Are You a Farmer or a Fisherman? A New Take on Purpose at Work What if the secret to long-term success wasn’t the hustle, but the harvest? This week on Outside Insights, I’m joined by Jonathan Stanley—purpose strategist, author of Purposeful Performance: The Secret Mix of Connecting, Leading, and Succeeding, and surprise […]
Closing the Gap Between Who You Are and Who You’re Meant to Be Each year around this time, as college graduation season rolls around, I’m reminded of one of the questions I ask most often on the Outside Insights podcast: “What advice would you give your 21-year-old self?” That early post-college […]
What Happens When You Stop Chasing and Start Serving? In Episode 58 of Outside Insights, I sit down with one of the most influential voices in business and leadership—Bob Burg, bestselling co-author of The Go-Giver. We dive deep into what makes success sustainable, meaningful, and surprisingly simple: giving value […]
Back in the early days of Placers 1.0 and the CBI Group, we asked ourselves a bold question: What happens when you stop managing people like employees—and start treating them like internal entrepreneurs? I remember having lunch with our recruitment consultant, Freddy, and telling him this story—how we leaned all the way into a […]
This week on Outside Insights, I sit down with Dr. Wes Bowman—a man whose path was anything but linear. Labeled in grade school. Flunked out of college—three times. Built a successful practice by learning to turn shame and failure into the fuel for a meaningful life. Wes is a career psychologist, the Director of […]
Why Trust, Relationships, and Real Value Still Take Time in an On-Demand World These days, we want everything now. Technology has stripped away what we used to call friction—those natural pauses that gave us space to think, learn, and grow. Need dog food? It’s delivered to your doorstep before you’re home from your commute. […]
“For an entrepreneur to be successful, you need the strength of family and support from home. The family strength is not just the immediate family; it’s a higher power, a higher calling. For us to be successful, I had to have that sense of purpose.” – Andrew Cottone What does it take to turn […]
Ditch the excuses, track real progress, and start making things happen—one step at a time. Ever feel like there’s a gap between the life you want and the one you’re actually living? You’re not alone. Maybe you want to get in shape, start a side hustle, finally write that article, or switch careers—but somehow, […]
Have you ever wondered what IT services and barbecue have in common? There’s more overlap than you might expect! In this episode of Outside Insights, I talked with Jake Ruddy, the President of PCS, a leading IT services company. He is also the creative force behind Rum and Cook, a rapidly growing YouTube channel […]
Think about your biggest win from last year. What made it memorable? Was it the goal itself—or the journey that got you there? Chances are, it’s not the metrics or deadlines you recall most vividly, but the moments that brought those goals to life: the stories, struggles, and small victories along the way. At […]
