The Operator's Code

What Sam Berman has built should have been impossible. Especially after losing both of his parents by the age of 25. School was a nightmare for him, he doesn't have a college degree, and yet he's built a successful business and family, AND lives by an Operator's Code that's stood the test of time. Find out what it takes to get through REAL hardship, how to build a business that actually takes on the founder's mindset and principles, and what good men do when bad things happen. In This Episode: 0:00 Intro 0:47 Developing Leaders 3:50 Principles Learned From Pain 14:08 Operationalizing Personal Excellence 25:46 Sam's Operator's Code 39:53 The Tragedy That Got Men To Pay Attention Resources: LARC: https://www.larc.co/ Sam Berman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelberman/ Email Sam: [email protected] Militant Mind by Sam Berman: https://www.larc.co/the-militant-mind It's Your Ship by Captain D. Michael Abrashoff: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0446529117

He graduated during the height of COVID. Most people in his generation took the pessimistic route. "It's not fair!" Complaining. Doing nothing. Taking no responsibility. Not Casey Ridley. By 25, he built a 55 store franchise. I wanted to know what made Casey tick in a world where so many of his contemporaries are burdened by entitlement and negativity. We dive deep into the Operator's Code that guides Casey's business and even more importantly, his commitment to service. Let's dive in. In This Episode: 0:00 Intro 1:06 From Surgeon To Supply Chain 3:31 Leadership as Service 7:45 How To Start Franchising 16:45 Evaluating Subordinate Leaders 24:53 Balancing AI + Tech vs Human Value 33:43 Guidance To Pessimistic Young People Resources: Casey Ridley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-ridley/ The Designery: https://thedesignery.com

John Hamilton "accidentally" ended up pursuing a path in the Air Force that 98% of applicants fail. He said, "perfect". Within a matter of just 6 months, he radically transformed his mindset, and became a Tier 1 operator with multiple deployments. Then, he took his success mindset and applied it to real estate and business. This kind of multi-disciplinary success - while building a family - requires a rock solid Code. One that doesn't buckle under pressure, even though it's been tested in the heat of battle. That's what we'll be learning in today's episode with John Hamilton. The code, the mindset, and the principles, that were forged in battle, but perfected in the marketplace and the family. In This Episode: 0:00 Intro 4:59 Old School Dad Lessons 6:51 98% Fail Rate Mindset 12:06 Special Forces Mindset Difference 14:38 First Deployment and Firefight (Training Lessons) 19:34 Resilience After Tragedy 26:15 Entrepreneurship After The Air Force 31:31 Taking Big Risks 36:58 Instilling These Traits In Your Kids 40:03 Bringing Military Teamwork Into Security 45:55 How Technology Changes Leadership and Client Participation 48:41 The Principles That Don't Shift (No Matter What Changes) 55:35 If You're Stuck? Resources: John Hamilton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hamilton-hkdef/ HK Defense Solutions: https://hkdef.com/

Dave Sanderson was the last passenger off of US Airways Flight 1549 after it crash landed into the Hudson River. An entire lifetime of lessons kicked in at the crucial moment - his Operator's Code came online - and it led to him selflessly serving others, even at the risk of his own safety. What goes into crafting a Code like this? What lessons stick, what helps you make the right call in a moment of pressure, what's worth passing on? We dive into all of that and more in this episode, and get some crucial insights for leaders and operators that we can apply in business and every other area of life. When life "crash lands" around you...do you have the Code to make the right calls for you and those you're responsible for? Listen to find out. In This Episode: 0:00 Intro 0:41 Moments of Crisis 4:34 The Foundations 9:59 Concentration Camp Lessons in MINDSET 15:28 Knowledge is NOT Enough 18:18 Learning (And Teaching) Your Code 24:13 How To Take The Best Next Step 29:19 You Have To Make A Choice 36:46 Passing On Excellence 40:41 The Power of Being Congruent 46:41 Timeless Leadership Wisdom In Rapidly Changing Times 53:39 Bringing Back Real Wisdom To A Drifting Culture Resources: Moments Matter by Dave Sanderson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0764GSH3F/ From Turmoil to Triumph by Dave Sanderson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B46S7RBL/ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders by Stephen Covey: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WF972WK/ Principle-Centered Leadership by Stephen Covey: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NMZ4TLM/ Website: https://davesandersonspeaks.com/

Welcome to The Operator's Code. In this first episode, we start off with the tables turned - host Scott Bowman is interviewed and lays out his own Operator's Code, built and refined over 30 years in the trenches of the military and building businesses. This show exists to inspire people who may not feel like they have the agency or the ability to be the CEO of their own life. We're here to tell you that is a lie. Freedom exists at the point where you become "response-able" (listen to the episode to learn what we mean), and it's amazing how universal this truth is. Listen, and hit subscribe to hear other very successful people break down the fundamental CODE that shaped them and got them to the heights they operate at. In This Episode: 0:00 Intro 0:49 The Building of a Code 8:42 Where People Drift 11:51 Refining Discipline 14:11 When Discipline Is Challenged 21:22 Picking The Right Person Before There's Proof 25:53 Response-Able 28:46 Your Agency and Impact 30:40 The Pattern for Successful Operators 35:17 Be The Coach AND Quarterback 40:06 Why I'm Doing This Publicly 45:16 Who We're Helping Level Up