In this episode of the Leadership and Learning Podcast, host Randy Goruk talks with Brian Gottlieb, an inspirational business leader who grew a home services company from a plastic folding table and $3,000 to more than 600 employees and nearly $1 billion in lifetime sales.
Together, Randy and Brian explore how to intentionally build, grow, and sustain a high‑performance culture for competitive advantage.
Brian shares practical, hard‑earned lessons on:
- What culture really is.
- The true levers of culture.
- When subcultures are healthy and when they become “cancerous” to the organization.
- Why technical fixes often fail.
- How to sustain culture as you scale.
- The power of team-based vision statements.
- Shifting from chaos to disciplined profitability as your business grows.
- Developing managers as true custodians of culture.
- Getting everyone on the team to think and act like owners,
- Practical advice for new graduates and aspiring leaders who want to stand out and get promoted
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Brian Gottlieb
Inspirational Business Leader
