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Leadership & Learning Podcast

The Leadership and Learning Podcast features building material and construction industry leaders, legends, icons, and subject matter experts who share their leadership experiences and insights to help you become a more effective leader.

The target audience is for all levels of leaders in any industry. However it is definitely the podcast for you if you're an emerging leader or involved in managing / leading anyone in the building material and construction industries - manufacturing, distribution, sales, accounting, human resources, customer service or technical support.

Industry associations, college and high school students will also benefit from the lessons shared in this podcast.

The host is Randy Goruk.

Listen here or download/subscribe  on iTunes, Sound Cloud,  Spotify and Google Play.

   

Episode #171 - High Performance Culture for Competitive Advantage with Brian Gottlieb, Inspirational Business Leader

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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

Resources

Brian’s website

Brian’s LinkedIn profile

Brian’s book

Brian Gottlieb

Inspirational Business Leader

Previous Episodes

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Episode #170: Hire – Train – Retain with Mike Matalone, Founder and Chief Talent Officer XP3System

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Episode #169 – Resilient Leadership: Choose Your Thoughts, Change Your Results with Carol Demarco

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Episode #168 Scaling Your Business Through Coaching and Accountability with Sean Phelps, President, College Works Painting

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Episode #167 – Making Safety Happen with Safety Expert and Author Brian Fielkow

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Episode #166 – Winning in a Slow Market with Randy Goruk

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Episode #165 – Leadership Begins with Being a Great Teammate with Eric “Coach Rev” Reveno, James C. Gaither Associate Head Coach and General Manager for Stanford Men’s Basketball

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Episode #164 – Adapting to the Changing Construction Industry with Ed DeAngelis, CEO EDA Contractors, Inc.

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Episode #163 – Actions Leaders Can Take to Attract, Recruit, Retain Women in Construction with Andrea Piering, President, Sun State Builders

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Episode #162 – Rethinking Employee Retention with Angela Tait, CEO Tait Consulting and Chief Talent Strategist

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Episode #161 – Why Construction Leaders Struggle to Hire and Keep Great People with Jessper Maquindang, Chief People Officer

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Episode #160 – Cybersecurity 2026: What Leaders Need to Know Now with Cybersecurity Expert, Robert Siciliano

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Episode #159 – Practical Innovation Advice with Neall Digert, Vice President of Innovation and Market Development with Kingspan Light and Air.

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Click To Listen about Episode #159 – Practical Innovation Advice with Neall Digert, Vice President of Innovation and Market Development with Kingspan Light and Air.
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Episode #158 – Practical Advice for Recruiting and Retaining Employees with Ryan Hogan, Founder and CEO of Talent Harbor

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Episode #157 – Storytelling to Build Trust, Create Clarity, and Drive Real Change with Robert Kennedy III, CEO Kennetik Kommunications

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Episode #156 – Team Success is Never About You with Leadership Coach Randy Goruk

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Episode #155 – Leadership and Operational Discipline is Key to Employee Retention with Scott Peper

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Episode #154 – Leadership Development Challenges and Solutions with Randy Goruk

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Episode #153 – Lessons from Comedy for Better Leadership with Kevin Hubschmann

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Episode #152 – Tackling the Bully Boss with Andy Regal

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Episode #151 – Raising Your Hand: Key to Career Growth with Dennis Bott

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