Years with organization: 13 years
Current position: Owner and founder
Years in current position: 13 years
What you do in your own words: Set company goals, build and develop leaders, look for opportunities for growth and expansion, be the companies visionary
Hobbies: Football, fishing, travel, lake time, outdoor activities
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Family: 3 kids who are ages 18, 15 and 13
What was your first job?
Milking cows.
What is the best way to build a great team?
Hire people who have skills and aptitudes you don’t have, develop them and allow them to run.
What is the best advice you would give to a learning leader?
Learn emotional intelligence.
What’s the most important risk you took and why?
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Opening the second shop. It was a big risk because the first shop was doing so well and I knew having two could hurt the first one.
Favorite leadership book?
“Leaders Eat Last” by Simon Sinek