COMMANDER POD - Episode 24 - Rob Krecak of Humans First

Joining Yuri Kruman today is Rob Krecak of Humans First, a consultancy that helps other companies transition to a four-day work week with no loss in productivity or profitability and the same pay for employees. Rob enumerates the upsides to working fewer hours and shares insights on the value of interconnectedness in the face of technology. From lesser burnout to being an attractive perk to applicants, learn about the many gains of this emerging people management philosophy.  Our conversation explored these golden nuggets of wisdom:How Rob started with three different college degrees and ended with him becoming a sell-side equity analystHow he opened an Anytime Fitness health club while working a 60-hour a week day job, which eventually grew to three clubs across three different statesHow he founded his consultancy business Humans First, a combination of his career that started from finance, transitioned to health and fitness, and now focuses on technologyHow a childhood memory of having extremely bad acne inspired him to work in the health and fitness industryWhat is the story behind Shop Mom and Pop, his company’s Google Chrome extensionWhat is the role of Entrepreneurs’ Organization in his journey as an entrepreneurHow managing a uBreakiFix cellphone repair store gave him the a-ha moment to start Humans FirstWhat are the lasting (and possibly) alarming effects of extended phone use on kids and teenagers in this digital age (with relevant statistics and research data from Rob)How Humans First guide their clients in honing better technology mindfulness habits and how exactly they run their experimental methodsWhat are the potential benefits of adopting a 40-work weekWhy he makes a huge effort to develop good relationships with his employeesWhat is Rob’s biggest life goal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.