On this edition of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own Jay Doran is being interviewed by the founder and Chief Victory Officer at the Center for Victory and Executive Coach and the Director of Learning and Development of Top Contractor School Eric Guy about his work on The CEO Manual . This series is all about explaining some of the pertinent aspects of the manual and how it is designed to help change a founder into a CEO and that conversation continues today.
Nov 16, 2024•24 min•Season 57Ep. 676
As 2024 is quickly coming to a close, it is time to start setting our sites on the future and what 2025 is going to be. If you've ever met Jay Doran , it should come as no surprise to you that he's looking to add intensity to his 2025. Despite shortcomings, negativity, things happening outside of your control, if you attack your goals with intensity and focus on what you can control, there is no doubt that 2025 is going to be your year.
Nov 16, 2024•23 min•Season 57Ep. 675
Our guests today are the Head of Engagement and Outreach at American Business Media, Andrew Berman , and returning for the first time since season 1 and the Chief Marketing Officer of Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Paul Lucido , and we've got these culture trailblazers back again for another discussion of Jay's book, Thirty Days of Thought. The conversation is focused on the chapter entitled "Mom" which gives these three gentlemen the opportunity to discuss the effect their mothers have h...
Nov 15, 2024•54 min•Season 57Ep. 674
Nothing is get rich quick; there is nothing get rich quick. It doesn't happen, I don't believe, in that way. It's get rich slow. Hard work, perseverance, and consistency. I can tell you with anything that if you stay consistent with anything over time it's going to grown and if you grow it with a strong foundation, it can't be stopped." Military veteran, former law enforcement officer and the founder of Showcase Remodels Sam DeMaio is making his inaugural appearance on our show and he's here to ...
Nov 15, 2024•39 min•Season 57Ep. 673
We've got Jay Doran bringing you another culture discussion today and our theme is education. Companies that encourage or, better yet, offer their employees the opportunity to become further educated are absolutely going to reap the benefits of higher rates of innovation. We're digging down a little deeper on today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.
Nov 15, 2024•16 min•Season 57Ep. 672
On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, Jay Doran is discussing his experience within The Peterson Academy. This is a course conceptualized by Jordan B. Peterson and aimed at personal development. Jay is unpacking some of the courses he has taken, what the commitment to personal growth takes, and the benefits he has been reaping since starting this journey.
Nov 14, 2024•34 min•Season 56Ep. 671
On this very special episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own Jay Doran is being interviewed by the founder and Chief Victory Officer at the Center for Victory and Executive Coach and the Director of Learning and Development of Top Contractor School Eric Guy regarding Jay's work, The CEO Manual .
Nov 14, 2024•33 min•Season 56Ep. 670
Jay Doran The Culture Man is here with another chance to chat about culture and the topic for the day is the correlation between a company's culture and its profits. If a company's culture is not in good shape, that is going to cause the employees to feel a certain type of way which is going to ultimately lead to poorer performances which is then going to lead to losing money. It seems pretty simple, but Jay is going to dive even deeper and get into how improving culture can improve the profits....
Nov 14, 2024•24 min•Season 56Ep. 669
We've got another culture conversation coming to you today with our very own Jay Doran at the helm and today's topic is why people go job hunting. The answer shouldn't surprise you. 43% of people are seeking alternate employment due to, you guessed it, company culture! There is a lot to unpack in there and we're going to let The Culture Man break it down on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.
Nov 13, 2024•31 min•Season 56Ep. 668
"I have had the pleasure of racing with some incredible people for four decades. People who impressed me. People who are iconic to this industry. In my day, I was a hell of a race car driver and in the pocket of a great market. I feel myself, still, in the cockpit of my own car, gripping the wheel, and leaning int the turns. I know today what it takes to get the car up to full speed and to keep it there. Throttling, racing, competing, and I know the sweet taste of victory. I wonder when I will n...
Nov 13, 2024•27 min•Season 56Ep. 667
On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 31 of our ongoing series where our very own Jay Doran discusses his book, Thirty Days of Thought , and goes through the process right alongside our listeners. In this installment, Jay is getting into larger themes like confidence from the company, diversity amongst employees, and allowing our enemies to assess us. It's another deep dive on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.
Nov 13, 2024•21 min•Season 56Ep. 666
On this edition of culture content with Jay Doran , Jay is going over an innovative business strategy known as "Holacracy" or the practice of doing away with job titles in a workplace meant to promote more a team mentality and abolishing hierarchy. It was notably applied to Zappos by former CEO, the late, great Tony Hsieh in late 2014. During this discussion, Jay gives his thoughts on the concept as a whole, some of the positives and negatives of the system, and how it might affect businesses of...
Nov 12, 2024•23 min•Season 56Ep. 665
"Bosses are there to punish you and catch you in the act of doing something wrong. Mentors are there to encourage you and to catch you in the act of doing something good and you go to a mentor when you are struggling and you need help." Mentor, advisor, co-author of The Definitive Guide to TikTok Ads , and the CEO of BlitzMetrics Dennis Yu is making his first appearance on the program today and he is about to put on a technological clinic, so we hope you're ready! Dennis and Jay are diving into ...
Nov 12, 2024•51 min•Season 56Ep. 664
On today's look into culture content, our very own Jay Doran is sitting down to discuss a topic that is widely debated among even the most successful of business types: is the customer or the employee more important? Perhaps it is better to ask, who has the most impact on the business. It's possible that this is as close to a chicken and the egg situation as one can get in business, but Jay is going to break it down and cite the late, great Herb Kelleher along the way. You'll have to make up you...
Nov 12, 2024•27 min•Season 56Ep. 663
On today's installment of a culture chat with Jay Doran , Jay is discussing why it is important to encourage people to take the grown-up road when conflicts or differences in opinion take place in the workplace and to confront the issues head on. One of the easiest ways for disagreements to escalate and to undermine the culture of an institution is to avoid dealing with them head on. The Culture Man is here to remind our listeners while respectful confrontation may not be the most pleasant thing...
Nov 11, 2024•27 min•Season 56Ep. 662
"A sacred respect to institutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy, of a free government." - Alexander Hamilton Advisor, attorney, MBA holder, and all-around great person Chimuanya Osuoha of Lex Nova Law is making her debut on the show today and when a person of this magnitude drops by, we aren't going to waste any time and jump right into it. Chimuanya and Jay are digging into Chimuanya's journey to where she is today, her background and the background of her family, and how t...
Nov 11, 2024•57 min•Season 56Ep. 661
"In the sermon on the mount, Jesus said, 'Do not give what is holy to the dogs nor cast your pearls before a swine lest they trample them under their feet and turn and tear you in pieces.'" - Matthew 7:6 On a special episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, Jay Doran is sitting down in a stand alone conversation concerning the "Yes Person Effect". We all know what "yes people" are and why they do what they do, but is there a broader effect at work? Does that effect affect the company at large or ...
Nov 11, 2024•29 min•Season 56Ep. 660
On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 30 of our ongoing series where our very own Jay Doran discusses his book, Thirty Days of Thought , and goes through the process right alongside our listeners. Jay talks about the growth that comes from embracing your pain from the past and that it derives from purpose along with learning to embrace the elements of your past that have made you who you are today. It's a deep dive into some heavy waters today, but we're looking to ...
Nov 10, 2024•28 min•Season 55Ep. 659
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." - Michael Jordan Our dear friend and the founder and CEO of EPM Eddy Perez has made his way back to the show and this conversation is coming from the 2024 Mortgage Banking Association Annual. Eddy and Jay are discussing what the MBA Annual is and what makes it such a great event, why the only thing within your control is what you say and do, and why people claiming they're unable to afford to buy a house doesn't sit right wit...
Nov 10, 2024•20 min•Season 55Ep. 658
Back again with some more food for your culture thoughts is our very own Jay Doran and today he's talking about the two pizza rule. What is the two pizza rule? Are we talking real pizzas and what kind of toppings are available? Sit tight and find out during this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.
Nov 10, 2024•19 min•Season 55Ep. 657
On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 30 of our ongoing series where our very own Jay Doran discusses his book, Thirty Days of Thought , and goes through the process right alongside our listeners. Today, Jay is discussing the passion for intellectual pursuits and how that can affect other, sometimes more personal parts of one's life. There is a lot to unpack here and we're going to unpack it all on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.
Nov 09, 2024•40 min•Season 55Ep. 656
"The state of man's mind or the elementary phase of mind which he so far possesses conforms precisely to the state of the world as he so far views it." - George Wilhelm Hegel Author, coach, consultant, and founder of Astranaut, and a soon-to-be leader in the civilian space game Shannon Graham is our guest today and we're going beyond Earth's gravity for this one. Shannon and Jay are discussing the rise in ability to send civilians to space and the rise in people's desires to go, what The Overvie...
Nov 09, 2024•57 min•Season 55Ep. 655
On this show, we make it a point to discuss success and ways of finding success and how others have found it to help inspire our listeners to go and get it themselves. Today, we're taking a bit of a different approach and discussing failure. More specifically, how to take failure to improve yourself and your business which is, admittedly, not the easiest thing in the world to do. We might be talking about failure, but we hope you succeed in listening to this episode of The Culture Matters Podcas...
Nov 09, 2024•25 min•Season 55Ep. 654
"Fear doesn't control us by dominating our emotions. It controls us by quietly convincing us that our comfort is more important than happiness. The only real risk is taking no risks. The only real failure is having no failures. The only real pain is the avoidance of pain." - Mark Munson Author of Make Reinvention Your Superpower , advisor, business strategist, consultant, and founder of the Glenn Llopis Group Glenn Llopis is making his inaugural appearance on our show today and we have a big sho...
Nov 08, 2024•57 min•Season 55Ep. 653
On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 29 of our ongoing series where our very own Jay Doran discusses his book, Thirty Days of Thought , and goes through the process right alongside our listeners. Today, Jay is discussing the overwhelming information available to us at all times and the ways in which that can affect the mind and work ethic. In a world overladen with information, we've got a little more coming your way on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast....
Nov 08, 2024•21 min•Season 55Ep. 652
"Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things." - Peter Drucker A little while back, our very own Jay Doran sat down with Eric Guy to discuss a work that Jay had produced called The CEO Manual (Season 49, Episode 582). In that interview, Eric and Jay discussed in broad strokes what the purpose of the manual is, where Jay's inspiration to write it came from, and how it can help founders and CEO's. Today, Jay is going to begin an introduction of The CEO Manual with a much...
Nov 08, 2024•52 min•Season 55Ep. 651
We've got Jay Doran back again for another culture chat and today The Culture Man is discussing fostering a strong company culture. There are many steps that need to be taken to get your company to a strong strong, but you need to start with just one step. All great things start with the first step. Do you have what it takes to take that first step? We here at The Culture Matters Podcast think you do.
Nov 07, 2024•13 min•Season 55Ep. 650
On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 29 of our ongoing series where our very own Jay Doran discusses his book, Thirty Days of Thought , and goes through the process right alongside our listeners. Today, Jay is discussing keeping a straight head in the face of adversity and not freaking out. We're going quick and to the point on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.
Nov 07, 2024•13 min•Season 55Ep. 649
"The value of a thing sometimes lies not in what one attains with it, but in what one pays for it; what it costs us." - Friedrich Nietzsche Founder of Board of Advisors, mentor, and coach Mike Calhoun is back again and for this go around we are talking about values. What are values? How do we discern what our values are and have them make an impact to ourselves and to our company culture? How do we lend meaning and purpose to our values? How do we instill our values into our teams so that they w...
Nov 07, 2024•38 min•Season 55Ep. 648
We've got another culture chat on the show today lead by our very own Jay Doran . The conversation today is about employee retention and several mistakes that a lot of employers make with what should be one of the most important parts of a business. If you're looking to make sure you're not just keeping your employees, but keeping the right employees, then this is the episode for you.
Nov 06, 2024•17 min•Season 54Ep. 647