there. Many lawyers encouraged Valerie to step away and pass the case on to a large law firm and all refused to partner with her on it apart from one.

Valerie has had to deal with not only the doubters but with outrageous acts of misogyny throughout her career too that have only made her resolve stronger to leave her industry a better place than she found it.

Valerie is always pursuing positive outcomes that benefit the pursuit of justice and in her current role she heads up the conviction integrity unit at Wayne County's prosecutors office. To date, that unit has had over 2000 case requests and has so far delivered relief for 36 individuals.

Valerie talks about the finality of the law and if the system is actually set up more to preserve its process than to truly achieve justice.

We would love to hear from you on this thought provoking episode, so please feel free to get in touch via email or social media

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"We all have to go through hard things, and thats OK"

David talks about how he started his business 10 years ago with minimal funds and a small loan at a 32% interest rate. You will hear how he built MECA to where now he has multiple locations and over 60 staff.

Just because the business has grown, it doesn't mean the struggles have gone away and David is very honest about maintaining a work/life balance and being able to be productive when your personal life keeps throwing up challenges.

He has become the go to trainer for many pro athletes but you don't have to be a pro athlete, or indeed an 'athlete' at all to train at his gyms and he details 5 heathy habits that anyone can apply to their life.

Whether its your personal brand or your business, if you want insight in how to be seen as an expert in your field then this is the episode for you.

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In this episode Thad focuses on the future of the car industry in the next 10 years and discusses how that is being incorporated into this years Detroit Auto Show that he is the president of.

As president he was tasked with getting all the board members, who own companies in the car industry themselves, to move in one direction with energy and enthusiasm. It is no small feat to be able to create buy in, compromise where necessary and drive a show forward, especially over recent years with COVID and serious supply chain issues.

From running dealerships in local communities, to running North America's largest car show Thad brings positivity and a drive, to not only lift up an event itself, but also all those involved in it as well.

If you currently, or aspire in the future to, manage people where they need to accomplish challenging tasks by coming together as one, then this is an episode for you.

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Thad grew up in the car business with his dad being a close associate of Roger Penske. However this is no tale of someone being handed the keys to the store, rather of someone who has forged his way to the top and earned the respect of Metro Detroit's car dealers.

Thad is passionate about developing a culture that permeates through every aspect of his 5 dealerships in Metro Detroit. One testament to that culture is that he has a large number of employees who have been there over 10 years. You will hear how Thad actively works on that culture everyday that is a lot more than just a code of ethics.

You will also hear about those hard decisions such as when Thad had to part ways with a high performing employee, numbers wise, but they could not fully buy in to the company culture.

If you want to establish a strong culture to be associated with your brand and business then this is a must listen to episode.

Thad has also been heavily involved with charities and the local schools

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Mamba and his wife Nadia, came to America seeking asylum from Burundi. Their story of how they have solved the many problems that were placed in front of them on their way to running a successful restaurant in Detroit is inspiring.

You will hear Mamba open up about his passion for developing a supportive community around and through his business that has helped him grow and flourish. You will not only learn lessons about the mindset needed to overcome challenges from this interview but you will also gain insight into the joy that he puts into his business which has helped him succeed.

Anyone looking to start a small business needs to listen to this episode to understand how to build a community that will be your support system as you launch and grow.

Mamba has also won an episode of Food Networks 'Chopped' and has been nominated for a James Beard award.

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