What the audience will learn from the podcast:

--Scaling a discount retailer from 11 to 50 stores

--How BJ and his CEO split responsibilities in the C-Suite

--Import Tariffs and who is paying them so far

--How vendor relationships are key to profits

--how increases in the minimum wage have affected the business

--Where discount retailing and Danice Stores is headed

#businessgrowth #buisnessmanagement #manufacturing

From this podcast the audience will learn:

--Brandon's decision to make the leap from project manager in an unrelated business to CEO of SWF Industrial and how he managed the transition

--How he approached the CEO role from a position of being the least experienced person on the leadership team

--How he choose his management style using vulnerability and listening

--His biggest mistakes (and regrets) in his role as the CEO

--The state of the skilled manufacturing labor force in PA (it's getting better!) and how SWF Industrial attracts and retains workers

--State of the metal fabrication industry: labor, prices of steel, tariffs, manufacturing domesically in the US today,

--Brandon's Vision of the business in 3 Years regarding capacity constraints and ways around them.

#businessgrowth #buisnessmanagement #manufacturing

From this podcast the audience will learn:

--The role of the COO at Ray Stone Incorporated and how she and the founder divided the roles and responsibilities in the C Suite.

--What the Founder wanted from the COO Role.

--Candice's leadership style and how it was informed by her Industrial Organization PhD.

--How Candice leads her people.

--The state of the Real Estate market and the opportunities she sees in the three areas.

--Challenges of the Independent Living space

--What's the plan from here, Ray Stone's Vision 3 years out.

#realestate #operations #familybusiness