Ep 47 Millennial’s Perspective of Zingerman’s

Kathryn Wagner is a recent graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Marketing. She joined Zingerman’s Coffee House 5 months prior to our interview. After typing up that title for the blog/podcast, I felt kind of guilty because I only partially buy-in to the labels we give the different generations. There are characteristics. However, Kathryn in no way was here to represent a generation. She was asked 5 minutes before we interviewed to chat with me and she said yes. That all said, I did bring up  the “M” word to get her thoughts on the matter.  Continue reading Ep 47 Millennial’s Perspective of Zingerman’s

Zingerman’s – An Employee’s Perspective Ep 45

This is my repodcast of my interview with Matthew Bodary, Zingerman’s Coffee Company Account Manager.

Matthew Bodary shares an employee's perspective on Zingermans
Todd Reed and Matthew Bodary at ZingTrain

He’s thoughtful and shares great insight on what it’s like to be an employee at a Zingerman’s company.

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Business Deep Dive 03 Servant Leadership

Diving into the principles of servant leadership with the ZingTrain crew. When I think of servant leadership I think humility, and putting the organization first, the team second and the individual (myself) third. Therefore, when I will look for ways to serve those around me before I consider my needs. Continue reading Business Deep Dive 03 Servant Leadership

Business Deep Dive 02 Managing Ourselves

ZingTrain has graciously allowed me to replay their webinars on my channel. I’ve collected 16 of them into a series of deep dive business lessons. This is part two of series 1 on the broad topic of Visioning and Leadership. This gets into the specific topic of managing ourselves to be good leaders. Screen Shot 2016-07-18 at 10.49.31 PM

I’ve found in my discussions with leaders in the area of inspired and intentional organizations, self-reflection and starting with ourselves is a big part of creating a more human culture.

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Organizational Change Process The Zingerman’s Way – Ep 43

This is my repodcast with Amy Emberling, Managing Partner of Zingerman’s Bakehouse and Candy Manufactory.

Amy Emberling Zingerman's Bakehouse and Candy Manufactory
Todd Reed and Amy Emberling, Managing Partner at Zingerman’s Bakehouse and Candy Manufactory.

Amy Emberling, Managing Partner of Zingerman’s Bakehouse, has been an avid food lover and baker since her childhood in Nova Scotia, Canada where she often treated friends to after-school concoctions. She grew up in a family business and always hoped to have her own business one day. Continue reading Organizational Change Process The Zingerman’s Way – Ep 43