Anything But Typical

033: Disrupting Industries with CEO Chris Nadeau

After a 26 year career in the US Army, Chris Nadeau began the next phase of his career. That military experience steered Chris to prioritize leadership, team building, clear communication, and culture.

When Chris was suddenly given only 4 hours to choose between uprooting his family again or losing his job, he knew it was time to stop relying on others. And from that, Haversack was born.

Chris has built Haversack to disrupt the logistics industry. The culture and processes breed innovation, all the way down to explaining to potential employees how they will be expected to fail because they will be pushing the envelope to innovate.

So the question is, how can we innovate instead of imitate? How can we become a company of 1 instead of a commodity. Check out Chris' episode to find out.

Check out Haversack and connect with Chris on LinkedIn.

032: Buying 2 Companies in a Week- Ben McDonald

What would it take for you to leave your current situation and take a leap into a new and exciting venture? This episode, Ben is thrown into the hot seat as Gary interviews him. In a matter of 10 days, Ben has announced becoming an owner of BGW Wealth as well as Crossfit Huntersville. 

Gary takes Ben through his entrepreneurship journey of starting a company in college, handling employees for the first time, navigating an exit, and buying businesses. Ben shares mistakes, low points, and lessons throughout the episode. He also goes into his transition from running a successful financial advising office to owning and operating a wealth management firm. 

As you listen, ask yourself what things you would need in your life to make a change? What are those "must haves" that are important in your life? 

 

Be sure to check out BGW Wealth, and follow Ben on LinkedIn and @BenMcDonaldNC on Instagram.

031: Getting More Leads Than You Can Handle- Jimmy Coleman

Jimmy Coleman left a successful medical sales role to start his own company teaching businesses how to generate prospects and leads for their businesses. Frustration with leaders learning from Jimmy only to go back to their old bad business habits led Coleman to figure out a better solution.

He knew he was on to something when 2 companies, one of which being the social media platform TikTok, called Jimmy up and told him to turn off the lead generator. Each company had more leads than they could handle. This was the beginning of a year that would take the 27 year old from overseeing a small company with only a few employees to 30 employees.

Jimmy shares strategies to use, mistakes to avoid, and much more surrounding marketing for your business.

Check out Coleman's company Lead Baller, follow Jimmy on LinkedIn, and find more episodes and clips of Anything But Typical at abtpodcast.com.

030: Fourth & Final 2020 Highlight

As a final lookback on Anything But Typical's 2020, we have our 4th highlight episode. Vanessa Vaughn Mathews discusses being willing to share struggles and help each other over our business hurdles. Mark Linsz shares the power of giving and receiving feedback. Michelle Tunno Buelow dives in to using a business to give back, create a positive impact, and how to bring your customers in the experience with you. Nick & Gio Gallo go into laying the foundation of a culture in doing the right thing and doing things the right way. Spencer Lueders gets tactical on leading an organization through empowerment and serving those within the company. And our own Gary Frey shares a story about impactful leaders in his career and how important highlighting your team members can be.

 

Thank you again for an amazing 2020 and all of the support. be sure to check out abtpodcast.com for more clips from past episodes.

029: 2020 Highlight #3

Looking back again at Anything But Typical's 2020, we're sharing more highlights from our guests. Mac Lackey talks about looking at talent differently, and how it isn't a bad thing to have authentic and open conversations about your employee's future after working for you. Colin Pinkney gives us permission to fail and encourages us to do so. Hilary Porta guides us on how we can learn ourselves to create the future we want. David Privitera harps on the importance of who you surround yourself with and discusses Bottom Up Leadership. Erin  Connair discusses how she handles goal setting and how different timelines achieve different results. Greg Barnes takes us through his early lessons as an entrepreneur and how we can learn from what he's lived.

 

Enjoy another lookback on 2020 and be sure to check out the show at ABTpodcast.com.

028: Creating The Best Place To Work In Charlotte

Hylaine CEO Adam Boitnott and Director of Employee Engagement Chrissy Reed join us to share how they built a culture that attracts and retains top talent. Hylaine is a software consulting company that was named The Best Place To Work In Charlotte. 

In this episode, Adam discusses the creation and growth of Hylaine. Chrissy provides insight to creating a culture where employees can feel truly comfortable and valued. Both go deep on what they do differently and how they set themselves apart.

Anybody who has ever been interested in tangible strategies around culture, employee retention, talent attraction, or business growth better get their pens and paper ready for this episode.

 

Check out Hylaine at their Web site, connect with Adam and Chrissy on LinkedIn. And be sure to check out the Anything But Typical Web Site.

027: 2020 Highlight Episode #2

Looking back again on 2020, we have 6 more amazing guests to highlight.

Jeffrey Gitomer, The King of Sales, lectures on the importance of putting your focus on what matters instead of getting caught up with the color of your logo or what font you use in a holiday card. Daniel McCollum differentiates between going all in on a niche and having a plan B. Jeni Bukolt shares her second favorite F word, failure. Chris Elmore shares his process that allows him to create an immense amount of writing content. Stacy Cassio shares the value of the fresh eyes and the issue with most corporate mentorship programs. Jeff Wolfberg talks about how important it is to be a cheerleader once your business gets to a certain size.

026: 2020 Highlight Episode #1

We're checking out the best of Anything But Typical's 2020. In this first highlight episode, we have Jesse Cole taking us deep on creating unbelievable fan experiences for your customers or clients. Tana Greene discusses the importance of real core values. Robert Fish corrects us on pivots and what it truly should look like to change directions. Chad Jenkins guides us on knowing people, discovering strengths, and using that to head the right direction. Landon Eckles dives into putting the ego aside and surrounding yourself with people who are better than you at certain things so you can become a better version of yourself. And Caleb Musser differentiates gift giving in business for appreciation and for prospecting.

025: Going Live with The King Of Sales Jeffrey Gitomer

If you are in sales or running a business, there's a good chance you've heard on Jeffrey Gitomer. You've probably read one of his 16 #1 Best Sellers, heard him speak, or more recently go live every day on social media. Jeffrey discusses how going live on his platforms at 9:59am EST until 10:30 every day has doubled his following and increased his sales.

Jeffrey has a new book coming out called Go Live, Turn Virtual Connections Into Paying Customers. In this episode we dive in to the lessons within the book, his writing process, mistakes most salespeople and business leaders make, and much more.

Jeffrey also gets tactical by offering specific resources to connect on a deeper level with customers, becoming more memorable, and being able to achieve on your terms.

Check out Jeffrey at www.gitomer.com to pre-order his new book, listen to his podcast Sell or Die, and follow Jeffrey on LinkedIn, as well as Instagram @JeffreyGitomer and Twitter @Gitomer.

Then head over to www.abtpodcast.com to check out every episode, business clips from the show, and much more.

024: Navigating Two Businesses Through A Pandemic with Erin Padgett

Sitting in a Five Guys burger restaurant in August 2013, Erin Padgett began scribbling a business plan for her first company on the back of her receipt. The top half of the receipt focused on the four things she needed: a name, logo, web site, and making it a legal entity. The bottom half of the receipt was who she wanted to be as a business owner and who she wanted to serve. What was going to differentiate her and her business?

Now going in to her 8th year as a business owner, Erin owns and runs Erin Padgett Events as well as Bluebird Bridal. In this episode, she talks about balancing the day to day operations of a service business and a retail company. We dive in to how her team has allowed her to focus on the business that needs her most in that moment without worrying about the other falling apart. Erin walks us through her rebranding of Bluebird Bridal. And with companies serving the events and wedding industries, she shares how she has led her businesses through the pandemic.

Have a pen and notepad ready to take notes on this one. Erin is an unbelievable example of an anything but typical entrepreneur.

Check her out on Instagram @Erinpadgettevents and @BluebirdbridalNC. Check out the web sites of both Bluebird Bridal and Erin Padgett Events.

Check out more on Anything But Typical at our site abtpodcast.com.