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A great coach can transform a sports organization, just like a great business owner can transform a company. Pete Carroll transformed The Seattle Seahawks. 14 years ago, my beloved Seahawks needed a change at head coach but no one expected bringing in a college coach from the hated USC Trojans. Not to mention some of the rumblings of NCAA violations... Pete came in and said this is going to be a players first organization that empowers the players to be themselves in order to get the most out of them on the field. He bucked the trend of conventional player/coach relationships, and it worked. As a business owner, you have to decide what your management strategy is going to be. Are you going to choose a conventional way of management or create your own blended management style? From there, how are you going to evolve that style as industries and people change? I think staying true to your authentic self as a manager is the best way to build rapport and trust with a team, and even clients. Trying to force a different communication style because you've "read" it's the right way to do it can easily come off as disingenuous. If I ever have a run at a company, like the run Pete Carroll had in Seattle, you can sign me up for that right now. Thanks, Pete. #seahawks #linkedinsports #sportsbiz #management

My marketing team tells me I need to talk about what we do. A new SBA client just hit the nail on the head. #openforbusiness #sba #businessvaluation #smallbusiness

Starting a business? You need 1 Million Cups. 7 years ago, I started attending my local chapter of the entrepreneurial community called 1 Million Cups. It was a gift. I still recall the feedback I got after my first presentation: “you just talked for 6 minutes, but I still don’t know what you do.” It was the honest perspective I wasn’t getting anywhere else. I would come and go over the years, meeting great people and learning from them. 2 years ago I stepped in as lead organizer. Something awesome started happening when I showed up every week, asked others for help, and kept refining and testing my own business models on stage. Now, I find that what we hope will happen to every attendee is happening to me: business is taking off and I have to step away from regular attendance. 1 Million Cups is a community that will help you grow if you let it. It’s not a place to find clients or customers. It’s a place to find perspective and ideas. Check it out. There’s free coffee.

Best place to celebrate a birthday!! All jokes aside, Kwik Trip seriously is the greatest gas station around! The Kwik Trip mission is to treat others as they would like to be treated and putting the consumer at such a high priority has made the chain thrive to the noteriety it has now. Given the lengthy process and supply chain of getting gas all the way to your local station from the ground of which it came, profit margins on gas are low. So low, that gas station owners can really only make their money from the goods inside the building they sell. “So what makes it so special?” Great question reader, and it is because Kwik Trip has taken out the complex supply chain of its products inside the store and sources a lot of them directly from a Kwik Trip owned kitchen. This doesn’t only make their goods delicious, it makes them extremely affordable too! We eat tasty treats, Kwik Trip still makes it’s money. This can be contained by a tight-knit geographical leash which keeps Kwik Trip mainly in Wisconsin. That turns the focus onto a narrow number of areas within the business such as food quality, cleanliness, and customer service which gave Kwik Trip the #1 spot of gas stations ranked by USA Today. In my 22 years on this Earth, I have never gone into a Kwik Trip and had a negative experience with an employee. That confidence probably comes from child care, healthcare, scholarships, 40% profit sharing, and recognition programs among many other benefits available to their staff. Regardless of what Kwik Trip does or does not do great, there is plenty that we can learn as businesspeople about how putting the consumer first instead of analyzing their consumer habits and manipulating them can really help a company thrive. The welcoming atmosphere at Kwik Trip is no joke and paired with Midwest hospitality it becomes unbeatable, so I get why this guy would want his birthday to be there!

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This week - Venus Media turns 6 - the "Mother" of all numbers! And this has me doing quite a bit of reflection on what it takes to be an entrepreneur. As I think back on the ups and downs of starting a company, these are the top 6 lessons I've learned: 1. Ignorance is Bliss. If I'd known everything that it takes to start, build and run a company, I'm not sure I would have done it. Not knowing everything actually helped me push through at some of the toughest moments and find creative solutions to challenges along the way. 2. Reputation is everything. Do what you say you're doing to do. Show up, follow up and do good work. When you do, your clients and partners will remember it and they will recommend and refer you to others. 3. The business is only as strong as your weakest team member. Hire people that are smarter than you, set-aside your ego and be open to feedback from within your team. This is the foundation for growth. 4. Culture WINS even when there are setbacks. Treat your team with love and respect and find fun ways to celebrate the wins. This makes the losses easier to digest. 5. When all else fails, hard work and showing up every day will payoff. "Days off" don't exist as a founder. So when times are slow the best thing to do is to get up and get to work. Activity breeds activity and doing this consistently will ensure success down the road. 6. Mental and Physical health are everything. Working out, keeping a routine and eating and sleeping well are all a HUGE part of being a successful entrepreneur. If you're not well, your business will suffer - so make sure you take care of YOU first and foremost. #entrepreneurship #femalefounder #anniversary #mediaagency #leadership #team

A friend released his new book called "Health & Safety Programming" which educates on the most effective ways of protecting employees. If you are looking for an easy read with wonderful EH&S skills and techniques to incorporate within your organization or team, you can buy his new book on Amazon at the link below. Feel free to reach out to him on LinkedIn as well for any advice. https://lnkd.in/gBk2-_5M #ehs #healthandsafetytraining #healthandsafety #workforce #trainingcourse #traininganddevelopment #staysafe #goodread

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Safe advice from our Growth Director Ali Newton. It’s so easy to forget this when you’re consumed in creating great content. People need to hear what you want them to do so make it easy for them :)

Honoring his legacy on his birth anniversary with a timeless reminder: No real change is achieved by mere discussions. Let actions speak louder than words. ?? #RememberingLegacy #ActionSpeaksLouder #BirthAnniversaryReflections #CreateChange #ImpulsePaper #Impulsepaperindustries