Stacey Chillemi

Growing Your Own with Rich Ashton

Business EN ↓ 3 episodes

You don’t need an MBA to build killer managers... You need a roadmap. After 40 years of growing a thriving HVAC & plumbing company, Rich Ashton cracked the code on turning technicians and salespeople into confident, accountable leaders. This show is for small business owners who are tired of: • Promoting the wrong people • Babysitting managers • Putting out leadership fires • Hoping “they’ll figure it out” The clarity of this podcast delivers real-world leadership psychology without the corporate jargon—just practical tools, real stories, and immediate results. If you want to grow your own m...

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Stacey Chillemi

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Why Your Team Keeps Quitting — And How to Fix It 27.05.2026 28:22

Most small businesses don't have a strategy problem — they have a culture problem. And it's costing them their best people. Lisa Urbanski sits down with Rich Ashton, founder of Growing Your Own, to show you how to build a workplace culture that retains talent, develops leaders, and sets you free. You'll learn: 🔥 What a healthy culture actually looks like in a small business 🏗️ The hiring turnarou...

Breaking Invisible Ceilings: How to Overcome Hidden Barriers to Leadership 25.03.2026 35:36

What if the biggest thing holding you back in your career or leadership isn’t external at all? In this episode, Lisa Urbanski talks with leadership expert Rich Ashton , author of Growing Your Own , about the hidden beliefs, internal patterns, and “invisible ceilings” that can quietly limit confidence, growth, and leadership potential. In this conversation, you’ll learn: ✨ What invisible ceilings...

Can’t Step Away From Your Business? Build Leaders Using the “Grow Your Own” Method 23.02.2026 37:53

If your business only works when you’re there, you don’t have a “work ethic” problem; you have a dependency problem. And it’s fixable. Host Stacey Chillemi talks with Rich Ashton about building leaders from within so your company can run smoothly, even when you’re not in the building. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🎧 Why hiring “corporate” managers often fails in small businesses 🎧 How to spot l...