"Stewardship is a biblical profession." - Tom Gayner On an incredibly special episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, we are welcoming back our long-time friend, frequent collaborator on the show, and the founder of Arena Securities, Aleck Arena , to co-host today's proceedings as we welcome a very special guest to the show. Chairman and Portfolio Manager at Davis Funds and Independent Director on the Board of Directors with Berkshire Hathaway Chris Davis is our guest today and we could not be m...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 42 min
"Conflict delayed is conflicted multiplied." - Dr. Jordan B. Peterson Founder of The Pavement Group, Top Contractor School, the host of "The Brian Hess Show", and a frequent and favorite guest on the show Brian Hess is here to take a look back at a very special event that took place recently. That event was the annual Top Contractor School this year which included Dr. Jordan B. Peterson as the keynote speaker. Brian and Jay are digging into what that event means to Brian and what it's like to to...
Feb 04, 2025•33 min•Season 67Ep. 795
The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker, but of the manager." - Peter Drucker Real estate professional, businessman, co-owner of R.K. Reiman, and host of "The Real Build" podcast Bill Reiman has made his way back to The Culture Matters Podcast and, as Jay says in the beginning, buckle up! Bill and Jay are digging into the things that made 2024 a special year and some of the things to look forward to in 2025, how creating a very solid company culture and an environment wh...
Feb 03, 2025•50 min•Season 67Ep. 794
"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." - Warren Buffet Advisor, mentor, host of the "Openly Outspoken" podcast, and founder of Unicorn Investments and Unicorn Traffic Jeremy Adams and he's stopping by for another chat with The Culture Man. During this quick conversation, Jeremy and Jay are digging into the need for the people closest to you to be honest and real with you, making rapid growth an area of serious focus, and the potential revenue to be made through social media. Whether its...
Feb 02, 2025•19 min•Season 67Ep. 793
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Peter Drucker U.S. military veteran, management consultant, and author of 98 Octane John New has returned to the show for another go around with the The Culture Man. On today's show, John and Jay are digging into understanding that you have the ability to control everything around you except for the clock, how no job in an organization should ever be looked at as beneath anyone (even if you are the CEO), and how the biggest commitment you n...
Feb 01, 2025•42 min•Season 67Ep. 792
"Plans are good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work." - Peter Drucker True legend in the Philadelphia hospitality industry turned founder of Bottom Line Consulting Drew Carballo is back on the show to talk about his latest venture and how he is helping spread culture to all of his clients. Drew and Jay are unpacking successful ways of navigating problems as they arise, assuring your clients through words and actions that their goals and aspirations are as important to yo...
Jan 31, 2025•39 min•Season 66Ep. 791
"It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela Founder and CEO of EPM and one of favorite regular guests on the show Eddy Perez is back today for a look back at 2024 and a look forward to 2025. There is a lot to be thankful for over the past year and a lot to look forward to in this coming one and we are going to get into all of it. It wouldn't be an Eddy Perez episode if we didn't get into some culture as well, so Eddy and Jay are digging into cheating time instead of trying to ...
Jan 30, 2025•54 min•Season 66Ep. 790
"When conflict is addressed in the desire to seek a solution, to seek to understand, versus be right, then it's a lot more beneficial and it's important. It also deepens the relationship that made it through the conflict." Author, coach, world-renowned speaker, advisor, and the creator of JumpStart Connect Jen Groover is making her long-awaited second appearance on our show and we're excited to have her back for another chat about culture, leadership, and all things in between. To get a little m...
Jan 29, 2025•52 min•Season 66Ep. 789
"The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer." - Peter Drucker Founder and CEO of Informed Mortgage Stephen Carpitella is making his inaugural appearance on the show today which means we've got one of the best in the mortgage business here to share some knowledge with our listeners. Stephen and Jay are digging into how continuing to educate ourselves is so important because we aren't taught how to survive in life in school, making sure that you execute on the opportunities that are ...
Jan 28, 2025•53 min•Season 66Ep. 788
"Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it earns it. He who doesn't pays it." - Albert Einstein Invest advisor representative with Pine Valley Investments Noah Modica is making his first appearance on the show and if you are looking for some words of wisdom around finances then you have come to the right episode with the right guest. Noah and Jay are digging into why not everyone is suited to work from home why some people thrive out in the field, digging up some...
Jan 27, 2025•39 min•Season 66Ep. 787
"He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to walk and run and climb and dance. One cannot fly into flying." Founder of Board of Advisors, mentor, coach, and our unofficial co-host for the recent New Year's Eve Jubilee marathon podcasting Mike Calhoun is back on the program today to discuss what Board of Advisors actually is, its purpose, and many other leadership and culture topics. Mike and Jay dive into the inspiration behind Board of Advisors and why it came to be and what it is doi...
Jan 26, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 66Ep. 786
"Put all good eggs in one basket and then watch that basket." - Andrew Carnegie Andrew Berman is an advisor, mentor, and the Head of Engagement and Outreach at American Business Media and one of our favorite and most frequent guests on the show and he's back again today to dig into a little more culture. Andrew and Jay are digging into Jay's master plan for the NYE Jubilee (episodes 768-782), why being a strong and convicted leader means needing to have the best information possible to make info...
Jan 25, 2025•52 min•Season 66Ep. 785
"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." - Warren Buffet Real estate investment and asset management leader, founding partner of Vive Funds, and 2017 recipient of the Politico Woman of the Year award for her philanthropic endeavors surrounding the Hurricane Harvey disaster response Veena Jetti is making her inaugural appearance on the show today and we are going to be making the most of it. Veena and Jay are digging into why understanding the motiva...
Jan 24, 2025•55 min•Season 66Ep. 784
"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." - Joseph Campbell Former President of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and former President and COO of MGM Home Entertainment David Bishop is joining us on the program today and we could not be more excited to have a man with his experience and knowledge on The Culture Matters Podcast. David and Jay jump into some of David's experiences with both Sony and MGM and what those experiences taught him as a leader, the...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Season 66Ep. 783
"I can't help losers, but I can help winners that are currently losing. Can I help you?" We've come to the end of what can only be considered a wildly successful New Year's Eve jubilee and if ever there was a time to reflect on the day, it is now and we couldn't think of a better person to reflect with than entrepreneur, author, and host of the "Dropping Bombs" podcast, the real Brad Lea . But wait...there's more! Our co-host for the day, founder of Board of Advisors Mike Calhoun has stuck with ...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 66Ep. 782
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction both are transformed." - Carl Gustav Jung Just when you thought the New Year's Eve jubilee couldn't get any bigger, we go ahead and keep reaching higher. The owner of Bottom Line Consulting and a true legend in the Philadelphia restaurant community, Drew Carballo , and the co-host of the "Selling the Dream" podcast, Joseph Iredell , are joining Jay and our co-host for this podcasting marath...
Jan 21, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 66Ep. 781
"The "Lalapalooza Effect" is when a bunch of different mental habits team up to create a big impact." - Charlie Munger You never know what you're going to get during a New Year's Eve jubilee and on this episode, we are packing in the guests for a culture party unlike anything we've done so far. We're welcoming the founder of All Things Insurance Group, Pete Fournier , founder and CEO of OneTapConnect Charlie Cina , and co-host of the "Selling the Dream" podcast Ken Jordan . As if that wasn't eno...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 66Ep. 780
"The long game is longer than you think. That's hard. That's hard sometimes. How committed are you?" On this edition of the New Year's Eve jubilee, we are having a battle of the golden voices. In one corner we have the founder of Duffin Media and Duffin Coaching, host of the "Your Message Received" podcast, John Duffin , and in the other corner we have today's unofficial co-host and the founder of Board of Advisors, Mike Calhoun . After some introductory chat, these culture tycoons are discussin...
Jan 19, 2025•48 min•Season 65Ep. 779
"Because I care, I encourage you: don't 'f' this up." Chief Victory Officer at the Center for Victory and Executive Coach and the Director of Learning and Development of Top Contractor School, Eric Guy , and entrepreneur, business coach, founder of legit.com and host of the "No Half Cakes" podcast Jim Sabellico are getting in on this New Year's Eve marathon podcasting session and we're being joined once again by the iron man himself, Mike Calhoun . What a group we've assembled for this chat and ...
Jan 18, 2025•46 min•Season 65Ep. 778
"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." The founder and owner of Guardian Roofing and Siding Robert Frehafer is joining our New Year's Eve jubilee and continuing to show his endurance in this culture cavalcade as he's been rocking with us since 4 am is the founder of Board of Advisors, Mike Calhoun . These three gents are discussing the deep timbre of Mike's voice and some of the challenges it presented as a young man as well as a lengthy discussion on faith, the role it plays in...
Jan 17, 2025•52 min•Season 65Ep. 777
" Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards." - Søren Kierkegaard We are keeping this NYE rig rolling with the founder of 20/20 Vision for Success and author of Finding Honor: The Journey to Truth , Christine Beckwith as well as mortgage industry titan Nathan Knottingham and Mike Calhoun is still rocking with us as this marathon is still underway! Christine, Nathan, Mike, and Jay are digging into some of the journey's that have gotten our distinguished guests to where the...
Jan 16, 2025•50 min•Season 65Ep. 776
"He who looks through his eyes sees little. He looks through his ears sees much." As we keep moving through this New Year's Ever podcasting marathon session, we are continuing to introduce the right people to the right people. Along with Mr. Endurance himself Mike Calhoun , we are talking with the founder of The Pavement Group, Top Contractor School, the host of "The Brian Hess Show", and a frequent guest on this show, Brian Hess , as well as the COO of the Hubert Vester Auto Group, creator of t...
Jan 15, 2025•57 min•Season 65Ep. 775
" That's the only place you're going to learn: the bottom. That's when you're going to get focused." Advisor, consultant, and business and financial guru Matt McHale and transformative health and wellness expert and everyone's favorite medical professional Dr. David Yerkes are going Jay and Mike Calhoun for another leg of this New Year's Eve journey. This conversation bobs and weaves its way through how many different lenses we get to view other people and our own experiences through, how someti...
Jan 14, 2025•50 min•Season 65Ep. 774
"Because I care, I encourage you: don't 'f' this up." Musician, mortgage professional, host of the "Laugh, Lend, and Eat" podcast, and co- author of Leadership Matters Fobby Naghmi and Nathan Merril , our favorite philosopher and artisan contractor with Vision Stone and Tile, are joining the New Year's Ever podcasting extravaganza along with Mike Calhoun to keep this train rolling. These gentlemen are digging into 2024 and deciphering some of the bigger moments and revelations that came with it,...
Jan 13, 2025•52 min•Season 65Ep. 773
"When things go wrong, logic rarely prepares." - Yuri Mitchell Christopher Tighe is a U.S. Navy and NCIS veteran as well as the founder of Elevation Construction and he's back again to share in the NYE Palooza festivities alongside Mike Calhoun and Vinnie Candelore who have been kind enough to stick around and contribute to another culture fueled conversation. Chris, Mike, Vinnie, and Jay are sharing about what proper motivation can help you accomplish, the effectiveness of great culture on a co...
Jan 12, 2025•56 min•Season 65Ep. 772
"Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes them its instrument." - Carl Jung Artist, entrepreneur, podcast host, and the Creative Director for 1Team Media Vinnie Candelore is back on the show to continue this NYE Palooza and the party has started to fill out nicely. Not only do we have Vinnie, but Mike Calhoun and Andrew Berman have decided to stick around for the third episode of Jay's podcasting marathon. Our cultural Fab Four are digging into deciding whether you are p...
Jan 11, 2025•50 min•Season 65Ep. 771
"This was decided for me before I was chosen. This is my destiny." Andrew Berman is an advisor, mentor, and the Head of Engagement and Outreach at American Business Media and he is our second guest for this cultural endurance trial today. Part of the fun of this NYE Palooza is getting to introduce good people to other good people and that is what is happening today as our guest from the last conversation, Mike Calhoun , is sticking around for a little while to get in on this conversation. Among ...
Jan 10, 2025•57 min•Season 65Ep. 770
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction both are transformed." - Carl Gustav Jung Founder of Board of Advisors, mentor, and coach Mike Calhoun is back on the program today as our very first guest for our New Year's Eve marathon podcast session and even though it is early in the morning, we are coming out hot straight out of the gate. Mike and Jay are discussing the value of creating meaningful relationships, putting your energy i...
Jan 09, 2025•51 min•Season 65Ep. 769
"Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards." - Søren Kierkegaard It's that time of year again where our very own Jay Doran goes on a marathon podcasting session all day and into the night on New Year's Eve. In this introductory episode, Jay is going over the why, the what, and the how of why this cultural endurance test has become a tradition here at The Culture Matters Podcast. Throughout these conversations, we're going to be introducing some people and having totally o...
Jan 08, 2025•19 min•Season 65Ep. 768
"Who looks outside dreams. Who looks inside wakes." - Carl Jung Chief Victory Officer at the Center for Victory and Executive Coach and the Director of Learning and Development of Top Contractor School Eric Guy is back again for another culturally charged conversation. On today's episode, Eric and Jay are getting into why it is important to find the source of disruption when it comes along, what exactly Community Vision Day is, and why you should always aim to make friends with the people who wa...
Jan 07, 2025•52 min•Season 64Ep. 767
