Lead with Coffee Leadership Podcast

50 is a number that most people dread when it comes to age but in todays episode we are going to flip the script as Sara interviews David on the lessons learned and opportunities gained over the last 10 years.  Join in as David reflects on the last 10 years of leadership; family and life.

As we head back to the Big Island this week to celebrate David's 50th Birthday, we thought it would be a great time to replay this conversation with Lee and Karen from Hula Daddy Coffee.  It was a visit to their coffee farm in 2019 that inspired us to create Lead with Coffee and start the short video clips called "Coffee Talk Tuesday". This is a great story about a couple that had a big dream to m...

Today we reach into the vault and pull out a popular podcast from 2020 about giving and receiving feedback.  As we all know, we typically don't want to hear it.  However it is important to not only receive feedback, but to also know how to given feedback in a professional and loving manner. Feedback needs to be immediate for it to be effective Don't let time pass before you address the situation F...

We spent the last week of May in Orlando, Florida at the Entreleadership Summit with 3000 small business owners and leaders.  This was an amazing experience that we will never forget and we can't wait until next years Summit. Today we talk about our conference experience and some of the highlights from the speakers that we really enjoyed.  That list includes Dave Ramsey of course, but also Ken Col...

We have been fascinated by what it takes to create a high performance team where everyone is hitting on all cylinders and the business is running like a fine-tuned machine.  However it seems that the reality is, this is typically the exception and not the rule.  Our  experience over the last couple of years is that even the companies that strive to be high performance still struggle with consisten...

We all have a voice inside of us that is continually either building us up with confidence or breaking us down with doubt and the feeling of inadequacy.  I would say that most of the time it is the voice of doubt that dominates our thoughts.  Whether it is trying something new, preparing for a presentation, writing a blog, reaching out to a potential client….. the list goes on and on. Why is it th...

Today Sara and Sandy sit down for a quick conversation about a situation they experienced recently that is all to common for women in leadership positions, especially in the construction industry.   What one person meant to be demining actually brought a group of high level leaders closer together. 

How do we dare greatly? How do we have courage to step into new adventures, opportunities or careers? How do we handle the critic who wants to remind us that failure is likely so don't take the risk? Today we will talk about these questions brought about by Brene Brown in her book 'Daring Greatly' and break down how we can have courage and dare greatly to get the life we want.   Teddy Roosevelt: T...

3 Key Elements Open communication Servant Leadership Model - If you need something, ask for it.  If you have something, share it. Don't hold your cards too close for the false sense of having control over the situation Be transparent, don't wait to share critical information as it can blow up in your face in the end Give up your need to control Delegate tasks - everyone that has a seat at the tabl...

Have you found yourself staying up late, joylessly bingeing TV shows and doomscrolling through the news, or simply navigating your day uninspired and aimless? Chances are you're languishing, says organizational psychologist Adam Grant -- a practice that has become all too common after many months of the pandemic. He breaks down the key indicators of languishing and presents three ways to escape th...

Side Hustle became a buzz word over the last couple of years as people were stuck at home learning how to work in this new digital world.  Whether it started as just a hobby or maybe even a second business that you launched, having a side hustle is so much more common in 2021 than it was just a few years prior. A report in 2017 stated that 44 million Americans had one.  A new report from 2021 esti...

We have seen a significant shift in how companies and individuals work over the last 2 years.  We have seen companies that demanded that all employees be in their buildings 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week.  Over the last decades the demand for office space has risen continually because of this mindset. Did you know that the 40 hour work week was developed by Henry Ford around 1926 to cut down the...

With so much going on in our daily lives we thought we would just go off script for this Podcast and talk about what's on our mind. From business, side hustles, politics, and personal we will take a look into how it is impacting us today.

We discuss 3 points of why it is important to be driven to be successful. It's more important to be first than to be perfect You have to have a passion for something in order to be driven to be the best at it. Be so good at what you do, that you can't be ignored

This week we are replaying one of our most popular episodes from 2020.  We discuss how good leaders take responsibility for their actions, are able to have difficult conversations with being defensive, and take the blame if their team made a mistake. Answer these questions for yourself: Can you be humble and apologize? Can you admit your mistakes in front of your clients without being dismissive?...

A year ago we bought a new house; which was our first major purchase together after 10 years of marriage as a blended family. This has been one of our most listened to podcasts so we thought we would rebroadcast it for those that missed it. WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!   The story of David and Sara's journey to buying and selling their home in 30 days. Join in to listen to their 10 year journey of dreaming...

Retaining employees in a small business is a unique challenge that not all leaders are ready for. It's harder to attract and retain staff in a small business unless you differentiate yourself from the larger corporations, and that differentiation is not just tied to a salary. You have to think out of the box and create a culture that is employee centered which includes a strong focus on Health & W...

Do you ever had that resounding feeling that there is a calling on your life that you are meant to step into but don't know how? How do you know if it's you truly being "called out" vs. "running from" something that you have lost passion in or is challenging.   We believe this is something that we all struggle with in our lives, especially if you are a dreamer. Having those goals, desires, and vis...

We recently heard that if you complain about the same thing to 3 people in one day that you are not looking to change, you are looking for sympathy or attention.  You want the illusion that you want to change but you don't want to do what it takes to make the change. Ask yourself if you really want to become better or are you just too bitter to make those necessary changes. It all starts with losi...

It's January which most likely means that you have either started a new diet, joined the gym, or made resolutions to be better than you were last year. But odds are that you most likely haven't really seen the huge transformation your hoping for in the last 30 days! And how could you? With the mass marketing of diet plans, personal health coaches, products and services that offer the quick fix to...

Join us as we look back on big life changes, kids back in school, leadership growth, and finding our voices.  We also discuss new big opportunities that happened in 2021 and big audacious goals for 2022.  

We headed to Hawaii for a family vacation and to find the perfect cup of coffee.  The good news is that there is a lot of 100% grown coffee on the islands. Although this was a shorter trip than we usually take, we did get to spend time with the 18 family members that traveled with us and also with the few that live in Maui. Join us on this podcast to hear about our adventures not only to get there...

It's pretty common to hear people say that we need to plan out every detail in order for a project to go smoothly.  We don't disagree with that statement.  However, most of the time our plans don't work out exactly how we would like them to.  What if we shifted our focus a bit and instead of just focusing on the plan, we actually spend some time focusing on how to adapt if things don't go as plann...

Do you ever have those defining moments in your career where you thought this is it, I'm done! That's often how it feels when we fail at something whether in business or in your personal life. But what if that failure was setting you up to launch into something new. It's the old saying when one door closes another door opens.   Listen in as we talk about how failures can actually be the launching...