In this episode of The Pivotal Leader, Gina Trimarco interviewed Jay Feitlinger, serial entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of StringCan Interactive, a strategic online marketing agency in Scottsdale, Arizona with a regional office in Paris, France. Since StringCan’s launch in 2010, Jay oversees strategy and vision with a mission of building a culture that...Read More
In this episode of The Pivotal Leader, Gina Trimarco interviewed Justin Zastrow, CEO of Smart Armor. Smart Armor started last year and didn’t officially launch until September. Since then they’ve generated more than $1M in sales and counting. He’s also been offered at least $20M to sell his company! Justin has an extremely diverse business...Read More
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer A couple of weeks ago I posted a blog about “How The Presidential Campaign is Hurting Your Business”. I think many of us are shocked by the results. I posed the following questions on Oct. 31: How are you managing this right now to meet employee needs and calm...Read More
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer We all know that finding the best talent takes effort, intention, time and money. It’s not an overnight process IF you want people who fit the culture. And sometimes it could take months, even years to find the right people for top leadership positions. Hiring the wrong leader can...Read More
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer Are you ready for this presidential election to be over? I think we all are at this point, from a personal point of view. How about your organization? Is it ready for the election to be over? How has this campaign affected your company culture, thus far? Yes, I’m...Read More
This is Part 5 (and the last) in my series of “What I Learned at Zappos Culture Camp” By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer “Unhappy people are unhappy because they plateau. Employees always want to grow. It’s the key to retention,” said a Zappos “People Development” team member during my Zappos Culture Camp experience. When...Read More
Recruiting is a gamble. How lucky are you? – This is part 4 in my series of “What I Learned At Zappos Culture Camp”. By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer The most common challenge our clients articulate to us is “We can’t find good employees? They just don’t exist in [insert city name] because in...Read More
By Karen Stone Mickool, Culture Curation Specialist THE STORY…. A number of years ago, I interviewed for a job as a Training Manager for a division of a well-known insurance company. In those days, my experience hadn’t led me to the classic lessons I would later learn from recruiting pros and headhunters. So, while I...Read More
The following guest post was written by Karen Stone Mickool, our Culture Curator Specialist and a co-presenter of “From Pain To Profit: Strategically Pivot Your Talent and Culture” COMING SOON to Myrtle Beach. SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND We talk a lot in our world about finding the “right” employees.The real question is….what makes for the right...Read More
HELP! I NEED HELP! BUT I’M AFRAID TO HIRE! Is your business finally growing? Are you finding yourself working more and more hours and still getting fewer things checked off your “to do” list? Feel like you are wearing 16 hats and only handling 8 of them well? It may be time to consider hiring...Read More
