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Hiring a CEO to Run Things (and Get Life Back)

Sep 08, 20251 hr 50 min
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Jeremy Hunka bought a $2m cabinet business, and year one consumed him. Leadership had to evolve for things to improve.

Topics in Jeremy’s interview:

  • Buying a business at age 27
  • Rocky first day as owner
  • Living 1.5 hours from the business
  • Employees wanting him present every day
  • Taking too long to fire an employee
  • Watching sales drop dangerously low
  • Facing resistance from employees
  • Learning to balance empathy with boundaries
  • Hiring a great sales leader
  • Installing a CEO to run the day-to-day

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron

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