This episode’s guest is Sarabeth Berk, PhD. Sarabeth has pioneered a new concept called career hybridity, and recently published the book More Than My Title: The power of hybrid professionals in a workforce of experts and generalists. Through research and a deep understanding of the modern economy, Sarabeth deconstructs and rebuilds our notions of …

Ryan McCarty is the co-founder of Culture of Good. The philosophy of Culture of Good is this: When your employees and your customers rally to a common cause, good things, even great things, result. Today’s workers seek out workplaces that embrace a bigger cause. That means that if you want to attract, or even keep, your best employees, you might ne…

Welcome to Season 2 of Midwesternish, a podcast where we discuss philosophies of work, culture, and everything in-between. The first guest of season two is Brock Leach. Full of wisdom and life experience, Brock is a personal mentor to me. Brock worked at PepsiCo for nearly 30 years where he served at various times as CEO of Tropicana, CEO of Frito …

In this episode we explore the topic of promotions during a pandemic. With millions of Americans currently out of work, it can seem strange to discuss promotions. However, at several high-growth companies, promotions are still occurring. Such is the case for Spring Venture Group, which just announced a 400 person hiring surge due to increasing dema…

Our guest for Episode 3 of the Remote Leadership Series is Courtney Carpenter. Courtney is a sales manager at Spring Venture Group in Kansas City, where for months she has been leading a distributed workforce sales team pilot, the first of its kind for the company prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Join us as we talk about the future of remote work…

Cody Ball is a Senior Sales Director with Spring Venture Group in Kansas City. Join us as we discuss what it looked like behind the scenes to transition a company remotely overnight, the challenges leaders face in remote environments, what he’s learned about himself as a leader, and what he hopes to bring with him into his work moving forward.…

Hello everyone and welcome to the inaugural episode of Midwesternish: A Podcast, where we discuss the philosophies of work, culture, and everything inbetween. Tonight's first guest is Taylor Steinke, a Sales Manager at Spring Venture Group in Kansas City. Widely regarded as a culture guru with a heart for developing leaders, Taylor is an excellent …