Welcome to the Blue Shirt Leadership Podcast. We interview business owners in the trades and home services industries. These conversations are packed with stories, helpful insights, and boots-on-the-ground advice that you can immediately use. In fact, it’s a requirement that the listener gets great content. I ask every guest to share one insight (or more, of course!) with my listeners that, when applied over time, the listener will experience massive change for their future.
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Matthew is a Co-Founder and Principal Partner of Quayo Ecosense – a boutique consulting firm focused on bespoke solutions to organizations in the areas of Business Process Automation, Outsourced Internal Audit Services, Business Analytics & Risk Management.
In today's episode, Matthew shares with us some powerful insights on business automation and working smarter.
His story starts in 2016 when he collapsed at his work in the oil fields. He knew something needed to change. This is when the idea for Quayo Ecosense come to him and he's been helping businesses be more successful using automation for several years now.
Matthew shares three powerful insights on today's episode.
• Get a mentor, coach, or accountability partner as soon as you can.
• It's okay to fail but when you do, look to the lesson the failure taught you and learn from them.
• Stay focused and keep focused until the cycle on that focus is complete. Then refocus elsewhere.
You can connect with Akano Adebayo Matthew on LinkedIn by visiting https://www.linkedin.com/in/akano-adebayo-matthew-25668b54/
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Greg Dayley is an internet entrepreneur based in Bellingham, WA.
Since 2016 he has…
Built one of the largest hair accounts on Instagram.
Helped thousands of hairstylists grow their businesses
Invested in, and later sold a haircare company featured on Shark Tank!
His latest venture, SeaBar.com, is a shampoo and conditioner bar company that helps clean up ocean trash.
In today's episode, Greg shares his origin story of how he began as an entrepreneur when he was 7 and the accidental discovery of his passion. Greg shares some wise insights on the differences we can make in our businesses in simple ways.
With SeaBar, he gives all of us a path to learn from and to join him on for cleaning up our oceans and cleaning up the impact our businesses have on our world. When asked what his insights have been on running businesses Greg shared, a unique perspective on strengths and weaknesses that you'll want to hear.
Finally, as someone who deals with Dyslexia on a daily basis, Greg suggests we all could slow down a bit and be more objective about ourselves and our performance.
To connect with Greg, visit https://seabar.com/
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
John Way is the founder of Pipelineapp.io where he specializes in clearing roadblocks for time-crunched leaders who feel stuck and propel them to the next level.
He has a 20+ years track record of successfully leading digital transformation efforts in Fortune 500 companies and his work has won him both internal and industry acclaim.
In this episode, John shares several insightful ideas and tips to help you become a better leader and communicate more effectively. John believes that clear communication is the skill that all great leaders need to master and he is helping make this possible with his business.
Secondly, in business, there are three simple questions that will help you achieve more and stay accountable. Who? What? When? Summarized as Who is doing What by When? Finally, John believes in the importance of setting up people for success.
To learn more about how he makes this possible with his team and business, please connect with him by visiting https://www.pipelineapp.io/
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
It's an interesting thing how myths can impact our lives in powerful waves. On this episode, I talk about the Pygmalion effect and how this Greek myth serves as a reminder of the power of expectations.
Research in various institutions has proven that the Pygmalion effect is real. They've tested and duplicated the effect many times. What's more important is that you and I can test and duplicate the power of setting high expectations.
I share with you several stories of how this has played out in my life and the lives of my clients and even Jesus' disciples.
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
After studying the lives of great leaders and experiencing great leaders, there's one interesting approach that is common to their leadership. These leaders choose to lead in the context of eating with others.
On this episode, I talk about how you can leverage this leadership strategy in three ways.
- Invite your employees to meals and serve them through this experience by listening and supporting.
- Invite friends, coworkers, and peers to meals and share what you want to accomplish in your life and business to build powerful accountability.
- Invite someone that you would like to mentor you to a meal and ask great questions, listen intently, and enjoy your meal with them.
There is remarkable power in fellowship and sharing a meal together. SAGE Leaders are intentional about this and choose to create contexts to enjoy food with those they influence and those that influence them.
Your challenge is to list out 3-5 people that you can invite to a meal over the course of the next 30-days. Pick at least one person from each of the 3 categories mentioned above.
If you want to learn how passionate, motivated, and influential leaders are getting massive results because of accountability, please visit gillettesolutions.com and click on the mastermind link.
Learn how SAGE Accountability Pods can unlock your goals and help you achieve more faster.
https://gillettesolutions.com/business-accountability-mastermind/
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
In this episode, I interview Jacqueline Wales. We touch on so many powerful insights and pieces of wisdom I can't put it all here but 3 points that stood out for me were:
- Learn to leverage your fear and turn it into courage.
- Trusting yourself is a crucial piece to growth and overcoming fear.
- Ask. If you want something, ask for it. Simple.
For more than 35 years, Jacqueline Wales has explored human behavior and asked tough questions to discover hard truths. She believes in the power of fearlessness to create the career and life you want.
As a motivational speaker, professional coach, author of The Fearless Factor and other books, Jacqueline has helped countless people become more empowered, confident, and resilient.
Her work focuses on leaders who will dig into self-discovery, take accountability for their actions and responsibility for their decisions. She challenges herself daily to be better and challenges her clients to do the same—pushing boundaries and breaking through excuses to achieve results.
To connect with Jacqueline, please visit her at the following links.
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
This has been a challenging and uncomfortable year for many of us and in many ways, not by our choosing. But if we are to continue growing personally and professionally, we need to seek #discomfort.
Why would I want that? you ask. You'll learn on this #sagemindset episode that the other side of discomfort is joy. Why wouldn't you want that?
On today's show, I talk about the power of the "A" in SAGE: Accountability.
• Learn why seeking discomfort can unlock powerful potential for 2021 and beyond.
• Discover how accountability shifts everything in the right direction (even if it's painful at first)
• I give you 3 practical strategies that you can implement today to help you pursue an amazing 2021.
Let's Talk
To connect with me directly and set up a discovery call to help you have an amazing 2021 and have accountability to seek the discomfort to get you there, you can set up a call.
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Communication, community, and freedom are 3 of the things that Dan provides as a leader of his organization. In this episode, Dan shares how this has empowered his team to amazing success.
Dan is an example of what happens when a visionary leader surrounds themselves with people that can catch the vision, own it, and achieve amazing things.
Dan is a dreamer! He loves working on ideas and getting the ball rolling and then handing it off to the team of amazingly talented people around him to implement. Often times these ideas revolve around baseball, insurance, marketing and Eagles Nest International (children's home in Guatemala).
Daniel Vander Kooi is a business owner and entrepreneur living in the very small town of Lynden, Washington. The phrase, “Culture is King”, that we have heard so often, is really taken and applied to each area Dan spends his time in.
He is husband and dad of 3 kids, owner, and partner of 3 different businesses, Board President of Eagles Nest International- an orphanage in Guatemala, and on top of that, he is a varsity high school baseball coach. Like many business owners, spreading his time and energy in so many directions can present a challenge.
However, over the last 11 years, Dan has shifted his approach to focus on building strong teams around him that thrive on healthy cultures. His method has proven to be financially and personally beneficial to each industry and area of life he is invested in. Not only has he found freedom for growth in his businesses and opportunities to give back to communities, but he has also been able to find more quality time in his favorite job, Dad.
To connect with Dan, you can visit any of the links below. Also, please make sure to join our new LinkedIn group where you can connect with many of my former guests and fellow listeners. Visit http://bit.ly/sagemindset to join the group and go deeper with guests and fellow listeners!
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
If you're like me, there are seasons where you feel held back. Like there's something in the way or someone (myself) preventing the opportunities and blessings.
But what are we to do in these situations? For me, I go back to the SAGE Mindset. Self-awareness, Accountability, Growth, and Empowerment.
If we work through these 4 areas of personal/professional development, we can get back on track.
I'm aware that there are some doubts creeping in. Now I want to lean on two of my personal values of ambition and community to help me through. -- Self-Awareness.
Next, I step into more Accountability and will reach out to my wife, my coach, and two friends this week to get support on what could be holding me back. -- Accountability
Third, I have a Growth Mindset. I need to remind myself of this and get some perspective on the lessons I'm learning from the doubts and fears. -- Growth
Finally, what needs to happen in my life to empower me to move forward in my business and these fears/doubts Whatever that is, can I share it with other others to empower them? -- Empowerment
Just running through these 4 areas reminds me of what it is to have a SAGE Mindset & helps me in times like these.
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Welcome to a new episode of the SAGE mindset podcast, in today’s episode my guest is a 23 year veteran of practicing law. His insights into contracting, technology, risk management, team building, and more have been invaluable to his many business clients.
I’d like to introduce you to Marc Snyderman. In today’s episode, Marc and I touch on a few topics but get ready to get some great insights on adaptability, focusing on your Why, and the importance of building trust with your team.
For a little more background, Marc received his Bachelor’s degree cum laude in Political Science and Policy and Management Studies from Dickinson College and his Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of Law. He has been admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey since 1997.
You can connect with Marc by visiting http://www.snydermanlawgroup.com/
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
My guest today is the founder and CEO of Cutter Consulting Group, he grew up in Fremont, California. He has a bachelor’s degree in marine biology (with a lot of time spent with sharks) from UC Santa Cruz, an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University, and a wide variety of experiences in business, from technical support at Microsoft to deploying overseas as a civilian contractor.
His analytical mind is always looking for ways to solve problems or make situations better. He is all about taking action, not just talking about theoretical plans. Those who have worked with him describe him as passionate, intense, and driven. His philosophy can best be summed up in this quote from Zig Ziglar, “You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”
In this conversation, among many topics, we discuss the importance of surrounding yourself with other coaches and mentors, creating a journaling habit, and having a growth mindset to push you toward continued success.
You’ll learn about the importance of delegating work that doesn’t fit you, the power of building trust through questions, and knowing your vision and values.
You can find Jason at
https://www.cutterconsultinggroup.com/
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Friday Jan 24, 2020
In this Live episode, I talked about the importance of using Lead Measures to accomplish your goals. These are the measures that will truly get you the results you want. Many of us know what our Lag measures are for our teams or our own goals.
That's our revenue, weight loss, over or under budget, customer satisfaction scores, etc. The Lead Measures are the 1 to 3 most important things you can do that will move the needle to accomplish your goal. When you have a hyper-focus on these, you will make the progress you want and eventually accomplish your goals!
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
In part 2 of this 7 part series, we focus on using accountability to create balance in your life. Most people don't think of accountability as a way to create balance but it is a powerful way to make it happen.
I teach you how to use the Accountability PASS. The PASS represents the 4 different types of accountability you can use to maintain balance.
- Passive - sharing your plans, stories, intentions
- Active - asking people to actively engage you on your journey
- Stuff - the things in your life that will remind you to stay accountable
- Self - it all starts and stops with YOU.
Music on this episode
We Feel by tubebackr https://soundcloud.com/tubebackr
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
On this special Christmas Eve edition of the SAGE Mindset Podcast, I share with you a very personal story about my relationship with God and how it has changed my life.
About 20 years ago I was in Ensenada, Mexico, on spring break trip with my church. Something happened to me on a Friday evening that changed my life forever.
Since that night, I've never looked at Christmas or my life in the same way. This is a glimpse into what happened that night and how it's shifted my life forever.
Merry Christmas to everyone and thank you for listening, liking, and subscribing to the SAGE Mindset Podcast.
I look forward to delivering more great content next year. With several guests already lined up, we're stepping up our podcast game here!
Contact me kyle@sagemindset.com
Music on this episode:
We Feel by tubebackr
https://soundcloud.com/tubebackr
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
What is accountability? Too many people have negative connotations when they think of accountability. But what if it could help you if you are feeling lonely or drive you toward more success, improve your decision making, and help you change your circumstances.
In the SAGE Mindset Course, this is the perspective we have on accountability. In this episode, I want to give you a powerful formula to help you implement accountability in your life more purposefully and with great success.
The encouraging thing about this formula is you are already applying all 4 parts to your life and relationships. I want to help you do it more purposefully.
Learn the power of the Accountability PASS and how to successfully apply it to your life and relationships.
Music on this episode:
We Feel by tubebackr
https://soundcloud.com/tubebackr