Growth Think Tank

Transparent culture is sharing information freely to benefit the organization and its people. When an organization is transparent, it increases employee engagement and allows them to communicate freely. A transparent culture creates trust between employers and employees and being transparent costs nothing, which gives it an exceptional ROI. Today's guest is Syed Ishaqui, Founder and CEO at AvistaTech. Inc Magazine ranked his company #3022 on the 2022 Inc 5000 list. AvistaTech is a recruiting company providing consulting, strategic solutions, and staffing using a proprietary tool to identify resource gaps and assess technology. In this episode, Syed talks about creating a transparent culture and its impact on the organization. He also shared his insights about leading by example and how as a leader, it always starts with you. Discover how you can create a transparent culture to drive growth for your company. Get the show notes for Transparent Culture Drives Growth with Syed Ishaqui at AvistaTech Click to Tweet: Listening to a fantastic episode on Growth Think Tank featuring #SyedIshaqui with your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttSyedIshaqui #TransparentCulture #GeneHammettPodcast #Inc2022 #GHepisode941 #consultingsolutions #strategicsolutions #staffing Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

There are many avenues to an organization's success, but the process often starts with having the right people required for growth. Invest your time, resources, and energy to get the right people required on the bus, and you will have fewer headaches, expenses, and flat tires later. Today's guest is Donovan Farrow, Founder, and CEO at Alias Infosec. Inc Magazine ranked his company #2068 on the 2022 Inc 5000 list. Alias Infosec is a cybersecurity service specializing in custom prevention, detection, and response solutions to protect clients from cyber threats, attacks, and risks. In this episode, Donovan talks about the right people required for growth. He also shared his journey when he had to reboot, back when he did not have the right people in the right places. Donovan gets real and shares how you can improve your hiring process. Tune-in to our conversation to get the steps he had learned that work for their company. Get the show notes for Right People Required for Growth with Donovan Farrow at Alias Infosec Click to Tweet: Listening to a fantastic episode on Growth Think Tank featuring #DonovanFarrow with your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttDonovanFarrow #RightPeopleRequired #GeneHammettPodcast #Inc2022 #GHepisode940 #cybersecurityservice #protectclientsfromcyberthreats Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Leading a culture of ownership can be challenging. It is about holding yourself and others accountable for your mindset, behavior, and performance. Leading a culture of ownership starts with you. High-performing organizations in Inc 5000 list have cultures built on ownership and accountability and have critical strategic advantages for leaders and teams. Today's guest is Abeer Raza, CMO & Co-Founder at TekRevol. Inc Magazine ranked his company #769 on the 2022 Inc 5000 list. Tekrevol is a mobile app development and digital transformation company delivering products to transform digital presence and improve internal processes. They provide people with a platform where they are free to think critically and innovate to create a better world. In this episode, Abeer talks about leading a culture of ownership, why it matters and what you can do to get there. He also talks about giving his employees greater authority, responsibility, and a sense of ownership. Discover the secrets to leading a culture of ownership and keys to next-level growth. Get the show notes for Leading a Culture of Ownership with Abeer Raza at TekRevol Click to Tweet: Listening to a fantastic episode on Growth Think Tank featuring #AbeerRaza with your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttAbeerRaza #LeadingaCultureofOwnership #GeneHammettPodcast #Inc2022 #GHepisode939 #mobileappdevelopment #digitaltransformationcompany Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Becoming a great leader is a lifelong journey, it doesn't happen overnight. Every day you are on your personal journey of leadership and its full of of failures, lessons, and sacrifices along the way. Today's guest is Jake Dunlap, Founder, and CEO at Skaled Consulting. Inc Magazine ranked his company #3963 on the 2022 Inc 5000 list. Skaled Consulting is a world-class management and sales consulting provider. They accelerate the growth of emerging and enterprise companies by bringing in Sales Leadership, Operations, and Enablement experts who drive real and quantifiable business outcomes. In this episode, Jake talks about his journey of leadership and the things he learned the hardway. He also talks about how to get yourself and the people truly aligned when changes are bound everywhere. He shares the mistakes he has made in his journey of leadership. Learn from this interview with Jake about why values are important and some unconventional approaches to leadership. Get the show notes for The Journey of Leadership with Jake Dunlap at Skaled Consulting Click to Tweet: Listening to a fantastic episode on Growth Think Tank featuring #JakeDunlap with your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttJakeDunlap #JourneyofLeadership #GeneHammettPodcast #Inc2022 #GHepisode938 #managementconsulting #salesconsulting Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Culture matters, and it makes every company unique. Having the right culture builds trust, respect, and the opportunity for employees to participate in shared values and passion. Creating the right culture matters because it directly affects people factors such as employee engagement and motivation; and productivity factors such as product and customer service quality. Today's guest is Amanda Lucey, CEO of The Partnership. Inc Magazine ranked his company #4298 on the 2022 Inc 5000 list. The Partnership is Atlanta's oldest privately held, female-owned marketing and brand communications agency. They truly believe in partnerships, and their approach is to treat all clients like partners to create a deeper working relationship. In this episode, Amanda talks about why culture matters so much if you want a fast-growing company. She also shared how she uses values to align people together and how she created her culture brand. Discover how letting employees learn to start thinking for themselves helps contribute to their growth. Get the show notes for Why Culture Matters with Amanda Lucey at The Partnership Click to Tweet: Listening to a fantastic episode on Growth Think Tank featuring #AmandaLucey with your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttAmandaLucey #Culturematters #GeneHammettPodcast #Inc2022 #GHepisode937 #femaleownedmarketing #brandcommunicationsagency Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

If the challenges of 2020 have taught us anything, it has certainly taught us the importance of being adaptable. There are times we experience unexpected unpleasant situations in life. Being adaptable ensures you stay afloat when adversities of life try to sink you down. Today's guest is Jason Feifer, Editor-in-chief at Entrepreneur Magazine and Author of Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career. Build for Tomorrow is designed to accelerate that process—to help you lessen your panic, adapt faster, define the new normal, and thrive going forward. And it arrives as we all, in some way, have felt a shift in our lives. In this episode, Jason talks about being adaptable and embracing change. He also talks about how running experiments are part of the process for growth. Disocover how to use the power of change and being adaptable to your advantage. Get the show notes for Being Adaptable with Jason Feifer at Entrepreneur Magazine Click to Tweet: Listening to a fantastic episode on Growth Think Tank featuring #JasonFeifer with your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttJasonFeifer #BeingAdaptable #GHepisode936 #GeneHammettPodcast #Author #Build for Tomorrow Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Leadership and innovation are a combination of leadership styles that influence employees to produce creative ideas, products, and services. It is also about figuring out how to add value to an organization and, like with most practices, reaching mastery of leadership and innovation starts within the person herself- or himself. It is the ability to inspire productive action in yourself and empower others during times of creation, invention, uncertainty, and risk. Today's guest is Mauro Porcini, Chief design officer at PepsiCo and Author of The Human Side of Innovation: The Power of People in Love with People. He is responsible for leading innovation by design across PepsiCo's food and beverage portfolio, extending from physical to virtual expressions of the brands. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Their product portfolio includes enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands. In this episode, Mauro talks about leadership and innovation. He also talks about the human side of innovation and making people dream with you. Learn how having a human-centered culture in a workplace makes everything extraordinary. Get the show notes for Leadership and Innovation with Mauro Porcini at PepsiCo Click to Tweet: Listening to a fantastic episode on Growth Think Tank featuring #MauroPorcini with your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttMauroPorcini #LeadershipandInnovation #GHepisode935 #TheHumanSideofInnovation #ThePowerofPeopleinLovewithPeople Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Leaders all across the world would agree that leadership is everything. It determines where the organization will go, what will be achieved, how it will be done, and when it will be done. Leadership is everything. Today's guest is Quinton and Terran Lewis, Founders, and CEO at Herb'N Eden. Inc Magazine ranked his company #125 on the 2022 Inc 5000 list. Herb'N Eden is a Georgia-based natural soap and body care company that creates products made exclusively from plants. Their mission is to develop holistic bath and body products that help maintain skin health with products made from botanical ingredients and essential oils. They strive to empower others with an alternative to the harsh chemicals found in today's market. In this episode, Quinton and Terran talk about how leadership is everything and how it became a key factor in their growth as a company. They also talk about handling difficult conversations and the challenges they had to overcome throughout this journey. Discover the importance of prioritizing customer communication can benefit your business. Get the show notes for Leadership is Everything with Quinton and Terran Lewis at Herb'N Eden Click to Tweet: Listening to a fantastic episode on Growth Think Tank featuring #TerranLewis #QuintonLewis with your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttQuintonTerranLewis #Leadershipiseverything #GeneHammettPodcast #Inc2022 #GHepisode934 #bodycarecompany #naturalsoapcompany Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Companies have found a way to create engaged employees who have a clear view of the company's future goals by transitioning to a results-driven culture that rewards employees' achievements. The foundation of a results-driven culture is built upon effective communication between managers and employees and the aligning of a company's mission and values. Today's guest is Enrique Alvarez, Managing Director at Vector Global Logistics. Inc Magazine ranked his company #1775 on the 2022 Inc 5000 list. Vector Global Logistics is a Georgia-based logistics firm providing logistics and shipping services, with expertise in nonprofit organizations and complex regions. In this episode, Enrique talks about creating a results-driven culture and hiring based on values and culture alignment from the beginning. He also talks about leadership and how giving the people the freedom contributed to the success of their company. Take away any one of these 3 simple parts and see if it's something that you may want to align your organization with. Get the show notes for Creating a Results-driven Culture for Growth with Enrique Alvarez at Vector Global Logistics Click to Tweet: Listening to a fantastic episode on Growth Think Tank featuring #EnriqueAlvarez with your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttEnriqueAlvarez #ResultsdrivenCulture #GeneHammettPodcast #Inc2022 #GHepisode933 #logisticsfirm #shippingservices Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Passion makes a difference and if you want to have a passionate, inspired workforce, it begins with you: the leader. Leading passionate people also requires passion. Passionate leaders motivate and inspire their people to be the best they can be and put as much of their best self, as they can into achieving their goals. Today's guest is Shawn Lankton, Founder, and CEO at CoreView. Inc Magazine ranked his company #1388 on the 2022 Inc 5000 list. CoreView is a software platform helping IT teams manage oversight of their Microsoft 365 environment by providing management solutions. In this episode, Shawn talks about leading passionate people and why it's such a critical factor in the company's growth. He also talks about how as a leader, you have to want to do the actual work and figure out where every employee's passion lies. Motivating team members to act toward achieving a shared goal and leading passionate people to help them realize their highest potential. Discover how sharing stories with team members about the impact you have on the customers and the value of the services you all give can make a difference and serve as an inspiration to others. Get the show notes for Hiring and Leading Passionate People with Shawn Lankton at CoreView Click to Tweet: Listening to a fantastic episode on Growth Think Tank featuring #ShawnLankton with your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttShawnLankton #LeadingPassionatePeople #GeneHammettPodcast #Inc2022 #GHepisode932 #managementsolutions #Microsoft365ManagementPlatform Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!