Note: This interview was recorded at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
On this encore episode of the Growing with Purpose podcast, host Paul Spiegelman talks with Jay Wilkinson, founder and CEO of Firespring, an inside-out marketing agency and Nebraska's first B Corp. Firespring is also a 2020 Forbes Small Giant.
With a team of more than 200 employees, Jay spends most of his time working on the culture at Firespring and helping leaders in other companies become purpose-driven. But in the early 2000s, Jay experienced a pivotal moment in his life and career when he was fired as CEO of his own company. In the wake of the September 11th attacks and the economic decline that followed, his board of directors wanted him to fire more than half of their staff. When Jay refused, they fired him from the very company that he built.
In this encore episode, hear how Jay recovered from that experience and managed to buy out the venture capitalists on his board and rebuild the company. Plus, hear Paul and Jay discuss how to care for introverts on your team, starting from the very first interview.
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Emily Tetto: Tap Into Your Inner Journey
Jonathan Keyser: You Don't Have to Be Ruthless to Win
Blair Kellison: Be Inspired to Be Like You
Crisis Response: Take the Fear Out of the Workplace with Jack Stack
Tom Walter: "Change, Or We're Leaving"
Raman Chadha: Smarter, Healthier Leaders
Adam Witty: Why Should Entrepreneurs Write Books?
Bryan Papé: A Legacy of Generosity
Dan Sachs: If Company Culture Pays, Why Doesn't Everybody Do It?
Chris Stakich: Walk in the Direction of Your Passion
Steve Palmer: Our Growth Is the Story of Our People
Camille Nicita: Overnight Owner
Ty Hagler: Changing the Current
William Vanderbloemen: Create Your Own Party
Kornel Grygo: From Delivery Driver to CEO
Courtney Kingston: Don't Bet the Farm
Susan Leger Ferraro: The Time, Attention, and Practice of Culture
Kris Maynard: I'm Here to Tell You We Sold the Company
Rob Everts: Worker-Owned and Changing the World
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