Building Culture From the Ground Up with Don Thoma, CEO at Aireon

How do you build culture from scratch? Our guest is Don Thoma, CEO at Aireon, and the quintessential intrapreneur turned entrepreneur. 

Don shares how important the hiring process is for screening people that will enhance your company's culture and for emphasizing its importance on the front end. He also shares how communication is vital, but walking the talk is even more important in the way you and your leaders live out the values and celebrate team members who are doing the same.

Finally, we talk about talent development in a startup environment. Don is a great example of what it looks like to be a successful intrapreneur who takes initiative and creates opportunities and future roles. The implications for senior leaders: be looking for emerging talent you can empower with greater responsibility.

Leadership On Purpose is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve