
#140: Gary Kelly—How Southwest Airlines Cultivates Amazing Company Culture
Is it possible to keep your company’s culture intact and offer unbelievable customer service—even when your business is growing fast? Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines, believes you can. Even though Southwest employs 50,000 and serve 118 million passengers per year, he and his team prove it every day! The CEO joins us to talk about his company, its culture, why people matter most, hiring, and the legacy of leadership. Also on tap is Dave’s CMO, Jen Sievertsen. Jen stops by to discuss how you can grow your business by creating trusted content. Fasten your seatbelts. This is going to be a super special episode. entreleadership.com/podcast MarketingMap Tool Infusionsoft: Kick Procrastination to the Curb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Mars 201654min

#139: Donald Miller—Branding Your Story Part 2
Best-selling author Donald Miller returns to share more about what it means for you to tell your story the right way for your brand. He’s getting tactical, so grab a pen and notebook before joining us. Also on tap, digital marketing guru Amy Porterfield talks to our own Christy Wright about social media strategy and why it’s so critical to your business. Listen in, because you are going to learn! entreleadership.com/podcast MarketingMap Tool Infusionsoft: Kick Procrastination to the Curb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Mars 201650min

#138: How to Market Without Everyone Hating You
EntreLeader Ryan Deiss, CEO of Digital Marketer, joins us for an in-depth conversation on small-business marketing. Ryan discusses how to avoid the trap of wearing out your customers and the balance between branding and selling. Ryan includes great takeaways that you can use today. To add to the conversation, former Yahoo Chief Solutions Officer and best-selling author Tim Sanders joins us to talk about what it takes to sell and how to get unstuck. entreleadership.com/podcast MarketingMap Tool Infusionsoft: Kick Procrastination to the Curb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Mars 201655min

#137: Seth Godin—Dealing With Change
Join marketing guru and best-selling author Seth Godin and Dave for an unprecedented conversation on making a difference in the marketplace, the new economy, and why you need to connect with your customers, plus much more. We’re also going to Main Street to talk with EntreLeader Dr. Gary Mennie about his journey to pay off more than a million dollars of business debt in 36 months. He’s already more than one-third of the way there! Podcast Survey The Small Business Owner's Guide to Leadership InfusionSoft: Procrastination Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7 Mars 201646min

#136: The Most Excellent Way to Lead
We are diving deep into the heart of great leadership with Perry Noble, author and founding pastor of NewSpring Church in Anderson, South Carolina. Perry’s church has grown from a group of 15 people meeting in a living room to more than 30,000 weekly attendees at multiple locations across the state. Perry is a true student of leadership and is sharing his innovative approach. Whether you lead a business, a nonprofit or a ministry, this conversation is for you. Podcast Survey Entre-Defined Webinar InfusionSoft Leads Workbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Feb 201642min

#135: The Beer That Changed the World
This month’s focus is family-owned business, and no one tells it better than Stephen Mansfield, the best-selling biographer of one of the world’s most famous brands. Stephen shares the story of the Guinness family and the beer that changed the world. You’ll walk away with some practical tips on how to run a family-owned business and the principles they used to win. To continue the theme, we’re talking with family-business expert Edgell Pyles, whose company helps families understand and work through the psychological dynamics of being in business together. Family Business Tool InfusionSoft Leads Workbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Feb 201653min

#134: Inside the Ramsey Family Playbook
We’re sitting down with three future owners of Ramsey Solutions—Rachel Cruze, Winston Cruze and Daniel Ramsey—to discuss the dynamics of family business and the efforts it takes to slowly transition the company to the next generation. They’re discussing what works and what doesn’t work, how they’re being trained, and how communication is key. If you run a family business, don’t miss this podcast! Family Business Tool InfusionSoft Leads Workbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Feb 201642min

#133: Transitioning Your Business
We’re hitting Main Street this week to talk to someone who’s getting it done in a big way. Kent Lapp, CEO of Woodtex Products, joins us to talk about leadership, transitioning a family business, and how to motivate a team. Also on this episode, Dave teaches how a detailed job description can help your team members win. And we wrap it up with our own Christy Wright speaking with Caren Merrick, founder and CEO of Pocket Mentor, on 10 things highly successful female leaders should never do. FREE webinar: EntreLeadership Defined FREE webinar: EntreLeadership Defined FREE webinar: EntreLeadership Defined InfusionSoft Leads Workbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Feb 201642min