Tim McPherson is the CEO at Hospitality Staffing Solutions, LLC. HSS is the nations' leading supplier of talent to the hotel, resort and casino industry, and is the only hospitality niche staffing firm ranked within the Top 100 of all USA Staffing Firms. In 2020, HSS was acquired by Kellermeyer Bergensons Services (KBS).
Tim has over 30 years of wide ranging staffing industry experience, with a proven track record of building and leading top-performing teams in multiple niches within the staffing arena, including Hospitality, Engineering, IT, Industrial, Administrative, Accounting, On-Site Management and Recruitment Process Outsourcing. He also has extensive experience in new business development, corporate acquisition and integration, field branch operations, outsourced project sales, and VMS/MSP program support.
In 2021, Tim was once again recognized as a member of the “Staffing 100” by Staffing Industry Analysts, his 6th time to be included on this list. This prestigious award recognizes his work history spanning the entire spectrum of the staffing industry, and his influence on the organizations he has led to increasing success. In 2014, he was additionally recognized as one of the Top 8 innovative leaders within the OnLine staffing market space.
What you’ll learn:
About Hospitality Staffing Solutions [1:22]
The mission of Hospitality Staffing Solutions [2:52]
The HSS competitive advantage [3:57]
Tim’s vision for HSS [4:47]
Is college for everyone? [9:30]
Priceless lessons from Tim’s parents [10:26]
How to cultivate competitiveness [11:15]
How to hire and screen for competitiveness [11:46]
Why being the “black sheep” is not always bad thing [13:50]
Diversity and organizational success [15:38]
How to know if you’re in the right career [23:24]
Hitting “rock bottom” as a springboard to success [25:38]
How managers can get the most out of their teams [27:47]
The key skill to grow as a leader [29:11]
What HSS did to survive and thrive during the pandemic [29:59]
How to acquire a mentor [33:28]
Tim’s biggest failure and what he learned from it [34:26] (send to Rob)
Artificial Intelligence and the future of staffing [36:54] (send to Rob)
Tim’s best advice for career growth and advancement [38:53]
How to face your fears and grow from them [41:05]
How to use rejection to breed resilience [41:46]
How to reframe failure to fuel future success [43:03]
How to mitigate your weaknesses [44:38]
How to succeed with your personal finances [46:17]
Recommended reading [47:51]
Connect with Tim McPherson:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-mcpherson-6b1770/
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Curtis Hite is the CEO and Chairman of Improving, a software consulting and training company with a focus on Conscious Capitalism. He has grown Improving to over 250 million in revenues, 1,500+ employees, and 15 offices. Improving provides software development, technology consulting, and agile training to clients globally.
Improving has been recognized 13 times by the Inc. 500/5000 as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S. The company has also received more than 100 recognitions as one of the best places to work in nearly all the markets they serve as well as several national best places to work awards.
Curtis is a regular speaker on leadership and culture and has been recognized on the Inc 500/5000 list for most admired CEO of the year and as an Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist.
What you’ll learn:
About Improving [1:15]
How Improving is changing the perception of IT [1:28]
Improving’s vision of the future [3:51]
Misconceptions about conscious capitalism [6:00]
Origin story of Curtis Hite [11:12]
What Curtis learned from becoming a “hero to zero” [12:50]
Where does motivation come from? [14:16]
How to raise children with good character [15:14]
The role of a disciplinarian parent as a clue to success [16:23]
A spiritual event that caused a seismic transformation [17:58]
How to explore your own spirituality [20:39]
Understanding Curtis’s gifts and strengths [22:06]
How to discover your own gifts and strengths [24:31]
The importance of cultural alignment in business [25:52]
How to shape company culture [28:28]
Early challenges at Improving and lessons learned [34:23]
How to survive as a startup company [37:13]
Curtis’s advice on how to stand out in your career [39:18]
Curtis’s advice for startup entrepreneurs [42:21]
How to overcome fear and develop courage [43:24]
Tips to learn and grow from failure [47:00]
Morning routines that prime Curtis for success [48:51]
Connect with Curtis Hite:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-hite-a7b228/
https://improving.com/
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Dr. Nick Zenarosa is the founder and chairman of the board at IES, a leader in emergency medicine staffing.
Integrative Emergency Services (IES) is transforming the way healthcare is practiced across the continuum of care and furthering the emergency department’s role in value-based healthcare delivery. IES partners with physician groups to help create a culture of excellence through leadership, research, education, knowledge translation and data-driven decision-making. IES’s high-touch approach with physician groups provides both clinical and financial benefits, resulting in EDs that deliver high-value healthcare to patients and bring value to the bottom line.
What you’ll learn:
The biggest challenge in healthcare today [9:22]
How IES will continue to transform healthcare [36:34]
Don’t start a business, close gaps and solve problems [59:26]
“Never try to get an A. Learn as much as you can and the grade will follow.” [1:02:18]
Finding your passion as a key to success [1:03:29]
How to raise kids with good character [1:05:00]
Should you get a job or start a business? [1:07:11]
How to screen for good partners [1:10:36]
Dr. Nick’s definition of success [1:14:18]
Dr. Nick’s best career advice for high achievers [1:16:06]
How to overcome fear [1:16:49]
How to deal with failure and rejection [1:19:56]
Connect with Dr. Nick Zenarosa:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-zenarosa-md-facep-5682692/
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Dan Hooper is the Founder & Executive Director at ScholarShot. ScholarShot was founded in 2009 by concerned business professionals, educators and community volunteers who saw numerous well-meaning college advisement and “access” programs failing at-risk students. In Texas, 9 out of 10 of these students who get into college drop out. ScholarShot has developed a proven model of academic navigation, personal guidance and financial support that reverses this outcome with 90% of our Scholars succeeding in earning life-changing vocational, associate or undergraduate degrees. Leveraging the success of the ScholarShot model, our Degree Dallas Campaign is on track to produce 500 first generation college degrees from Dallas County.
Nathalie Flores graduated from North Dallas High School in 2019. She attended Eastfield College where she graduated with an Associates of Science degree in May of 2021 as a first-generation college graduate. She is currently attending UNT Dallas and majoring in Human Resources. Nathalie completed an Internship with Charles Schwab during the Summer of 2021 and is a Scholar Ambassador for ScholarShot.
ScholarShot social links:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/scholarshot-inc./?viewAsMember=true
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/scholarshot/?hl=en
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YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCApwDZCdeiGc81_uenPwNOQ
Dan Hooper LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-hooper-b832923/
Nathalie Flores LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalieflores1/
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Lt. Col. Allen West (R.) Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Allen B. West is a Christian constitutional conservative, combat veteran, and former member of the US Congress. He is the third of four generations of military servicemen in his family. During his 22- year career in the United States Army, Lieutenant Colonel West served in several combat zones and received many honors including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals, one with Valor device, and a Valorous Unit Award. In 1993 he was named the US Army ROTC Instructor of the Year.
In November of 2010, Allen was elected to the United States Congress, representing Florida's 22nd District. As a member of the 112th Congress, he sat on the Small Business and Armed Services Committees and was instrumental in passage of the 2011 and 2012 National Defense Authorization Acts.
He is a NewsmaxTV Contributor, Senior Fellow of the Media Research Center, and author of Guardian of the Republic: An American Ronin’s Journey to Family, Faith and Freedom, Hold Texas, Hold the Nation: Victory or Death, and We Can Overcome: An American Black Conservative Manifesto.
He is the former Executive Director of the National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas Texas, and a former Director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative (BTWI) for the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
In July of 2020, Mr. West was elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas by and overwhelming majority of State delegates.
West is an avid distance runner, a Master SCUBA diver, and in his spare time he enjoys cheering his beloved Tennessee Volunteers.
Lt. Col. West is a former commissioned officer in the Texas State Guard. Lt. Col. West is a legacy life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, life member of the American Legion, life member of the Association of the United States Army, the Society of the First Infantry Division, 4th Infantry Division, and 101st Airborne Division. He is Patriot Life Member (Benefactor) and Board of Directors member of the National Rifle Association and Life Member (Benefactor) of the Texas State Rifle Association. Lieutenant Colonel West is an inductee into the University of Tennessee Army ROTC Hall of Fame. He is on the Board of Advisors of Amegy Bank, Dallas Region. In 2016, Lt. Col. West was appointed by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission.
He is married to Dr. Angela Graham-West, a financial adviser, and they have two daughters, Aubrey, a Board-certified Physician Assistant, and Austen, a nursing assistant. He is also the proud grandfather of a grandson, Jaxton.
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Shay Rowbottom is a digital marketing entrepreneur specializing in helping companies create organic video content to grow their social media, and attract inbound leads to increase their revenue. She has a unique approach to marketing involving a great deal of confidence work, and teaching people how to embrace who they really are on camera. Through her own journey of adversity in life, Shay recognized several other entrepreneurs struggling with the same insecurities, and so built her marketing business around addressing those things as they pertain to business growth, video creation, and marketing. She has grown a following of over 600k+ professionals on LinkedIn and holds the record for most organic video views ever on this platform from one single creator. In less than 2 years of posting on LinkedIn, she built a 7 figure business, all without running one single ad.
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Victor Calabrese is the President at deskside, a strategic IT services firm that helps clients achieve total tech success.
Victor is a proven technology executive with over 20 years experience. He's held numerous C-level roles for a variety of companies spanning different industries.
On this episode, well discuss:
✓ Can you trust your MSP?
✓ Optimizing IT to optimize your business
✓ MSP vs TSP: The deskside difference
Keys to Success:
✓ Take care of your health
✓ Never stop learning
✓ Cultivate and prune your relationships
Social:
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/vcalabrese/
https://www.facebook.com/vxcalabrese
https://twitter.com/vkasehttps://www.instagram.com/vxcalabrese/
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Tony Fleo is the CEO of Social Venture Partners Dallas, an organization of over 200 engaged professionals dedicated to helping social enterprises and philanthropists thrive. Tony holds the CFRE credential for fund development and a certificate for non-profit management. Tony has presented at national and international conferences on topics ranging from human development to systems development. He is a native of Pittsburgh, P.A. and attended Duquesne University where he received a B.A. and M.A. in Psychology.
Tony has more than 30 years of experience in assisting enterprises grow in organizational strength, funding, and staff and board development. His extensive background in psychology and systems theory, coupled with his hands-on experience leading organizations to fulfill their missions, enables him to bridge the gap between theory and practice and create transformational change in systems and organizations.
On this episode, we’ll discuss #bigBANGtx and The New Economy: Healing Our Divides
Topics:
✓ The politicizing of human issues
✓ The root cause of social ills
✓ How to begin healing our divides
Keys to Success:
✓ Focus on your circle of influence
✓ How to identify and recruit young leaders
✓ Tips to cultivate and grow young leaders
Social:
Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-fleo-a191907/
Main Site:
https://www.socialventurepartners.org/dallas/
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https://bigbangtx.com
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https://www.youtube.com/user/DallasSVP
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Linked In:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/svpdallas/
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Dr. Kyle Hoedebecke is a Certified Physician Executive with 20 years of leadership experience optimizing key metrics such as quality, safety, member satisfaction, cost reduction, and access to healthcare. His innovative processes and outcomes have been recognized by key leaders across the business world. Speaking 4 languages, Kyle has mentored medical professionals in over 120 different countries. He specializes in advising startups as well as small-to-medium size businesses. Kyle serves as a Senator of the World Business Angel Investment Forum where he represents the United States. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and has over 75 peer-reviewed publications across 5 continents in 8 languages. His expertise includes healthcare technology, leadership, and improved systemic efficiencies. Other ancillary work includes serving on the editorial boards of three peer-reviewed journals as well as teaching as an Assistant Professor. Beyond his board certification in Family Medicine, his additional studies include four master degrees in business, public administration, leadership, and telemedicine.
On this episode, we’ll discuss Dr. Kyle’s keys to personal success and his latest venture with COVIMRO, which can “Knock out any virus with zero side effects.”
Keys to Success:
✓ Sharing The Wealth
✓ Energy / Time Management
✓ Learn Always
Social:
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https://covimro.com/investors/
https://covimro.com/
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Bronwyn Allen is the CEO at High Profile, the highest rated staffing agency in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Irving, TX. During her tenure as president and CEO, High Profile has won numerous awards including Dallas Business Journal’s Best Places to Work, Dallas Chamber’s Employer of Excellence, DFW SMA’s Recruiting Team of the Year, and most recently was one of five companies considered for North Dallas Business of the Year.
On this episode, we'll discuss:
✓ Creating a culture of empowerment
✓ Why you should "cherish" your network
✓ Do your habits support your growth?
Social:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bronwynallen/
https://www.highprofilestaffing.com/
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https://www.highprofilestaffing.com/events/pastevents/
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To work with me, send an e-mail to: Julian@JulianPlacino.com
✓ Keynote Speaking: Personal Branding, Networking, Leadership
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Chip Rosales is a Managing Partner at ROGUE Marketing Agency. ROGUE is a sales and marketing agency which creates bold, highly-memorable integrated marketing programs, that push the status quo and get noticed. For nearly 20 years, Chip has bent the rules, asking the question "why" and looking for innovative ways to get companies noticed. He's held various corporate executive roles leading digital marketing teams, uncovering emotional differentiators, and amplifying brands. In 2009, he left corporate America to start ROGUE, a strategy agency centered around his values, principles, and keen marketing insights.
On this episode, we'll discuss Chip's keys to success in life and business.
Social Links:
linkedin.com/in/chiprosales
https://twitter.com/chiprosales
https://www.facebook.com/gorogue
https://gorogue.net/
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Dawn Freeman is the CEO at Forth Dawn, LLC whose mission is to end social justice discrimination in the world by providing relevant and effective services that emphatically advance criminal and social justice initiatives.
On this episode, we'll discuss:
✓ Faith and integrity
✓ Why reinvention matters
✓ Knowing who’s on your boat
✓ Social justice & the impact on business
Social Links:
https://www.forthdawn.com/
https://twitter.com/dfreeman_RHI
https://www.linkedin.com/in/defreeman1/
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Roger Wakefield is America's favorite plumber!
In 2018, Roger started in social media to promote his company, Texas Green Plumbing.
Since then, he's achieved wild success and has accumulated over 328,000 subscribers and 36 million views!
Today, Roger travels around the country speaking on Networking, Social Media, Video, SEO, Coaching, and Business. He's appeared on morning and midday shows on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and has been featured in CNN, Forbes, Medium, and Yahoo.
On this episode, we'll discuss:
✔️ Trade Jobs: The Massive Opportunity
✔️ How to Succeed on Social Media
✔️ How to Skillfully Network
✔️ How to Set Yourself Apart
Social Links:
https://www.texasgreenplumbing.com/
https://www.rogerwakefield.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerwakefield/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGIMKh92vaL0_Yc0u4GYhHA
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Lawrence King is the CEO at Headstorm, a high-powered technology consultancy dedicated to building innovative technology solutions for Fortune 500 companies, fast-growing startups, and everything in between. Lawrence is a technologist at heart and since learning his first programing language, has had a genuine admiration for software developers. He started Headstorm to provide a way for developers to do their best work and be properly rewarded by empowering them in their professional growth. Today, consultants are Headstorm’s most valuable asset - each team member stays ahead of the curve with intense training, knowledge-sharing practices, and an environment that promotes technical growth, teamwork, and a strong understanding of business ecosystems.
On this episode, we'll discuss:
✓ The Inside out growth mindset
✓ Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable
✓ "Those that matter don't mind, and those that mind don't matter."
Social Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawking/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/headstorm/
https://headstorm.com/
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