Tri-cities Influencer Podcast With Paul Casey

Brandon Anderson: "The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." Ralph Nader. I am Brandon Anderson and I'm a Tri-Cities influencer. Paul Casey: You use I-messages, not you-messages, but a you-message again puts us on the defensive and someone that's already aggressive, oh boy, that's just like bringing gasoline to the fire. It's going to make it a whole lot worse. Speaker 3: Raising the water level of leadership in the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington, it's the Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast. Welcome to the TCI Podcast, where local leadership and self-leadership expert Paul Casey interviews local CEOs, entrepreneurs and non-profit executives, to hear how they lead themselves and their teams, so we can all benefit from their wisdom and experience. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services, coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul Casey: Thanks for joining me for today's episode with Cameron Derrick. He is the general manager o

Michelle Oates: "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." by Maya Angelou. I am Michelle Oates and I am a Tri-Cities Influencer. Paul Casey: When we live a little bit off, we actually reduce our chance of longevity in our job, we're closer to burnout when we do that and we just live an unfulfilled life. Michelle Oates: Raising the water level of leadership in the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington. It's Tri-Cities Influencer podcast. Welcome to the TCI podcast, where local leadership and self leadership expert Paul Casey interviews, local CEOs, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit executives to hear how they lead themselves and their teams so we can all benefit from their wisdom and experience. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services. Coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul Casey: Thanks for joining me for today's episode with Brian Ace, the executive director of th

Tara: Teamwork makes the dream work. John C. Maxwell, I'm Tara Jaraysi Kenning, and I'm a Tri-Cities Influencer. Paul Casey: When we live a little bit off, we actually reduce our chance of longevity in our job. We're closer to burnout when we do that and we just live an unfulfilled life. Speaker 7: Raising the water level of leadership in the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington, it's the Tri-Cities Influencer podcast. Welcome to the TCI podcast. Where local leadership and self leadership expert Paul Casey interviews local CEOs, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit executives to hear how they lead themselves and their teams so we can all benefit from their wisdom and experience. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services, coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul Casey: Thanks for joining me for today's episode with Kat Lawrence. Kat is an organizational consultant and a good friend of mine. And a fun fact about her, she says she gives voices to her cats. Kat: Both of

Brandon A.:                        People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it. Simon Sinek. Brandon A.:                        I am Brandon Anderson and I'm a Tri-Cities influencer. Paul Casey:                         Remember, you're either owning your behavior or excusing your behavior. You can't do both. So it's always the mature thing to do, to own it. Announcer:                        Raising the water level of leadership in the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington, it's the Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast. Welcome to the TCI Podcast, where local leadership and self-leadership expert, Paul Casey, interviews local CEOs, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit executives, to hear how they lead themselves and their teams, so we can all benefit from their wisdom and experience. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services, coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul Casey:                         Thanks for joining me for today's episode with C.A. Hurst. C.A. is a y

Cynthia Marquez:            "Sometimes to begin a new story, you have to let the old one end." Author unknown. I am Cynthia Marquez and I am a Tri-City influencer. Paul Casey:                         Keep reinforcing that everyone must place the common good of the team above their own agenda. If one area wins, the whole team wins. Speaker 3:                           Raising the water level of leadership in the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington, it's the Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast. Welcome to the TCI podcast, where local leadership and self leadership expert, Paul Casey interviews local CEO's, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit executives to hear how they lead themselves and their teams so we can all benefit from their wisdom and experience. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services, coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul Casey:                         Thanks for joining me for today's episode with Bob Wilkinson. He's the president of Mission Support Allian

Richa Sigdel:                       The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. I'm Richa Sigdel, and I'm Tri-City Influencer. Paul Casey:                         Great team leaders notice an imbalance in the team and have the ability to adjust to it, but again, don't attack the person, attack the problem. Speaker 3:                           Raising the water level of leadership in Tri-Cities at Eastern Washington. It's the Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast. Welcome to the Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast, where Paul Casey interviews local leaders like CEOs, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit executives to hear how they lead themselves and their teams, so that we can all benefit from their experiences. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services, coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark the breakthrough success. Paul Casey:                         Thanks for joining me for today's episode with Matt Sweezea. Matt is an independent financial advisor, and whe

Intro:                                     I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel, by Maya Angelou. I am Michelle Oates and I'm a Tri-Cities influencer. Paul Casey:                         Keep reinforcing that everyone must place the common good of the team above their own agenda. If one area wins, the whole team wins. Intro:                                     Raising the water level of leadership in the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington, it's a Tri-Cities Influencer podcast. Welcome to the Tri-Cities Influencer podcast where Paul Casey interviews the local leaders like CEOs, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit executives to hear how they lead themselves and their teams so that we can all benefit from their experiences. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward services, coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul Casey:                         Thanks for joining me for toda

Tara Kenning:  "Teamwork makes the dream work," John C. Maxwell. I'm Tara Jaraysi Kenning and I'm a Tri-Cities Influencer. Paul:  Most people fail because of broken focus. Broken focus is one of those things that actually hurt us, so complete your tasks before you move on to another one. The ancient proverb is if you chase two rabbits, you'll catch neither Speaker 3: Raising the water level of leadership and the Tri-Cities at Eastern Washington. It's a Tri-Cities Influencer podcast. Welcome to the Tri-Cities Influencer podcast where Paul Casey interviews the local leaders like CEOs, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit executives to hear how they lead themselves and their teams so that we can all benefit from their experiences. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul: Thanks for joining me for today's episode with Renee Adams. She is the executive director of the arts center task force, and she's the director of programs

Cynthia Marquez:            Sometimes to begin a new story, you have to let the old one in. Author unknown. I am Cynthia Marquez and I am a Tri-Cities influencer. Paul Casey:                         Keep reinforcing that everyone must place the common good of the team above their own agenda. If one area wins, the whole team wins. Announcer:                        Raising the water level of leadership in the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington, it's the Tri-Cities Influencer podcast. Welcome to the Tri-Cities Influencer podcast where Paul Casey interviews, local leaders like CEOs, entrepreneurs and nonprofit executives to hear how they lead themselves and their teams so that we can all benefit from their experiences. Announcer:                        Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services, coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul Casey:                         Thanks for joining me for today's the episode with Ana Ruiz. She is the director of public rela

Brian Anderson:               The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. Ralph Nader. I am Brandon Anderson and I'm a Tri-Cities influencer. Paul Casey:                         And if we must assume the only thing I would say is to assume positive intent. So if there's a gap between why that person behaved as they did and you don't know the answer, fill in that gap with positive intent and check it out. Speaker 3:                           Raising the water level of leadership in the Tri-Cities in Eastern Washington, it's the Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast. Welcome to the Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast where Paul Casey interviews local leaders like CEOs, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit executives to hear how they lead themselves and their teams so that we can all benefit from their experiences. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services, coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul Casey:                         Thanks for joining me

Richa Sigdel: You manage things, you lead people. I'm Richa Sigdel, and I'm a Tri-City influencer. Paul Casey: Then when you're faced with a situation, you're tempted to cower, you're going to summon the courageous version of yourself and you're going to say, "What would the courageous version of me do in this situation?" Put that on your whiteboard. Announcer: Raising the water level of leadership in the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington. It's the Tri-Cities Influencer podcast. Welcome to the Tri-Cities Influencer podcast where Paul Casey interviews local leaders like CEOs, entrepreneurs, and non-profit executives to hear how they lead themselves and their teams so that we can all benefit from their experiences. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services, coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul Casey: Thanks for joining me for today's episode with Katie Klute. Katie is the director of the Recovery and Wellness Center of Eastern Washington. And, a fun fact

Speaker 1: The chains of habit are too light to be felt, until they're too heavy to be broken. I'm Richa Sigdel, and I'm Tri-City influencer. Speaker 2: The more unsuccessful you are at staying on your priorities, the more detailed you must plug them into your schedule. Put in meeting prep time into your schedule every week before your meetings. Speaker 3: Raising the water level of leadership in the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington. It's a Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast. Welcome to the Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast where Paul Casey interviews local leaders like CEOs, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit executives to hear how they lead themselves and their teams, so that we can all benefit from their experiences. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services, coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul Casey: Thanks for joining me for today's episode with Keith Moon. He's the owner of Tumbleweeds Mexican Flair on Stevens Drive in Richland. A fun fact about Keith, as he

Terry Smith: Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it by John Maxwell. I'm Terry Smith, and I'm a Tri-Cities Influencer. Paul Casey: Then when you're faced with a situation you're tempted to cower you're going to summon the courageous version of yourself, and then you'll say, "What would the courageous version of me do in this situation?" Put that on your whiteboard. Intro: Raising the water level of leadership in the tri-cities of Eastern Washington. It's a Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast. Welcome to the Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast where Paul Casey interviews local leaders like CEOs, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit executives to hear how they lead themselves and their teams so we can all benefit from their experiences. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul Casey: Thanks for joining me for today's episode with Paul Drake. He is the station and operations manager at Townsquare Media. And I

Wes is the owner and operator of all the Roasters Coffee stands in the Tri-Cities. An interesting fact about Wes is that he was a straight F student in high school and is now a successful entrepreneur.   Wes owns 11 Roasters here in the Tri-Cities and is opening 2 more. There is one in Walla Walla and 2 that will be opening in 2020 in Spokane. Wes did not know as a boy that he was going to be an entrepreneur. In his twenties he lost his job and found himself without many options. He played guitar and made coffee! He started in 2006 and coffee was expanding.  He moved to TC in 2006 not knowing that it really even existed. He googled the state of Washington and found the Tri-Cities. He flew up here and fell in love with the area and saw the opportunity. He moved his wife and small children up here and within one year, he had his first coffee shop.  Building a team and finding leaders has been a difficult road. From a small group to hiring a General Manager from the outside, cutting ties with that experience, he

Deb is the Vice President of Innovation at Lamb Weston. A fun fact about Deb is that she parodies songs with whatever is going on at the time!  Deb grew up in a family full of scientists. She went to college to be a chemistry teacher. While at college she saw that there was a food science major and at that moment she was hooked! What could be better than food and science? She started her career working at Coca-Cola working on the product Sprite. She learned consistently where she brought a lot of value to her current position before pushing for more. She loves learning, asking questions and figuring things out; so as a scientist, that is very valuable to a company. She made some major career changes along the way to move her quickly up in the industry. Through another company she was working for, she was introduced to Lamb Weston. She has been with the company for 12 years.  Her mother and father were her first mentors and she feels very blessed to be born to the parents she has. Part of growing up in her fam

Podcast 29  Carlos Martinez Carlos is the owner of Dura-Shine Clean. The funniest thing that Carlos did this year was sit by his pool in the middle of winter! They just bought a house and were anxiously waiting for summer!   His family moved here from Mexico in the late 60’s not knowing any English. He found himself being the interpreter for his parents. His parents encouraged him to stay in school so he wouldn’t have to work as hard as they had to. He loves math so much that he took some accounting courses. He always knew he would be an executive in business.  After being laid off from working for the State of Washington, he worked for another cleaning company. He and his mother both enjoyed the work, and that is how Dura-Shine was birthed.  Along the way he enlisted his friends as mentors who also had their own cleaning companies. He spent time with them learning hands-on. His mentor when he was with the state taught him how to be a professional and he has applied what he learned when growing his business.

Emily is the Director of Kennewick Parks & Rec Department. A fun fact about her is she won the homecoming burping contest! Emily felt as she was summoned to her current position. She had the great opportunity to work for the Economic Development Department for the city, and while she was in that position, she was asked to take on the director role. During those years with the city, she showed them that she could work with people and build relationships. The department had been floundering for a couple years and they believed that she could help them move forward. As an agile leader, when she is looking for team members, she is looking for a can-do attitude, a problem solver who will work just as hard as she is. She has high expectations and she finds that when her team members also have high expectations of themselves and the projects they are working on, they can accomplish hard things. When everyone is working equally hard, then they can move faster and more effectively. She also looks for those who can

Anne is the Executive Director of The Academy of Children’s Theater. Anne is a self-proclaimed musical theater nerd, possibly a musical theater buff! Her dream came true when a trivia question came up in a game and she knew the answer because of a musical! Anne runs the local children’s theater and is an alumnus of the theater as well. She was in their very first production. She decided during a performance, and her instructor congratulated her on making a good choice. That was a defining moment when knew that the Children’s Theater needed to be in the Tri- Cities. When she was in college, she created an internship at ACT and was then offered a position right out of college. She’s done everything from teaching classes to fundraising. She then moved away to the city for 5 years and moved back to take care of family. It was at that time the position opened at ACT. When she was ready to move to Seattle, she decided to move to LA instead. The risk she took was saying yes to housing opportunities, job offers, etc.

Jay is a financial advisor with Edward Jones and is the president of the Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership. A funny thing about Jay is that when he was a child traveling in the car with his parents, his mother would call him Jabberwocky!    What Jay loves about his position is that you put your foot on the gas and make things happen or not. It’s really all up to you. He really enjoys being responsible for the successes and failures. He looks back and wishes he had become an entrepreneur sooner. There were two pivotal moments in his career that led him to where he is today. One of those experiences was when he was promoted from Controller to CFO. They were in acquisition mode and they were going from having three companies to four. At the time his mentor was retiring as well. The other time was when he accepted a role with a Chamber of Commerce. He ultimately became the president and organized an economic summit.      The people that have the greatest influence on him were his former CEO, Dwayne, who had

Chris Lucas is the Vice President of Lucas Engineering and Management Services. A fun fact about Chris is that he is 3 rd generation Hanford worker. His grandfather was a security guard when they were building the site, and both his mother and father worked at the Hanford site. Chris worked at the site for 40 years before retiring. His first mentor out at the area was the man that hired him for his summer employment. He sat next to a gentleman on the bus heading back into town to close-out his seasonal employment, and when he did, human resources asked him if he would be interested in an operator job. When he went into the interview, it was the same gentleman that he sat next to on the bus that was doing the interview. He learned from this experience that finding out about people personally when hiring is very important. He believes that a good boss must be a good mentor. When you move up in positions in a company and get past the supervisor level, you are no longer managing the work, you are managing the peo