S3 E13 Creating A Culture Of Employee Development: One Entrepreneur's Story with John Vuong

00:39 Live show promo 01:30 Welcome 03:13 Personal backstory 05:40 What was your first job? 07:13 Curiosity 08:40 Yellow Pages 11:15 Early stages of company 12:34 Sell services – figure out how to deliver afterwards 13:50 Hiring the team 14:53 What it’s like at the company 16:40 Workshops on personal stuff 19:36 John Vuong’s philosophy 19:56 Clarity 20:54 Example of goal-setting session 23:04 Shopify quote about family v team 26:32 Community service 28:58 Positive effects on retention 30:59 Book recommendations? 31:29 Thanks 31:52 OUTTRO In this episode of the Inspire Podcast Bart interviews entrepreneur John Vuong about his unique philosophy around lifelong learning and how it infuses his approach to employee retention and engagement. John shares with Bart his story of growing up with very little and hustling to achieve success in sales. As he progressed in his career he realized he was driven by a desire to learn and grow, and when he set out to found his company Local SEO Search he brought that commitment to his own growth and eventually to the team he built. Today John invests time, energy and passion in helping his team learn in ways that enrich their lives. In this interview John shares his philosophy and offers advice for other leaders who want to go beyond "the basics" to really help their people grow.