David Long is a Speaker, Author, World Class CEO and Student of the Game of Business. He is the Founder and CEO of MyEmployees, a 27-year-old firm in the Top 1% Worldwide in the Employee Engagement and Recognition industry. His firm specializes in helping managers build stronger, more engaging relationships with their team members while linking the rewards and recognition program to the desired goals of the company.
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- The story of how David started his company from desperation, not inspiration
- Why David’s company is able to grow by 20% every year and how he’s able to take more than 20 weeks of vacation a year
- Why you need a mentor and need to keep learning
- What David’s father taught him
- How David turned a really negative situation into (conservatively) $20 million
- The problem with hiring friends and family
- What “A Players” look like to David and how to find them
- How David creates a great culture
- David’s onboarding process
- How he’s able to run a business where people don’t leave
- The importance of the mastermind group
- How replaying today helps David make tomorrow better
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