"The purpose of management, leadership, parenting, or governing - any form of organizational leadership - is to solve today's problems and get ready to deal with tomorrow's problems. And that means managing change." - Ichak Kalderon Adizes Senior Partner with Kinavic Leadership Acceleration Juan Pablo Gonzalez is making his highly anticipated debut on the show today and we are planning on taking full advantage of the time that we have. Juan Pablo and Jay are unpacking Juan Pablo's background in ...
Mar 07, 2025•54 min•Season 69Ep. 826
"I am not afraid. I was born to do this." - Joan of Arc Mortgage broker extraordinaire and a Managing Partner with Funding America LLC Christa Kusler is our guest on the program today and we couldn't be more excited to have such a wonderful human being joining us! Christa and Jay are digging into understanding the core values of the company you are working for or with an make it a point to try and exemplify them, not being afraid to share personal information with a client to help put them at ea...
Mar 06, 2025•45 min•Season 69Ep. 825
"Is it one person's responsibility to maintain a relationship or should both parties share that responsibility?" Mentor, advisor, insurance guru, and the Director of Life Wizard Coaching Kevin Fink is joining us on the program for the first time and we've got a lot to go over, so we're going to jump right in. Kevin and Jay are digging into the fact that a leader must always go first into action, whether gratitude is a high or low vibration energy, whether you are making life happen or if you are...
Mar 05, 2025•45 min•Season 69Ep. 824
"If the culture doesn't fit, don't settle. There is an opportunity waiting for you to create something that aligns with your values and leadership style. The key is finding the right guidance to make it happen." Author of The Business Ownership Journey , advisor, mentor, and franchising expert Andrea Dobkin is making her much anticipated debut on the show today and we are about to get a masterclass from one of the best in the business. Andrea and Jay are unpacking the significance behind the wor...
Mar 04, 2025•44 min•Season 69Ep. 823
"Speed is not a factor for success. Strategy is a factor for success." The founder of 20/20 Vision for Success and author of Finding Honor: The Journey to Truth , Christine Beckwith , is back on the show today talking about her new book, High - Selling is a Drug . Today, we are digging into chapter 7 where we're taking a look at competition. Wanting to get to the top as quickly as possible is almost everyone's goal, but does speed always equal a good strategy. We're getting into that and a whole...
Mar 03, 2025•27 min•Season 69Ep. 822
"The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly." - Friedrich Nietzsche Inventor, author of the book Keep Going, fractional CMO, and founder of Forty Three Inc. Regan Weiss is making his inaugural appearance on the show and we are going to take full advantage of having him on the show. Regan and Jay are digging into the importance of seeing the talent in others that they might not see in themselves, the enjoyment that comes from talking about the things that you love, and a whe...
Mar 02, 2025•53 min•Season 69Ep. 821
"Man can do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills." - Arthur Schopenhauer Thirty Days of Thought with Friends worked so well the first time, we figured we'd bring it back. Today, we have brought in 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, to discuss everyone's favorite philosophical kerfuffle: free will....
Mar 01, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Season 69Ep. 820
"Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed." - Peter Drucker Long-time friend of Culture Matters and Team Leader at The Unlocked Team at Keller Williams Jamie Quinn is finally making her debut on the show today and we are going to be making the most of our time! Jamie and Jay are unpacking how real estate was an excellent preparatory step for parenthood, ensuring that being present and adding value to your clients or peer group or team is always at the to...
Feb 28, 2025•46 min•Season 69Ep. 819
"There is nothing impossible for whom who will try." - Alexander the Great Sales Director at The Silva Group Stephen Ronald is joining the program today and we are very excited to dig into this culture and leadership discussion with a new voice on the show. Stephen and Jay are unpacking the value of listening to others who are or have been where you want to be, the danger of homer sellers not understanding what their homes are actually worth and getting excited about a price they might not see, ...
Feb 27, 2025•46 min•Season 69Ep. 818
" Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be here, 80 are just targets, nine are real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back." - Heraclitus Former wide receiver for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, public speaker, and the Director of Business Development for 1Team Media Tre Tipton is making his long-awaited debut on the show and we hope you've stretched because we're talking sports, le...
Feb 26, 2025•49 min•Season 69Ep. 817
"The best mirror is an old friend." - George Herbert Founder of South Fork Business Ventures Tony Capullo is back after far too long an absence so we are going to get as much out of this as we can! Tony and Jay are unpacking Tony's experiences writing his book ( I'm Not With the Band: Finding Your Own Rhythm for Success ), finding the right place to be firm and tell people the truth even if they don't want to hear it, and being able to truthfully evaluate yourself and be honest about what your s...
Feb 25, 2025•27 min
"How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens?" - Alexander the Great Founder of Gallco Properties and CMG Landscaping Chase Gallagher is making his debut on the show today and this guy, while only being in his mid-20's, is already an extremely knowledgeable and successful businessman and we are extremely excited to share his story and insights today. Chase and Jay are discussing what drove Chase to get into business for himself as a tween, some of the hardships and medical chal...
Feb 24, 2025•46 min•Season 68Ep. 815
"Tell the truth regardless of what it does to your life. Regardless if you lose everything. Regardless if you're not part of the group. Regardless if you become that person that's lonely again. President and CEO of BSI Paving Ryan Austin and Director of Sales for BSI Paving Jeremy Kochis are giving us a two for the price of one culture bonanza on today's episode, so we hope everyone is ready for double dose! Ryan, Jeremy, and Jay are digging into the importance of doing what you say and saying w...
Feb 23, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 68Ep. 814
Our guests today are the Head of Engagement and Outreach at American Business Media, Andrew Berman , and the Chief Marketing Officer of Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Paul Lucido , and this culture triple threat is certainly one for the record books. Today's conversation centers around the value of self-culture and the ways in which, when strong, it can influence and positively impact the culture of those around. We're wading deep into the culture pool today on this episode of The Culture...
Feb 22, 2025•57 min•Season 68Ep. 813
"He who has a strong enough why can bear almost any how." - Friedrich Nietzsche The founder of 20/20 Vision for Success and author of Finding Honor: The Journey to Truth , Christine Beckwith , is back on the show today talking about her new book, High - Selling is a Drug . Today, we are taking a deep dive into chapter 6 entitled "Failure to Sustain" and there is a lot to unpack, so we are jumping right in. Christine and Jay are discussing how different it is between the need to make yourself suc...
Feb 21, 2025•24 min•Season 68Ep. 812
"Number one: care for people. That is our absolute foundation and our focus in everything we do. And it's not just our team members, but it's also our clients, it's the community. It's the properties that we work in; the people that live in those properties..that work in those properties...right? It's a major, major focus and care for people and that spreads in everything we do. And it's our first thought with everything that we do in business." The CEO of Action Asphalt Travis Stokes is our gue...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 68Ep. 811
He who would learn to fly one day must first to learn to walk and run and climb and dance. One cannot fly into flying." - Friedrich Nietzsche Host of "The Relief Podcast", author of How to Get Your Life Back , and founder of Real Estate Relief Demetri Stakias is making is inaugural appearance on the show and we have been looking forward to having this man on the show! Demetri and Jay are digging into the outside forces that can affect how values are lived up to both on an individual and business...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 68Ep. 810
Back again like we never left, our very own Jay Doran is going through Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's Book, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life in a series of episodes designed to put a personal twist on the text. In Jay's first discussion about rule 2, he is tackling the meaning behind the rule which is entitled "Imagine Who You Could Be and Then Aim Single-Mindedly at That". Knowing what you want and being steadfast in that pursuit is the name of the game on this episode of The Culture Matters Podc...
Feb 18, 2025•29 min•Season 68Ep. 809
"Something we cannot see protects us from something we do not understand. The thing we cannot see is culture, in its intrapsychic or internal manifestation. The thing we do not understand is the chaos that gave rise to culture. If the structure of culture is disrupted, unwittingly, chaos returns. We will do anything - anything - to defend ourselves against that return." - Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief It has been a while, but today we are starting a brand ne...
Feb 17, 2025•24 min•Season 68Ep. 808
"Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in 10 years." - Bill Gates Good friend of the podcast and the president of Concourse Land Transfer LLC Scott Rutkay is back like he never left and we're ready for some culture chat with one of the best in the business. Scott and Jay are getting into the importance of figuring out why you aren't being bold when others around you are, the actuality of a leader's job being the improvement of the business, and ...
Feb 16, 2025•40 min•Season 68Ep. 807
"Concentration is the key to economic results." - Peter Drucker Scotsman Guide Top 500 in the Country Loan Officer, Mortgage Executive Magazine Top One Percent Mortgage Originator, Philadelphia Magazine Five Star Mortgage Professional Award recipient, and Senior Vice President of Mortgage Lending at Guaranteed Rate Rob Wishnick is making his long-awaited debut on today's show and we're getting into the nitty gritty of mortgages. Rob and Jay are digging into Rob's journey through the mortgage ind...
Feb 15, 2025•41 min•Season 68Ep. 806
On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own Jay Doran is taking some time to dig into his own personal journey into a work he created to help turn founders into CEOs: The CEO Manual . Jay is digging into his "why" for this show, the culture he is building around the work that he does, and the people that have created a community of like-minded individuals who want to keep getting a little bit better every single day. We hope this episode sheds a little light on what Culture M...
Feb 14, 2025•26 min•Season 68Ep. 805
"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." - Abraham Lincoln Mentor, entrepreneur, and founder of CDK Enterprises Dave Krawczyk is making his first stop on the show today and we are here to talk a little bit about his business experience in the construction space, leadership, culture, and all things in between. Dave and Jay and unpacking some of the ins and outs of the business and what went into Dave's decision to work with developers, why a good...
Feb 13, 2025•56 min•Season 68Ep. 804
"She has a mindset like no one you will ever meet in your life. There is not a single thing you can tell this woman that affects or hurts her. There is not a single thing you can do to her that she can't get through. Her perseverance, her ability to make things work regardless of her circumstances...theres just so many things I can tell you." Jonathon Haddad is the president of Next Door Lending and the Chairman and CEO of The Association of Independent Mortgage Experts and we've got him back on...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 67Ep. 803
"My vision is to keep examining what is leadership excellence? What does it entail? How do we reach this higher state of leadership? My mission is to help leaders develop a higher level of understanding of leadership and the incredible influence their practices have on the people they impact knowingly and unknowingly on culture, social environments, safety, and well-being." Specialist leadership consultant and researcher, mentor, high-performance coach, world, national, and Oceania champion athl...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 67Ep. 802
"Everyone carries a part of society on his shoulders. No one is relieved of his share of responsibility by others and no one can find a safe way out for himself if society is sweeping toward destruction. Therefore, everyone, in his own interests, must thrust himself vigorously into the intellectual battle. None can stand aside with unconcern; the interest of everyone hangs on the result. Whether he chooses or not, every man is drawn in the great historical struggle, the decisive battle into whic...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 67Ep. 801
"Being healthy consists of having the same disease as everyone else." - Robert Sapolsky Our favorite philosopher and artisan contractor with Vision Stone and Tile Nathan Merrill is back and if you've listened to the show for a while then you know we are in for some heady conversation today. Nathan and Jay are getting into what it means when someone is called "ahead of your time" and whether or not that is an accurate phrase, the fascinating details within emergence and observation, and to bring ...
Feb 09, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 67Ep. 800
"We are constantly being shaped by seemingly irrelevant stimuli, subliminal information, and internal forces we don't know a thing about." - Robert Sapolsky Metabolic interventionist for ABC Paving, advisor, and trainer Adam Geiger is joining the show once again for his sophomore appearance and we have got a healthy list of healthy topics to discuss. Adam and Jay are digging into what makes cardiovascular fitness such an important part of one's health, what it takes to be a high-level coach or a...
Feb 08, 2025•57 min•Season 67Ep. 799
"You are not an evil human. You are not without intellect and education. You have everything that could make you a credit to human society. Moreover, I am acquainted with your heart and know that few are better, but you are nevertheless irritating and unbearable and I consider it most difficult to live with you. All of your good qualities become obscured by your super cleverness and are made useless to the world merely because of your rage at wanting to know everything better than others; of wan...
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 67Ep. 798
"I can accept rejection. I can't accept not trying." Founder of Changing Lives Consulting and author of the book 6 Top AI Tools You Need to Know Jeff J. Cunningham is making his debut on the show today and we have got a lot to cover on today's episode, so we're getting right to it. Jeff and Jay are discussing the life-changing impact a single "yes" can have on your life, the cost and benefit of being transparent while also learning when to be a little more guarded, and what Changing Lives Consul...
Feb 06, 2025•41 min•Season 67Ep. 797
