Say It Skillfully® – Special Guest Kris Maynard, CEO of Essential Ingredients, 100% employee-owned

Say It Skillfully® helps you benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive & productive manner. In Episode 14, special guest Kris Maynard shares his journey to sell his company, Essential Ingredients, to all employees, and pursue creating a company to last 100 years. Hear about EI's purpose-driven and people-first culture. My 1st caller Justin brought up balancing your well-being & achieving high performance, and also shared his own career transition/re-branding from academic research to executive coaching (16:45). Fahad, who’s been trying to raise funding from investors asked how to gain feedback to help him improve his pitch (25:35). Sander, whose first language isn’t English asked how to skillfully jump in during meetings when people aren’t on the same page. Lastly May asked about bringing much needed mindfulness & compassion into the workplace (39:45). Join in and learn to navigate work while being true to yourself.