The Culture Matters Podcast

"The successful warrior is the average man with laser focus." - Bruce Lee On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own  Jay Doran  is back to continue his discussion on focus which is one of the core values driving Culture Matters' mission.  In yesterday's episode, Jay looked into focus as a concept and why it should be at the top of mind of anyone in th...

"He who chases two rabbits catches none." - Confucius Our very own  Jay Doran  is back again with another look into the core values that drive Culture Matters as a company and today's focus is on just that: focus.  In order to be successful in any business venture, the entrepreneur or CEO or founder or whatever title one might bring to the table, it takes a certain level of ability...

If you have spent any time listening to this podcast, or even taken a look at the title, then it should come as no surprise to you know that culture is very important to us here at The Culture Matters Podcast.  The question you may be asking yourself is why?  Why does culture matter so much?  Why does culture matter to the point that we have spent nearly 1000 episodes talking about that very subje...

"Invisible threads are the strongest ties." - Friedrich Nietzsche Specialist leadership consultant and researcher, mentor, high-performance coach, world, national, and Oceania champion athlete, Board Director and Head of Programs with Progressive Coaches, and founder of Golden Mean Leadership Dr. Damien Taylor  has joined the program once again and we are diving deep today so take a deep...

"CrossFit needs to invest in the means of production, not just the production and if they can control the means of production, they will own the entire ecosystem." Personal trainer, author of the book Nutrition Finances , and founder of STRONGSIDE Fitness Mitchel Black  is back on the show today and we are picking up right where we left off.  On his last appearance on The Culture Matters...

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." - Jim Rome Director of Growth and Strategy with The Pavement Group Brian Ferris is joining us on the program today and this is a man who has truly enjoyed success in every venture he has tried his hand at.  Whether in economics, stock trading, entrepreneurship, or construction, this man has been around the block a time or two a...

On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, we are taking a bit of a different approach than we normally do and we are taking a look inward with our very own Jay Doran talking about the origin story of Culture Matters.  Sometimes when we feel at our most lost and unsure of what to do, an answer will present itself in the most unlikely of places.  Who would have thought that a book abou...

"A website without SEO is like a billboard in the woods; no one sees it." - Tyler Stratton Creative specialist with 1Team Media and custom shoe and clothing designer Jesse Woods is joining The Culture Matters Podcast for the first time and we are incredibly excited to learn more about this true work horse of a human being.  Jesse has made a name for himself by taking sneakers or cleats,...

"The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly." - Friedrich Nietzsche Welcome back to the program and welcome back to another edition of Thirty Days of Thought featuring our very own Jay Doran as he discusses excerpts from his book, Thirty Days of Thought.   Today, our excerpt is bringing up the topic of being different.  For much of our early lives, whether subconsc...

"Champions keep playing until they get it right." - Billie Jean King Former NFL punter, Super Bowl champion, host of The Fan morning show, and Director of National Sales with 1Team Media Josh Miller is on the program today and we are excited to have a true champion bring his championship mentality to The Culture Matters Podcast.  Josh and Jay are digging into the common threads that exis...

"Champions keep playing until they get it right." - Billie Jean King The founder of 20/20 Vision for Success and author of Finding Honor: The Journey to Truth , Christine Beckwith , is back on the show today after far too long of an absence.  Christine is here talking about her new book, High - Selling is a Drug , and putting a nice bow on this series that we started way back in October...

"Consistency is what transforms average into excellence." Today on The Culture Matters Podcast, we are continuing our series on the core values that drive Culture Matters as a company with our very own  Jay Doran  giving  our listeners a peek behind the curtain.  Our topic for this episode is consistency and how being consistent is something in life and in business that will either drive...

"Continuity is not the absence of change, but the ability to adapt without losing your essence." Family business dynamic expert, coach, advisor, and the CEO and founder of Positively People Consulting  Dr. Jean Meeks-Koch  is making her very first appearance on the show and we are taking this dive really deep into a field that many of our listeners may not be very familiar with.  In a nu...

"The strongest of all warriors are these two: time and patience." - Leo Tolstoy Chief Strategy Officer for Pine Valley Investments, author of  The Morning Core , and a long-standing leader in the financial and investing world  Nick Lampone  is joining us on the program today and if you are interested in a wealth of information on finance then you have come to the right place.  Nick is pu...

I am not afraid. I was born to do this." - Joan of Arc Founder of Capano Speaking and Training, host of the "Claraty and Action" podcast, leader, sales trainer, and an all-around culture boss Clara Capano is joining us on the show today and we are taking our culture chat to the next level.  Clara and Jay are taking a deep dive into leadership on today's episode including how a...

"Every great philosophy is the personal confession of the author." - Friedrich Nietzsche Welcome back to the program and welcome back to another edition of Thirty Days of Thought featuring our very own  Jay Doran  as he discusses excerpts from his book,  Thirty Days of Thought.   Today's discussion focuses on the thought that knowledge is potential energy and how in the end, like ma...

"Solving the same problem over and over again is fine. The really great people find interest and excitement in solving different types of problems, applying different skill sets, constantly learning and figuring out how to solve a problem. The second thing is: they ask really great questions. The best consultants that I've worked with are really keen to define the problem they're to...

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own Jay Doran is back again to discuss what makes curiosity such an important quality or value to possess.  It is curiosity that launches exploration; whether in the physical world around us or in the exploring new concepts or ideas or trends tha...

"The system is the solution." - Michael Gerber Managing partner and co-founder of Reagan Beecher, executive search expert, consultant, and advisor Clark Beech has made his way onto The Culture Matters Podcast and we are unpacking an awful lot in a relatively short amount of time, so we are wasting no time getting right into it.  Clark and Jay are unpacking how Clark began his career not...

"Far better is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, then to rank with those timid souls who never enjoy much nor suffer much." - Theodore Roosevelt Former NFL player, best-selling author, business and executive coach, and the host of the massively successful "Get Authentic with Marques Ogden" podcast  Marques Ogden  is joining us on...

"The discipline of suffering, of great suffering - do you not know that only this discipline has created all enhancements of man so far? That tension of the soul in unhappiness which cultivates its strength, its shudders face to face with great ruin, its inventiveness and courage in enduring, preserving, interpreting, and exploiting suffering, and whatever has been granted to it of profundity...

"When culture is treated as a core business function, you start to see real traction." - Brian Smith On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own  Jay Doran  is taking some time to discuss a very intriguing article that was sent to him by someone he considers a mentor.  The article in questions was put out there by a publication called Executive Search Review and...

"The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly." On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own  Jay Doran  is here with a very different take on our normal "Thirty Days of Thought" episode.  For this edition of the series, Jay is reading the excerpt from "Attention Deficit" chapter and letting it stand on its own.  The words...

"Confidence comes from preparation." - John Wooden On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own Jay Doran is sitting down to discuss preparation as a concept, as a mindset, and as a tool for success.  Behind the scenes, a lot of work goes into making sure Jay is as prepared as possible for every guest that comes on the show to make sure that we are doing right by...

"He who has a strong enough why, can bear almost any how." - Friedrich Nietzsche Daniel Wright is the founder of Proline Paving, the host of the "Paving the Way" podcast, and a member in good standing of the Top Contractor School and we're extremely excited to have him back for his second appearance on the show.  In today's discussion, Daniel and Jay are taking a deep...