Interview Series: Sustaining a Company Culture with Joe Calloway

In this episode of The Grow Show, acclaimed author and business consultant Joe Calloway joins Marty Grunder to talk about how companies can differentiate themselves. With 40 years of experience working with entrepreneurs and leaders, Calloway highlights the importance of immediate response to customers, prospects, and partners, strategic hiring, and the power of culture as a differentiator. Your company has a culture no matter if you're paying attention to it or not, and Joe shares his insights on the crucial role of intentional culture in businesses, navigating the changing landscape of customer expectations and technologies, and managing economic uncertainties. 

Discussion Points:

• Guest intro: Author Joe Calloway
• Insights on the role of intentional culture in businesses
• Adapting amidst changing customer expectations and technologies
• Case study: Evolution of delivery mechanisms in the restaurant industry
• Responding immediately to customers, prospects, and partners
• Staying consistent, adapting to new marketplace demands
• Navigating current economic uncertainties and hiring challenges
• Creating opportunities during challenging times
• Strategies for successful hiring and employee retention
• Creating a culture with intention
• Minimizing mistakes and avoiding distractions 
• Navigating the economy and addressing hiring challenges
• “No” is one of the greatest words in business

The Grow Show podcast is sponsored by STIHL and brought to you by The Grow Group - a leading coaching and education firm for landscape professionals. Your host is Marty Grunder, president and CEO of The Grow Group and Grunder Landscaping Co., one of the most successful design-build operations of its kind in the Midwest. The Grow Show shares ideas, tips, tactics, and insights that will help you grow your landscaping business.

Resources:

Joe Calloway LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/joecallowaycoach/

Book: Becoming a Category of One  https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Category-One-Extraordinary-Comparison/dp/0470496355

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The Grow Group  https://www.growgroupinc.com/

Grunder Landscaping  https://grunderlandscaping.com/

Marty Grunder LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/martygrunder/

Stihl  https://www.stihlusa.com/