"CrossFit needs to invest in the means of production, not just the production and if they can control the means of production, they will own the entire ecosystem." Personal trainer, author of the book Nutrition Finances, and founder of STRONGSIDE Fitness Mitchel Black is back on the show today and we are picking up right where we left off. On his last appearance on The Culture Matters Podcast, Mitchel and Jay began discussing the global phenomenon known as CrossFit and they are...

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." - Jim Rome Director of Growth and Strategy with The Pavement Group Brian Ferris is joining us on the program today and this is a man who has truly enjoyed success in every venture he has tried his hand at. Whether in economics, stock trading, entrepreneurship, or construction, this man has been around the block a time or two and he has done it the right way. Brian and Jay are digging into why discipline can mean the ...

On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, we are taking a bit of a different approach than we normally do and we are taking a look inward with our very own Jay Doran talking about the origin story of Culture Matters. Sometimes when we feel at our most lost and unsure of what to do, an answer will present itself in the most unlikely of places. Who would have thought that a book about The Container Store would lead to a decade and change long journey into business, culture,...

"A website without SEO is like a billboard in the woods; no one sees it." - Tyler Stratton Creative specialist with 1Team Media and custom shoe and clothing designer Jesse Woods is joining The Culture Matters Podcast for the first time and we are incredibly excited to learn more about this true work horse of a human being. Jesse has made a name for himself by taking sneakers or cleats, cleaning them up, and adding custom artwork to footwear that needed new life breathed into them.&n...

"The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly." - Friedrich Nietzsche Welcome back to the program and welcome back to another edition of Thirty Days of Thought featuring our very own Jay Doran as he discusses excerpts from his book, Thirty Days of Thought. Today, our excerpt is bringing up the topic of being different. For much of our early lives, whether subconsciously or not, we don't want to be different. We want to blend in or be like everyone el...

"Champions keep playing until they get it right." - Billie Jean King Former NFL punter, Super Bowl champion, host of The Fan morning show, and Director of National Sales with 1Team Media Josh Miller is on the program today and we are excited to have a true champion bring his championship mentality to The Culture Matters Podcast. Josh and Jay are digging into the common threads that exist between people who are succeeding at the highest levels of athletics and business, the evolution...

"Champions keep playing until they get it right." - Billie Jean King The founder of 20/20 Vision for Success and author of Finding Honor: The Journey to Truth, Christine Beckwith, is back on the show today after far too long of an absence. Christine is here talking about her new book, High - Selling is a Drug, and putting a nice bow on this series that we started way back in October of 2024. On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, Christine and Jay are taking a look ba...

"Consistency is what transforms average into excellence." Today on The Culture Matters Podcast, we are continuing our series on the core values that drive Culture Matters as a company with our very own Jay Doran giving our listeners a peek behind the curtain. Our topic for this episode is consistency and how being consistent is something in life and in business that will either drive you to success or keep your business on a particular plateau. To be consistent...

"Continuity is not the absence of change, but the ability to adapt without losing your essence." Family business dynamic expert, coach, advisor, and the CEO and founder of Positively People Consulting Dr. Jean Meeks-Koch is making her very first appearance on the show and we are taking this dive really deep into a field that many of our listeners may not be very familiar with. In a nutshell, Dr. Jean deals in organizational systems, restructuring, conflict resolution, and ...

"The strongest of all warriors are these two: time and patience." - Leo Tolstoy Chief Strategy Officer for Pine Valley Investments, author of The Morning Core, and a long-standing leader in the financial and investing world Nick Lampone is joining us on the program today and if you are interested in a wealth of information on finance then you have come to the right place. Nick is putting on a clinic today and we are happy to be along for the ride. Nick and Jay a...

I am not afraid. I was born to do this." - Joan of Arc Founder of Capano Speaking and Training, host of the "Claraty and Action" podcast, leader, sales trainer, and an all-around culture boss Clara Capano is joining us on the show today and we are taking our culture chat to the next level. Clara and Jay are taking a deep dive into leadership on today's episode including how a leader can't be afraid to set the tone and the standard for their company, how if the leader isn't...

"Every great philosophy is the personal confession of the author." - Friedrich Nietzsche Welcome back to the program and welcome back to another edition of Thirty Days of Thought featuring our very own Jay Doran as he discusses excerpts from his book, Thirty Days of Thought. Today's discussion focuses on the thought that knowledge is potential energy and how in the end, like many of the topics discussed on this show, a lot of how you use that knowledge and that energy...

"Solving the same problem over and over again is fine. The really great people find interest and excitement in solving different types of problems, applying different skill sets, constantly learning and figuring out how to solve a problem. The second thing is: they ask really great questions. The best consultants that I've worked with are really keen to define the problem they're to solve and understand it before they try to solve it. The lesser consultants give you an answer before they full...

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own Jay Doran is back again to discuss what makes curiosity such an important quality or value to possess. It is curiosity that launches exploration; whether in the physical world around us or in the exploring new concepts or ideas or trends that could help your business or your family or both. It is curiosity that causes people to ask "wha...

"The system is the solution." - Michael Gerber Managing partner and co-founder of Reagan Beecher, executive search expert, consultant, and advisor Clark Beech has made his way onto The Culture Matters Podcast and we are unpacking an awful lot in a relatively short amount of time, so we are wasting no time getting right into it. Clark and Jay are unpacking how Clark began his career not even knowing what executive recruiting was and how he has now become an expert on the subject with...

"Far better is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, then to rank with those timid souls who never enjoy much nor suffer much." - Theodore Roosevelt Former NFL player, best-selling author, business and executive coach, and the host of the massively successful "Get Authentic with Marques Ogden" podcast Marques Ogden is joining us on the show today and we are ready to do some hard hitting with this gridiron gladiator. Marques and ...

"The discipline of suffering, of great suffering - do you not know that only this discipline has created all enhancements of man so far? That tension of the soul in unhappiness which cultivates its strength, its shudders face to face with great ruin, its inventiveness and courage in enduring, preserving, interpreting, and exploiting suffering, and whatever has been granted to it of profundity, secret, mask, spirit, cunning, greatness - was it not granted to it through suffering, through the d...

"When culture is treated as a core business function, you start to see real traction." - Brian Smith On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own Jay Doran is taking some time to discuss a very intriguing article that was sent to him by someone he considers a mentor. The article in questions was put out there by a publication called Executive Search Review and is entitled "The Critical Role of Executive Search in Driving Culture Change". This artic...

"The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly." On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own Jay Doran is here with a very different take on our normal "Thirty Days of Thought" episode. For this edition of the series, Jay is reading the excerpt from "Attention Deficit" chapter and letting it stand on its own. The words from this section are going to stand on their own without any explanation or analysis. Instead, we're le...

"Confidence comes from preparation." - John Wooden On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own Jay Doran is sitting down to discuss preparation as a concept, as a mindset, and as a tool for success. Behind the scenes, a lot of work goes into making sure Jay is as prepared as possible for every guest that comes on the show to make sure that we are doing right by the people that take the time to come on to speak with Jay. Preparation shows respect, a willingn...