In this interview, Daniel Gammill discusses:

• When and why he started his personal growth journey
• How reading books has helped him personally and professionally
• How he discovered and became engaged with Blue-Collar Leadership
• How developing people shows that leaders care about the people
• Advice for a young person just starting out in a sales job
• Character traits that allow him to be successful in a sales role
• How seeing leadership development implemented in an organization has impacted him
• The benefits of participating in leadership development sessions with one of his customers
• Ways that he over delivers for his customers and why he does it

Daniel Gammill has served in an Outside Sales role with Lonestar Electric Supply in Ft. Worth, TX since 2020. He is ready to MAKE IT HAPPEN by out hustling his competition while taking the extra steps that others aren't willing to take. Some of the traits at the top of his list are honesty, integrity, perseverance, and love for others.

Daniel graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Business Administration, concentration in Marketing, December 2009.

Don't miss the 14th episode of the "Real People Getting Real Results!" interview series featuring Daniel Gammill interviewed by Mack Story.

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In this interview, George Grieb discuses:

• How and why he wants to lead his team through cultural transformation
• How and why he focused on his own mental and physical transformation first (he lost 50 lbs!)
• How bringing in Mack & Ria Story engaged his team at an entirely new level
• How and why bringing workforce and leadership development to all of his team members has been something he’s dreamed of doing for many years
• How the offsite workforce and leadership development workshop impacted his son who is a Lynn Electric team member
• How he plans to implement company wide book studies immediately
• Why he wants to maintain the momentum going forward

George purchased 500 books (various titles) for his ~50 team members and brought Mack & Ria Story in to speak to them for 4 hours on May 3rd, 2024. But, he didn’t stop there. He intentionally started facilitating book studies with everyone from top to bottom. Be sure to visit BlueCollarLeadership.com/BookStudyTraining to learn more about facilitating high impact book studies.

George Grieb is the CEO/Owner of Lynn Electric which was founded in 1981 in Lawrence, Kansas. George purchased the company in 1999. At that time, Lynn Electric had 7 team members and less than $1 million in revenue. Today, there are ~40 team members and $20 million in revenue. They focus on the following type projects: large commercial, multi-use, multi-family, industrial, sports, office buildings, parking lot lighting, etc.

George also started Freedom Excavating & Trenching in 2019 which has grown to ~10 team members in 2024. They perform horizontal directional drilling and traditional underground utility installations for the power, gas, and water markets.

Don't miss the 13th episode of the "Real People Getting Real Results!" interview series featuring George Grieb 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 30 of 30) Who's Buying You? Until You Sell Yourself, You Won't Sell Much...Ch. 30 Sold! Now, it's time to over deliver!

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In this interview, Danielle Smythe discusses:

• How books studies at work have inspired her to be a better mother at home
• How parents are often the first bullies that children encounter
• How book study participants are apprehensive at first become engaged as time passes
• How she embraces doing a very physical and dirty job
• How she’s a woman in a man’s industry
• How she’s gained confidence doing jobs that have traditionally been reserved for men
• How and why she wants to operate all of the equipment in her work area…and loves it!

Danielle Smythe is a highly motivated and engaged front line team member at the City of St. Peters, MO. She overflows with enthusiasm and positive. She is currently a high performance “Recycle City” team member performing various recycling duties and loves it!

Danielle doesn’t have a formal leadership position. However, she is developing her leadership skills by participating in weekly book studies and even facilitates them occasionally. Be sure to visit BlueCollarLeadership.com/BookStudyTraining to learn more about facilitating high impact book studies.

Don't miss the 12th episode of the "Real People Getting Real Results!" interview series featuring Danielle Smythe interviewed by Mack and Ria Story.

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(Part 29 of 30) Who's Buying You? Until You Sell Yourself, You Won't Sell Much...Ch. 29 What if they don't Buy? Don't forget: You'll still be selling tomorrow!

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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.

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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.

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