The name may say Lawn and Landscape but it’s much much more than that.

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“I offer them a plan. I offer them a future. I teach them leadership. It’s really all about service.” Sid Sexton knocked my socks off when he and I sat down for this interview. His methods for recruiting and retaining talent are some of the best I’ve seen and heard in my twenty years in my consulting business. And bear in mind, they do hard, hot, long work in the lawn maintenance and landscaping business. Sid is a smart, forward-looking, and immensely likable guy. Listen for a lesson on leadership, humility, and passion.

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Is it the workplace’s job to make employees happy?

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Dr. Elise Labbé-Coldsmith has some well-thought out opinions on happiness in the workplace. First, she says, happier employees are more productive. So for that reason alone, employers should want to make employees happy. But she has opinions on the demands employees are making on their workplaces and where these demands have come from. And interesting thoughts on whether we’ll all be “happier” in the future what technology’s role in that will be, if anything. It’s an interesting, very thoughtful, and compelling conversation with a concise and articulate expert.

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Rogers & Willard’s motto is Built Lean and Build Smart. It works.

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In 2009, Rogers & Willard had 1/3 of the revenue in 2008. The suffering economy had hit them like every other builder. But their close client relationships and their diverse portfolio kept them up and running. Today they’re busy. Very busy. But Mike Roger’s, company president, knows that the decisions made in flush times can be the ones that lead to their downfall when the economy contracts again. So Mike and his team move carefully and deliberately and keep their eyes on the trends shaping this rapidly changing industry. 

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Varsity Brands wants Students to Feel Proud about their School. And It’s Done through Uniforms.

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Adam Blumenfeld is the CEO of Varsity Brands. With sales over $1.9 Billion, they touch tens of thousands of school systems throughout the country and abroad. Last year they sewed their one billionth rhinestone on a cheerleading uniform, where Varsity Brands dominates the cheer market and hosts over 400,000 girls and boys at their cheer camps every year. They are Disney’s largest customer through their cheer camps. But it’s not all sports equipment, uniforms, and the like. Through Varsity Brands, Adam and his team are working with schools to boost school spirit, increase children’s activity, and develop pride in their school. An undeniable parallel exists between a student’s activities, their school pride, and their GPA. It’s an ancillary value they offer that is sorely needed and, frankly, keeps Amazon at bay.

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Brian Kane Took the Bet and Started the Brewery

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Brian Kane isn’t much different than most of us. Except that he did what most of us only talk about doing when we gab about opening our own brewery. Fairhope Brewery in Fairhope, Alabama has become a fixture of the community and has distribution throughout the southern part of the state. His facility is a community gathering place – open for corporate events and family friendly – and has a steady stream of regulars who come in a to catch up with each other. It’s a place where everybody knows your name. And Brian’s proudest achievement is that those he began with six years ago, whether customers or employees, are all still around. 

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What You Get when you Hire an Ad Agency

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Jennifer Dira and RT Herwig are ad agency veterans with a clear understanding of how they can best help their clients. From helping clients craft a plan for their own growth to taking clients’ plans and ramping them up, Dira and Herwig of Lewis Communications helps their clients learn more about their current customer and helps them reveal customers they don’t yet know about. Listen to learn the modern capabilities of today’s forward thinking advertising agencies.

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A Passion for People and Service, Cars are Just the Product

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Third generation president of the Joe Bullard Automotive Group, Ty Bullard frankly tells us that he’s not a car guy. Torque ratios? No clue. Horsepower? Unknown. But he knows service, knows how to deliver it, and knows how to lead his team in delivering it. His customers come back because Ty and his team solve their problems, not just sell cars. And his passion for aggressively pushing his company forward is evident in the words he chooses and the energy behind those words. Take a ride with us as we meet Ty and learn what motivates him and what his company’s future holds.

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Regulator Marine and Bluewater Yachts talk boating and boat trends in 2019

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If you were to look out over the water and spot God driving a center console fishing boat, it would be built by Regulator Marine. Their boats are that good. Joan and Owen Maxwell have made top-end center console fishing boats for thirty years and their attention to detail, quality, the customer, and their community is legendary. Forrest Long sells Regulators in Mobile, Alabama and knows what the customer is looking for when they come in inquiring about Regulators. Their customers are seeking an on-the-water experience second to none and are willing to pay for it. 

I talk boats, boating trends, boating accessories, and the outsized role the female in a household has in selected which boats and why. 

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USA’s PREP Program is readying students for the Soft Skills of the Workplace

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Handshakes matter. So does eye contact. So does body language. Historically there have not been courses that teach these non-academic workplace necessities. The University of South Alabama’s Mitchell College of Business is changing that through their PREP program. Everything from how to answer “what’s your five year plan,” to how to structure a resume, to how to introduce yourself during your “elevator commercial.” Meet Megan Bennett and Jay Hunt, both of the Mitchell College of Business, and hear how interviews are changing, how companies are finding candidates is changing, and how Megan, Jay and their team are keeping their students up with the trends shaping today’s workplace and today’s job candidates.

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