In this interview, Jim McEwen discusses:

• His passion for helping people live a better life at home and at work
• Why everyone deserves to be led well
• Why leadership support is critical to the success of his team
• How upper level leaders can demoralize or inspire a team
• How and why he leads his 10 person team through high impact book studies
• How participating in high impact books studies changes your mindset and makes you a better person at home and at work
• How facilitating high impact book studies build relationships between team members
• Why he believes book studies should be mandatory within an organization

Jim McEwen is a highly motivated, truly dedicated, inspirational front line team member at the City of St. Peters, MO. Jim joined the City of St. Peters team in 2007 and is currently a Machine Operator baling recycled materials at “Recycle City” and performs many other functions too.

Jim doesn’t have a formal leadership position. But, he hasn’t let that stop him from being a high impact leader. He embraced leading book studies a few years ago and leads his ~10 person team through two 30-45 minute book study sessions per week. Be sure to visit BlueCollarLeadership.com/BookStudyTraining to learn more about facilitating high impact book studies.

Don't miss the 11th episode of the "Real People Getting Real Results!" interview series featuring Jim McEwen. interviewed by Mack Story.

Watch this episode on the Blue-Collar Leadership YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@bluecollarleadership and check out the previous interviews in this series which can be found under the playlist titled "Real People Getting Real Results!"

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(Part 28 of 30) Who's Buying You? Until You Sell Yourself, You Won't Sell Much...Ch. 28 Networking Sells: Networking is about selling yourself, not your products and services.

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In this interview, Ken Kilgore Sr. discusses:

• His roller coaster of a career from starting out on the front lines to becoming a business executive
• His first construction job carrying shingles for a nickel a bundle at 10 years old
• How he didn’t like to read and wasn’t a great student in school but became an avid reader of personal growth content
• Why you should be willing to do anything you ask others to do
• Why he’s still fully engaged at 77 years old with no plans on retiring
• Why he remains growth-oriented at this stage of his career

Ken Kilgore Sr. is former CEO and currently an Executive Vice-President with Kilgore Industries headquartered in Houston, TX. He earned his Journeyman Electrician License in 2023, turned 77 in 2024, and is currently working toward his Master Electrician License.

Ken is still working full-time, goes to the gym a few times each week, and teaches several classes each week.

Website: https://kilgoreind.com/

Email: kkilgoresr@kilgoreind.com

Cell Phone: (713) 516-3565

Don't miss the 10th episode of the "Real People Getting Real Results!" interview series featuring Ken Kilgore Sr. interviewed by Mack Story.

Watch this episode on the Blue-Collar Leadership YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@bluecollarleadership and check out the previous interviews in this series which can be found under the playlist titled "Real People Getting Real Results!"

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