#23 It’s Always About the People w/ Scott Mordell, CEO of Ypo Global Ditch Digger CEO with Gary Rabine

"If we're going to be better tomorrow we've got to start opening ourselves to different thoughts in the most humble way we can." - Scott Mordell

I'm so excited to get my buddy Scott Mordell in front of my listeners. 

Scott's an amazing guy. He's a leader of leaders. Starting out in the accounting world going to school for accounting in Michigan. Becoming an accountant at a big firm, and then having the opportunity to go to work for an entrepreneur organization like the Duchess group, being mentored by,  just two great guys a father-son, team, Dick-Duchess, and a son Craig, as well, as so many others. He's become such an amazing leader in the world today. 

Plus he's not just a CEO of any normal company, but a CEO of 28,000 CEOs across the globe. How crazy is that? And this guy does an awesome job of guiding this great organization, an organization that has grown from 18,000 members to 28,000 members. 

That has caused people to start pounding on the door to get into YPOs chapters all over the world. 

So get your learning ears on and and listen to a great friend of mine, a guy I really love and an amazing leader in our world today that not many people get the opportunity to spend time with, Scott Mordell!

BIO:

Scott Mordell has been a YPO member since 1995 and a former chair of its Chicago Chapter. He has more than 20 years of CEO-level experience in organizational management, strategy development and implementation, global commerce and public policy. 

YPO is the premier global leadership organization for more than 28,000 chief executives, who employ more than 22 million people globally and generate $9 Trillion in annual revenues.

For more information, visit www.ypo.org. 

00:00- Intro

01:35- Podcast summary

03:30- Talking about Scott

06:05- Forum IPO mates with Gary

06:40- Scott's upbringing-grew up in Detroit, high school

08:40- Sports played- football, hockey

11:05- Folks go into public accounting when they don't know what to do?

14:25- About accounting lessons

15:35- Public accounting for 4 years then went to grad school

16:15- About cereal

17:55- Getting great advice- go into business

21:15- Arlington race track experience 

21:45- "I thought it was going to be an attorney"

22:35- Traits you saw in your mentor

27:10- Time at Arlington was from CIE to CEO

28:15- Join YPO or get fired

30:15- Gambling regulations, had to close the racetrack

34:40- Dealing with Illinois politics, your organization purpose

35:45- People profits capital

38:05- The importance of ethics

39:55- Success at the racetrack

42:05- Post horse racing- corporate

45:45- How Scott got involved with YPO - Scaling service is more difficult than scaling manufacturing

49:05- How the forum changed Scott's life

53:55- Why it's important to be curious

54:55- Going from 18,000 to 28,000 members

56:35- The 5 keys for successful scaling

01:05:20- No straight lines through life

01:05:50- How did you build the grit needed to manage other CEO's

01:10:15- Next 10-15 years?

01:14:05- Scott for governor?

01:15:30- Advantage to america free enterprise system

01:19:35- Q's take aways

Connect with Gary Rabine and DDCEO: 

Visit the DDCEO PODCAST: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ditch-digger-ceo-with-gary-rabine/id1440312967?mt=2 

Visit the DDCEO BLOG: http://ditchdiggerceo.com/ 

Like DDCEO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DitchDiggerCEO

Follow DDCEO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DitchDiggerCEO 

Follow DDCEO on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DitchDiggerCEO