If you were in a job that wasn’t fulfilling your passions, would you leave it to do something else? Jeff Linihan is the Co-Founder and President of Advocado, but before that he was a lawyer. In this episode, Jeff takes Jenn and our audience down a road of pivotal moments and valuable lessons he’s learned along the way as an entrepreneur.
Watch the full episode to hear Jeff’s take on:
- Employee’s personal brand
- Empowering employees to pursue what they view as their personal social responsibility
- Broadening perspectives after using the culture index system
- Flexing mental fitness muscles as an entrepreneur
- Practicing presence
Show Notes
00:00 Jenn kicks off this episode with Jeff. He introduces himself as a lawyer who quickly realized his passion was in entrepreneurship. He dives into his media and marketing space, and how he set out to collect data in real time.
5:02 Jeff details how social responsibility plays into the vision of Advocado, and how he believes it’s important to help employees promote their own individual cause or what they view as social responsibility
8:55 Jeff and Jenn express their viewpoints on corporations assuming all employees want to work on their personal brand
11:22 Jeff discusses broadening his perspective after using the culture index system. Jenn asks about finding balance between employee engagement and wellness while deploying culture index profiles.
15:10 Jeff reveals the first thing he looks at when someone applies for a job at Avocado, and how by doing this he’s able to build a high-functioning team.
17:30 Jenn brings up how large companies like Amazon are coming to large cities and are doing their part in the community, Jeff touches on the “PayPal Mafia” Effect and how great talent has the potential to pursue passions.
20:11 Jenn asks Jeff how he flexes his mental fitness muscles and how he navigates the grind of being an entrepreneur.
24:15 Jeff briefly touches on the biggest challenge he faces when it comes to being present and connecting the mind and body.
25:00 Jenn and Jeff close out the episode on a note about empowering others to pursue what they are passionate about.
