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7: YP Perspective – Co-Work & Collaboration

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Young Professionals Harold Hughes and Ben Moore join us for an Uphill Conversation on startup culture, collaboration and co-work space.

Show Notes:

  • Helicopter parents in the workplace
  • Building and protecting community
  • Taking ideas to execution – risk, evidence, confidence
  • Establish credibility by sharing your idea and build your tribe
  • “It makes more sense to lose my shirt today than my house tomorrow”
  • Know your goals and drive towards them: be flexible, but keep your eyes on your “North Star” (your focus and mission)
  • Misconceptions on startup culture
  • Supporting innovation and the startup community in Greenville, SC
  • Benefits and challenges of co-work space and finding your niche
  • Importance of building both a diverse and inclusive co-work community
  • Be prepared for obstacles, the unexpected, and the “dips”
  • Predictability is overrated, learn from yours and others’ failures
  • It’s limiting to think and live on “what-ifs”, you need to focus on “blooming where you’re planted”
  • Value of perseverance and hard work

Connect with Ben & Harold:

Guest Bios: 

  • Harold Hughes is the Founder & CEO of BANDWAGON – an online marketplace and fan community designed to improve the game day experience for sports fans everywhere. As a leader in the growing startup community in Greenville, South Carolina, he is the Co-Managing Director of Collective: a coworking space for small teams and entrepreneurs, Director of the Founder Institute Greenville chapter, and is a member of NEXT, and the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Harold is actively involved in the community with ventures like, Rebuild Upstate, TEDx and Hands On Greenville. As a strong believer in mentorship, he makes time to speak with youth and his fellow peers about his journey to entrepreneurship and how he has found success along the way.
  • Ben Moore is the Founder & CEO of tForm – an advanced manufacturing company for the packaging industry and Co-Founder & CEO of parmetric – a technology and manufacturing company built for designers and engineers.  Continuing his passion for engineering, design, and manufacturing Ben is actively involved and sits on the board for Technology Schools and Career Centers around the Upstate.  As a leader in the growing startup community in Greenville, South Carolina, he is the Co-Managing Director of Collective: a coworking space for small teams and entrepreneurs and Director of the Founder Institute Greenville chapter.

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INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC (Used by permission):
© 2017 UCYP Theme written and arranged by Luke Pecoraro all rights reserved.

© 2017 UCYP (Uphill Conversations Young Professionals) (UCYP is an Uphill Strategies, LLC production)

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50: Ryan Hawk – The Learning Leader

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On this episode of Uphill Conversations, we delve into the topic of leadership with Ryan Hawk. He shares how his personal experiences and his Learning Leader Show podcast have shaped his life and leadership style.

Ryan Hawk is the creator and host of The Learning Leader Show, a top rated iTunes business podcast that focuses on learning from the smartest, most creative leaders in the world (including such luminaries as Simon Sinek, Seth Godin, Kat Cole and Adam Grant). Hawk’s podcast has exploded on a global scale with listeners in 134 countries world-wide. Ryan also writes for The Huffington Post on the topics of leading and empowering others. In addition, he is an executive at a Fortune 500 company in a Leadership role. Full bio here.

Show Notes:

  • Good interviews require prep and true listening
  • Making connections and building relationships
  • Value of repetition and curiosity
  • Leadership is a choice and comes with great responsibility
  • Serving others, vulnerability and leading with trust
  • Not allowing others that negatively impact your mindset
  • Intentionally making time for deep work and leading from within
  • Empowering those you lead by giving them problems to solve
  • Parallels in leading, coaching and parenting
  • Preparing people by stretching and pushing them before releasing them to do the job
  • Hiring people who can adapt – who have faced adversity, who have grit
  • High-performers must do a better job celebrating their wins and not just successes of others
  • Importance of establishing daily habits and rituals
  • Teaching the value of hard work, love and respect
  • Raising our daughters to be strong women
  • Ryan’s uphill challenges + what he’s optimistic about
  • Megan + Tim’s input on common themes we hear from leaders on Uphill Conversations

Connect with Ryan: 

Resources / Books: 

INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC (Used by permission):

No Worries (© 2014 Anderson Music, LLC)
Gotta Move On (© 2014 Anderson Music, LLC)

Uphill Conversations is an Uphill Strategies, LLC production

© 2017 Uphill Conversations

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6: YP Perspective – Agility, Flexibility and Looking Ahead

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Founders of DesignLi, Keith Shields and Joshua Tucker, join us for a conversation on agility and flexibility as young professional entrepreneurs and leaders.

Show Notes:

  • What led them to change directions from education to app development
  • Value of strong relationship in launching and leading a business
  • “Fair” is relative – life is what you make of it and everyone adds own individual perspectives and values
  • Importance of constantly improving yourself and learning through failure
  • Challenges of young entrepreneurs and leaders
  • Evolution and shifts in starting a business
  • Stereotypes around age in the digital industry and working across generations
  • Knowledge and having confidence in your own abilities
  • Consistency, Communication, Continuous Learning, Clarity and Community

Connect with Keith & Josh: 

Guest Bios: 

  • Joshua Tucker is a Partner and COO of Designli. Joshua is in charge of delivery and client success, working tirelessly to ensure designers, developers, and project managers deliver amazing products that create happy clients. He has worked on and supervised over 100 projects since co-founding Designli. Prior starting an app development company, Joshua co-founded Applits.com, winner of Inc.com’s Coolest College Startup of 2014. Joshua enjoys photography and fitness when he’s not at work.
  • Keith Shields’ passion lies in creating digital experiences. Luckily, he’s able to do that full-time with Designli – where he helps clients empower digital relationships through the design and implementation of custom mobile software. Outside of work, Keith enjoys fitness, heading up the Ohio State University Alumni Association here in beautiful Greenville, and seeking out the latest and greatest sour beer.
INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC (Used by permission):
© 2017 UCYP Theme written and arranged by Luke Pecoraro all rights reserved.

© 2017 UCYP (Uphill Conversations Young Professionals) (UCYP is an Uphill Strategies, LLC production)

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49: Jim Palmer – Just Say Yes!

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In this episode we have an Uphill Conversation with Jim Palmer on the importance of going after your dreams and just saying “Yes!”

Jim Palmer is a marketing and business building expert and in-demand coach. He is the founder of the Dream Business Academy and Dream Business Coaching and Mastermind Program.

He is the host of Dream Business Coach TV, the hit weekly Web TV show watched by thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners, and he is also the host of Dream Business Radio, a weekly podcast based on Jim’s unique brand of Smart Marketing and Business Building Strategies. Jim is best known internationally as ‘The Dream Business Coach’ and creator of No Hassle Newsletters, the ultimate ‘done-for-you’ newsletter marketing program used by hundreds of clients in nine countries. Read full bio here.

Show Notes:

  • There is no “right” or perfect time, there’s “go time”
  • Entrepreneurs need to get comfortable with unknown
  • Importance of being stretched personally and professionally
  • The “What-Ifs” and what holds people back
  • Trade-offs and priorities of an entrepreneur
  • Managing criticism and opinions of others
  • Jim’s personal story and things he’s overcome
  • Embracing challenges, facing fears, and overcoming self-doubt
  • Importance of forgiveness and forgiving yourself

Connect with Jim:

Books/Resources:

INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC (Used by permission):

No Worries (© 2014 Anderson Music, LLC)
Gotta Move On (© 2014 Anderson Music, LLC)

Uphill Conversations is an Uphill Strategies, LLC production

© 2017 Uphill Conversations

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45: Pamela Evette – Leadership, Strong Values + Hard Work

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On this episode of Uphill Conversations we talk with Pamela Evette on values, priorities, and hard work in business and in life.

Pamela Evette brings more than 20 years of experience and an entrepreneurial spirit to her role as President/CEO of Quality Business Solutions (QBS).  A trained accountant and former CFO, Evette’s primary expertise is in building Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs), firms that provide a service under which an employer can outsource employee management tasks, such as payroll, employee benefits and workers’ compensation, recruiting, risk/safety management, and training and development.

Under her leadership, QBS has grown exponentially, becoming a $1 billion dollar enterprise in 2016.  QBS has been honored as one of the best places to work in its home state of South Carolina and as one of the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies in the United States.

Show Notes:

  • Fearlessness and what it means for a Pamela to be fearless
  • How Pamela’s ancestors and family have inspired her to be bold
  • The impact of what you say and don’t say on those around you
  • Being brave vs. having courage
  • Owning a business means you can set certain priorities, but there are always trade-offs
  • What holds people back from stepping out on their own professionally
  • An entrepreneurial spirit can make you feel unsettled at times
  • You don’t always need to take big risks, you can systematically and gradually work towards building your vision
  • How Pamela’s background and Polish heritage taught her the value of hard work and never to expect anything to be easy, to be handed to you or to go smoothly.
  • “Nothing is free. There is never a free lunch.”
  • Pamela’s view on change: very few outcomes are unfixable, so be open to new ideas, be decisive, and keep moving forward
  • Importance of being realistic and honest in asking yourself what you’re willing to sacrifice as an entrepreneur
  • Impact 9/11 had on the industry and QBS as a business
  • Benefits of starting lean, growing smart and persevering
  • Pamela’s optimism about QBS’ continued growth, the QBS team getting stronger and the U.S. economy

Connect with Pamela:

INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC (Used by permission):

No Worries (© 2014 Anderson Music, LLC)
Gotta Move On (© 2014 Anderson Music, LLC)

Uphill Conversations is an Uphill Strategies, LLC production

© 2017 Uphill Conversations

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