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Lee Pepper is the Chief Marketing Officer at Foundations Recovery Network (FRN), a national network of state-of-the-art substance abuse treatment facilities. In this episode of the Younger Wiser Leader podcast, Lee shares how FRN has empowered its sales team to leverage their social networks and personal brand to spread the word about their services on a massive scale. Many business owners live in fear of what their sales team might do on social media, but Lee provides innovative and thought-provoking ideas for how small businesses can actually capitalize on the social networks and talent of their sales team to grow their brand and serve more customers.

Van Davenport is the President of Protect 1 Family and an Agency Owner with Family Heritage Insurance.  In this episode, he shares his keys to success for any leader who is managing and developing other leaders within their organization. You will learn how to lead the different members of your team differently, how to allocate time based upon what each team member needs from you, as well as Van’s number one key to success as a leader.   he Younger Wiser Leader podcast is a bi-weekly podcast co-hosted by Amanda Vaden and Elyse Archer of Southwestern Consulting. Every other week these two ladies come together to interview sales leaders and discuss sales best practices that are proven to help elevate sales. These are the things that they wish they knew as younger versions of themselves, and they’re bringing them to you in this show to help accelerate your path to success.  Please subscribe and log into your favorite medium to listen to the show and leave a rating and review!

Jim Cavale is the former president of Iron Tribe Fitness, the Co-Founder and Chairman of GLOW, and the Founder & CEO of INFLCR. In this episode of the podcast, Jim shares his best advice for how he has launched and led multiple successful new companies across diverse industries, as well as what he wishes he knew in order to avoid costly mistakes when he was first starting out. This is a must-listen for any entrepreneur or aspiring entrepreneur looking to do it right the first time. The Younger Wiser Leader podcast is a bi-weekly podcast co-hosted by Amanda Vaden and Elyse Archer of Southwestern Consulting. Every other week these two ladies come together to interview sales leaders and discuss sales best practices that are proven to help elevate sales. These are the things that they wish they knew as younger versions of themselves, and they’re bringing them to you in this show to help accelerate your path to success.  Please subscribe and log into your favorite medium to listen to the show and leave a rating and review!

Desiree Alford is the founder of Harts & Pearls, an online retailer of women’s accessories. Desiree uses her business to support and empower charities that were created to help people rise above hardship and struggle. In this episode of the podcast, she shares how she grew her business from nothing, as well as her step-by-step decision-making process for when she finds herself at a crossroads and is unsure of the next right move to make in her business. The Younger Wiser Leader podcast is a bi-weekly podcast co-hosted by Amanda Vaden and Elyse Archer of Southwestern Consulting. Every other week these two ladies come together to interview sales leaders and discuss sales best practices that are proven to help elevate sales. These are the things that they wish they knew as younger versions of themselves, and they’re bringing them to you in this show to help accelerate your path to success.  Please subscribe and log into your favorite medium to listen to the show and leave a rating and review!

Tracy Christman is the Vice President of Vendor Alliance for Budget Blinds. In this episode of the Younger Wiser Leader podcast, she shares her best strategies for how she successfully wears multiple hats every day to create superior results in her business and family.

Damien Harmon is the president of Bridgestone’s commercial tire and service business and has led the company in its initiative to be one of the best customer service companies in the world. In this episode, Damien shares how to leverage feedback to grow as a leader in all facets of life, as well as how Bridgestone’s approach to change from the outside in can be applied for monumental success in your own business. Show Highlights: “Feedback is a gift.” -Damien Harmon “No matter where the feedback comes from, you have to figure out a way to hear it, digest it, internalize it, take action against it, and then thank the person for it.” - Damien Harmon “I wake up every morning and my goal is to make a difference.” - Damien Harmon “I deliver shock and awe business results.” - Damien Harmon “They key it understanding what the intent and objective of your change I and really grounding yourself in reality of who you are and what you are as an organization.” - Damien Harmon “Make sure that everyone is clear on why the change is necessary, what their role in the change is and what the outcome of the change will be.” @DamienHarmon “When you are in an organization that doesn’t really have a burning platform, you have to help people understand where the industry is going, why it is going that way and where you stand and THEN help them understand the change.” - Damien Harmon “(In order to achieve “Ideal State”) do a lot of research on where your industry is and where your industry is going." - Damien Harmon “Humble yourself to be able to work with your strategic partners, so they can actually tell you where you’re gapping.” - Damien Harmon “One of the key elements is being able to map out your experience and identify one area or a couple areas in your experience journey that you actually want to focus on transforming” - Damien Harmon “Most companies can’t change everything but they can be a disrupter in one or two areas that sets them apart from their competition.”  - Damien Harmon “Take a step back and put yourself in a position to notice.” - Damien Harmon “Look at it from the position of a customer and not from the position of an owner.” - Damien Harmon “The key is not to explain “why?”, but really try to listen to the impact it has on your customer” - Damien Harmon “We challenge ourselves to think outside the box and not with the status quo in mind.” - Damien Harmon “We make it simpler for our teammates to do business, which allows them to operate in a more efficient and effective manner and allows them to ultimately deliver those shock and awe business results.” - Damien Harmon “SO much of our efforts many times as business owners, business leaders, entrepreneurs, sales people, ops people doesn’t matter; is many times we take out approach to change from the inside out.” @amandajohnsSWC “It’s also really taking a very deep, hard look at what do your customers what, not what do you think they want, but what are they telling you they want and need.” @amandajohnsSWC   The Younger Wiser Leader podcast is a bi-weekly podcast co-hosted by Amanda Vaden and Elyse Archer of Southwestern Consulting. Every other week these two ladies come together to interview sales leaders and discuss sales best practices that are proven to help elevate sales. These are the things that they wish they knew as younger versions of themselves, and they’re bringing them to you in this show to help accelerate your path to success.  Please subscribe and log into your favorite medium to listen to the show and leave a rating and review!