Bringing Humanity Back to Business - Jay Steinfeld

Today’s guest is the founder and former CEO of Blinds.com, the world’s largest online window coverings retailer, acquired by The Home Depot in 2014. His new book documents the most important element of growing a company—the human element. Dave Bookbinder goes Behind The Numbers with Jay Steinfeld.  Jay founded, and was the CEO of Blinds.com, the world’s number one online window covering retailer. Boot-strapped in 1996 for just $3,000 from his Bellaire, Texas, garage, Blinds.com was acquired by The Home Depot in 2014.  Jay is also the author of the Wall Street Journal Best Seller, Lead from the Core: The 4 Principles for Profit and Prosperity. In this episode, Jay discusses the keys to successfully disrupting the larger competitors, including building a culture of entrepreneurship. He also discusses his core values for life and business. About the Host: Dave Bookbinder is the person that clients reach out to when they need to know what their most important assets are worth. He’s a corporate finance executive with a focus on business and intellectual property valuation. Known as a collaborative adviser, Dave has served thousands of client companies of all sizes and industries. Dave is the author of two #1 best-selling books about the impact of human capital (PEOPLE!) on the valuation of a business enterprise called The NEW ROI: Return On Individuals & The NEW ROI: Going Behind The Numbers. He’s on a mission to change the conversation about how the accounting world recognizes the value of people’s contributions to a business enterprise, and to quantify what every CEO on the planet claims: “Our people are this company’s most valuable asset.”   🔸 Grab Dave’s #1 Best-Selling Books: The New ROI: Return on Individuals  & The NEW ROI: Going Behind The Numbers 🔸 Connect with Dave on LinkedIn 🔸 Connect with Dave on FaceBook 🔸 Follow Dave on Twitter 🔸 Check out www.NEWROI.com for more. 💡  Want to share your insights with the business community? Message Dave to learn how you can be a guest on Behind The Numbers. https://linktr.ee/BehindTheNumbers 🔹 Check out more of Behind The Numbers on YouTube 🔹 Check out more of Behind The Numbers on RVN Television Please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe to keep up with the latest episodes. Drop a review and rate the podcast so that others might find it. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING BEHIND THE NUMBERS IN THE TOP 3% MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS GLOBALLY, ACCORDING TO LISTEN NOTES