How Who You Watch Shapes You, and Leading a 100 Year old Company (Brian Seitz)

A college senior sits with a professor and admits he has no clear career path. The advice is simple:Watch who’s successful and do what they do.Brian Seitz leaves that conversation and starts paying attention to one person in his hometown. It leads to a conversation in a local bar and a job (that he had no experience for).What follows is years of rejection, relationship building, and learning how the business actually works. That same idea keeps showing up as the stakes get higher…Who you follow early starts to shape how you hire, how you lead, and what you’re willing to change later.If you’re choosing a path or leading a team, this sharpens how much the people you watch quietly define everything after.0:00 Intro01:31 Joining a Century-Old Business03:08 Career Advice That Changed Direction05:47 Defining Success Through Behavior08:43 Early Sales and Rejection12:46 Building a Client Base from Zero16:50 Transition Into Ownership18:47 Empowering the Right People22:44 Protecting the Team Culture25:46 Leading by Example at Work29:44 Growth Requires the Right People33:47 Changing Work to Support Family40:46 What Success Looks Like NowConnect with Brian:https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-d-seitz-cic-64957379Leugers Insurance Agencyhttps://leugersins.com/Follow @PhilOnPurpose https://www.instagram.com/philonpurposehttps://www.facebook.com/philonpurpose