The Culture Matters Podcast

"When things go wrong, logic rarely prepares." - Yuri Mitchell Christopher Tighe is a U.S. Navy and NCIS veteran as well as the founder of Elevation Construction and he's back again to share in the NYE Palooza festivities alongside  Mike Calhoun and  Vinnie Candelore  who have been kind enough to stick around and contribute to another culture fueled conversation.  Chris, Mike, Vinni...

"Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes them its instrument." - Carl Jung Artist, entrepreneur, podcast host, and the Creative Director for 1Team Media Vinnie Candelore is back on the show to continue this NYE Palooza and the party has started to fill out nicely.  Not only do we have Vinnie, but Mike Calhoun and Andrew Berman have decided to stick around for th...

"This was decided for me before I was chosen. This is my destiny." Andrew Berman is an advisor, mentor, and the Head of Engagement and Outreach at American Business Media and he is our second guest for this cultural endurance trial today.  Part of the fun of this NYE Palooza is getting to introduce good people to other good people and that is what is happening today as our guest from the...

"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction both are transformed." - Carl Gustav Jung Founder of Board of Advisors, mentor, and coach Mike Calhoun is back on the program today as our very first guest for our New Year's Eve marathon podcast session and even though it is early in the morning, we are coming out hot straight...

"Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards." - Søren Kierkegaard It's that time of year again where our very own Jay Doran goes on a marathon podcasting session all day and into the night on New Year's Eve.  In this introductory episode, Jay is going over the why, the what, and the how of why this cultural endurance test has become a tradition here at Th...

"Who looks outside dreams. Who looks inside wakes." - Carl Jung Chief Victory Officer at the Center for Victory and Executive Coach and the Director of Learning and Development of Top Contractor School Eric Guy  is back again for another culturally charged conversation.  On today's episode, Eric and Jay are getting into why it is important to find the source of disruption when it co...

Recorded on this past Christmas Eve, our very own  Jay Doran  is bringing in another dose of culture content with the topic of the day being workplace relationships and the unspoken rules that exist therein.  There is some discussion on sacrifice, value creation, and even a little bit of Quidditch.  We hope you enjoy this roadmap to better workplace relationships on this edition of The Culture Mat...

"When you keep promises to the most important person on Earth, which is you, and combine it with the power of one more, you will stack up your wins, build your self-confidence, and set yourself up for one hell of an awesome life." - Ed Mylett National Account Executive with The Pavement Group and cohost of the "The Perks in Paving with Paige and Mark Perkins" podcast Mark Perki...

"My goal in life is to live in a way that when people who know me show up at my funeral, they talk about how I was: a dedicated husband, an involved father, a trusted friend, a loyal teammate, a man of God." Director of Sales for BSI Paving Jeremy Kochis is making his long-awaited debut on the show and we are going to make the most of it.  Jeremy and Jay take a deep dive into what cultur...

On the first episode of The Culture Matters Podcast of 2025, we are celebrating the beginning of the second quarter of the 21st century with a little culture content from our very own Jay Doran .  Today's topic is why such a small percentage of employees feel connected to the culture of the company they work for.  We're unpacking the why's of that disconnect and hopefully getting a...

"The thing that you don't want to do is holding you back to a wonderful life that you probably didn't even imagine. So, that thing you, 'oh, let me be ready"; you'll never be ready! So, just do it. Do it. It is actually better to do it imperfect because, if you think about it, perfection, perfect, is a trauma response. We are all imperfect people. Nobody's perfec...

On today's edition of culture content, our very own Jay Doran is here discussing getting the absolute most out completing your day-to-day tasks and beyond.  Your goal should always be to attack the things you need to do with vigor with the intention of maximizing your effort and to get the most out of whatever you're doing.  Jay has got some words of wisdom to share with that exact goal...

"A person who cannot imagine the future is a person who cannot contemplate the results of his actions. Some are thus paralyzed into inaction." - Alan Lightman Chief Marketing Officer of Paramount Residential Mortgage Group Paul Lucido  is our guest today and he is back today for his first solo appearance on the show since all the way back in episode 10 of season one!  With all that time...

"Our love is for real estate, our fire is for one another." Real estate and business building advisors, founders of The Dream Team 1 Realty Group, and authors of the new book A.I. Unlocked: Beginning Prompts Bruno and Stacie Marcinkowski are coming aboard today to talk real estate, AI, and a plethora of other things so lets jump right in!  Bruno, Stacy, and Jay are discussing the reality...

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it." - Nelson Mandella Founder of All Things Insurance Group and a leader in the industry Pete Fournier is back again for another go around with The Culture Man and today's conversation is going to center around Pete's company, ATIG.  Pete and Jay are uncovering why Pete started All Things Insurance Group and the motivat...

"It is funny...I don't feel old enough to give advice, but with the advisors you trust, you'd better listen to them. It may be bad news, but that is the only way you're going to improve." - Ben Heppner Associate corporate attorney with Lex Nova and tax law aficionado Yuri Mitchell is taking his first swings on the show today and we are preparing for a very educational epis...

"Even a fool with a tool is still a fool." One of the world's leading authorities on customer satisfaction, experience, and engagement, founder of the Strativity Group, and author of several books including his newest release  Dare to Author! , Lior Arussy  is joining the show today and we are in store for a true master class, so make sure you're paying attention!  Lior and Jay...

"I understand that there's going to come a time when I'm not going to be there for these kids and I want them to understand the values of values; the importance of being who you are, the importance of being a leader not a follower because I send those kids off to school every day and they're out in the world." Entrepreneur, business coach, founder of legit.com and host of...

We're back again today with another helping of culture content with our very own Jay Doran taking a look at building culture around a sales team.  When discussing culture surrounding a sales team, it's important to know where it needs to start in order to make its way to the members of the team.  As with most things, it starts at the top and leadership is responsible for making sure that...

"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution. It represents the wise choice of many alternatives. Choice, not chance, determines your destiny." - Aristotle National Director of Sales at The Pavement Group and long-time friend of Culture Matters Eli Stoehr is making his long-awaited debut on the show today and we co...

"I think that we way underestimate what we can actually do and I think that we take it from such a macro level because, if you look at my life today, you would think its crazy. It's impossible to do that." - Brian Hess Founder of Duffin Media and Duffin Coaching, host of the "Your Message Received" podcast, and a frequent and favorite returning guest of the show John Duffi...

We're back again with our very own Jay Doran dropping a little more culture content and on today's plate we're digging in with our HR leaders.  There is a direct correlation between great culture and a company's success and 98% of HR leaders agree and when 98% of people agree on something, there must be something to it.  See what you think after this episode of The Culture Matt...

We've got our very own Jay Doran back again with another edition of culture content and our topic today deals with the correlation between strong company culture and revenue growth.  We've talked a lot during these episodes about how culture affects productivity and the workplace attitude and all manner of things like that, but today we are putting it in terms of dollars and cents.  Do y...

"When you think you have done your best, go one step further to make sure." Partner with RE Financial Services  Kimber White  is making his baffling first appearance on the show today and we are going to make the most of having a true mortgage guru on the program.  Kimber and Jay are digging into a little of Kimber's history and what got him to where he is today, why you should trea...

"The planet is fine. The people are fucked." - George Carlin Joseph Iredell and Ken Jordan are the creators and hosts of the "Selling The Dream" podcast are back on the show today and we're hitting some pretty poignant topics on this go around.  Joseph, Ken, and Jay are diving into why working as hard as you possibly can is a worthwhile endeavor, the power dynamic that Jef...