The Inner Chief Greg Layton

“I feel that if you understand finance and economics, you understand how most of the world works.”
 
In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Joel Holland, CEO of Harvest Hosts on why unhappiness is a requirement for entrepreneurialism, switching seats from CEO to Chair, and buying versus building a business.
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Joel is the CEO of Harvest Hosts, a membership program that connects RVers (caravaners) with unique overnight experiences at 5,000+ wineries, farms, breweries, museums, golf courses and other interesting destinations in the US and Canada.
Earlier in his career, after stints in investment banking and in media organisations, he founded Storyblocks, the world’s first stock media subscription service, which was purchased by private equity firm Great Hill Partners in June 2020.
Joel has been named one of the "Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25" by BusinessWeek Magazine, and "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" by the United States Small Business Administration, and "Entrepreneur of the Year" for the Greater Washington DC Region by Ernst & Young, and also recognised on the Inc. "30 Under 30" list.
When he isn't working, Joel is outside as much as possible with his family in Vail, Colorado. He is proud to be a member of Vail Mountain Rescue, the search and rescue team for Eagle County.
 
In this episode we talk about:
✅  How in high school he hosted a show where he interviewed celebrities, athletes, politicians and Fortune 500 CEOs, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Steve Forbes.
✅  Switching seats from CEO to Chair at Storyblocks, and why burnout forced such a move.
✅  The incredible operational principles which help him achieve success but also balance in life, and
✅  How he took Harvest Hosts from a solid business and on an explosive growth trajectory, and why he suggests building a business first, and buying thereafter.
Deal hope,
Greg
 
Thanks to former guest, Shane Russell, for introducing us to Joel.
 
Connecting with Joel Holland You can connect with Joel via LinkedIn, and you can view the Harvest Hosts website.
Books and resources Storyblocks - a stock media company
All Trails - an app for hiking
Similar Episodes on buying companies Jaimie Fuller, former CEO of SKINS on coping with rapid growth
Julie Mathers, CEO of Snuggle Hunny on first-mover advantage
Ben Simon, Partner of Rose Partners on diffusing heated negotiations and identifying red flags during a deal
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“We're trying to ease the financial pain for the next generation in the green and gold.”
 
This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.
This Mini Chief episode features Gold medallist and 5-time Olympian, Natalie Cook OAM OLY.
Her full episode is titled How to out-think the opposition, and why it takes an ecosystem to win a gold medal.
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Nat is a five-time Olympian, Gold and Bronze Medallist in beach volleyball, representing Australia in the Summer Olympics between 1996 and 2012.
A passionate athlete advocate, Nat has always been a champion of the transformational power of sport and the life lessons learnt pursuing your dreams.
Her trademark authenticity, energy and ease, combined with her success as both an elite athlete and influential business leader, make Nat a powerful motivational speaker and strategic sports and wellbeing advisor.
Serving as a Director of Brisbane 2032, Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee, and holding a position on the World Olympians Association Board, Nat is a firm believer in the Games' potential to create enduring legacies for individuals, businesses, and society as a whole.
 
In the full episode we talk about: 
✅  The ecosystem of things required to go right for the eventual winning of a gold medal
✅  How, in competition, she used the metaphor of attacking the opposition from the top of the hill
✅  The mindsets and mind techniques she learnt being an elite full-time athlete, including how to make the crowd work for you
✅  Working with a former Chief Maker guest, Dr Jeff Spencer, on adjusting to life after an Olympics, and
✅  The incredible work she is doing behind the scenes to support not only Brisbane 2032 but also prospective Australian athletes striving to make the Games.
 
Deal hope,
Greg
 
Connecting with Natalie Cook OAM OLY You can connect with Nat via LinkedIn, her website and Aussie Athlete Fund.
Books and resources $1 Million Challenge - Aussie Athlete Fund launch video
The Art of War - by Sun Tzu
Way of the Peaceful Warrior - by Dan Millman
Similar Episodes on high performance sport Dr Jeff Spencer, The man behind 40+ Olympic gold medals and Tiger Woods on Building your champion mindset and your pathway to your potential with the Olympic champion maker
Leah Amico, Triple US Olympic Team Gold Medallist on How to build a GOLD standard, boosting confidence and empathetic teamwork
Ben Darwin, Co-Founder and Director of GAIN LINE on Cohesion analytics, understanding versus skill, and sacking staff too soon
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“Sometimes you've got to save them from themselves and have some really honest, heart-to-heart conversations about their role.”
 
Chief, in today’s minisode and YouTube video, I’m going to cover a little problem that has come up repeatedly over the last few years and that is right person, wrong role.
This is when you have a great employee in your stables, but they’re not performing to the standards required of the role. But this is not always what it seems; often this is due to the role not being a good fit for their skill set or experience.
This can have all sorts of implications on the business, so you need to make some bold calls and have some difficult conversations, but always with respect.
 
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So today, Chief, we’re going to talk about:
✅  The 5 scenarios where job fit becomes an issue and why these are occuring, and
✅  What you can do as a leader about ensuring you give your employee hope that they can perform and contribute to the organisation.
 
Deal hope,
Greg
 
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“Our job as a coach is to find out why the swing has changed, because the only way you can fix it is by identifying the real bottleneck, the real constraint. But without being reactive.”
 
This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.
In this edition of the Mini Chief we feature a snippet from our Best of Series with Golf master Coach, Steve Bann.
His full episode is titled Working with the world’s best golfers, turning practice into confidence, and the improvement lifecycle.
 
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I interviewed Steve for this podcast in 2018.
Steve is a partner in BannLynchMcDade, a coaching team that has coached their students to 29 USPGA Tour wins and multiple international amateur and professional titles.
After turning professional in 1979, Steve played on the Australian PGA Tour from 1981 to 1996.
However, since 1996, Steve has travelled the world, coaching at over 40 Majors and five Presidents' Cups. His students have included Stuart Appleby, Robert Allenby, Ian Baker-Finch, Greg Norman, Vijay Singh, and Adam Scott.
Steve has been described by his clients as the most knowledgeable coach in the world. He is also the author of Simply Golf: Back to Basics.
 
In the full episode we talk about:
✅  Why a lot of coaches focus on fixing technique, which leads to a reactive cycle, and often has the opposite effect
✅  How the improvement life cycle of technical, physical, mental and strategic changes, is a far greater process to undertake
✅  The 6,500 skills the professionals have to learn to master golf and how this translates to the business world, and
✅  The 4-step routine to gaining confidence.
 
Deal hope,
Greg
 
Connecting with Steve Bann You can reach Steve on his Coaching website or YouTube.
Books and resources Simply Golf: Back to Basics - by Steve Bann
Practical Golf - by John Jacobs
Similar Episodes on coaching Peter Knight, Golf coach on Putting in place the steps to become a true master of your craft
Roger Love, The World’s #1 Celebrity Voice Coach on The man who taught Bradley Cooper, Reese Witherspoon, The Beach Boys and more to use their voice to change the world
Dr Jeff Spencer, The man behind 40+ Olympic gold medals and Tiger Woods on Building your champion mindset and your pathway to your potential with the Olympic champion maker
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“Amateurs do it until they get it right; professionals do it until they can't get it wrong.”
 
In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Natalie Cook OAM OLY on how to out-think the competition, and why it takes an ecosystem to win a gold medal.
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Nat is a five-time Olympian, Gold and Bronze Medallist in beach volleyball, representing Australia in the Summer Olympics between 1996 and 2012.
A passionate athlete advocate, Nat has always been a champion of the transformational power of sport and the life lessons learnt pursuing your dreams.
Her trademark authenticity, energy and ease, combined with her success as both an elite athlete and influential business leader, make Nat a powerful motivational speaker and strategic sports and wellbeing advisor.
Serving as a Director of Brisbane 2032, Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee, and holding a position on the World Olympians Association Board, Nat is a firm believer in the Games' potential to create enduring legacies for individuals, businesses, and society as a whole.
 
In this episode we talk about:
✅  The ecosystem of things required to go right for the eventual winning of a gold medal
✅  How, in competition, she used the metaphor of attacking the opposition from the top of the hill
✅  The mindsets and mind techniques she learnt being an elite full-time athlete, including how to make the crowd work for you
✅  Working with a former Chief Maker guest, Dr Jeff Spencer, on adjusting to life after an Olympics, and
✅  The incredible work she is doing behind the scenes to support not only Brisbane 2032 but also prospective Australian athletes striving to make the Games.
 
Deal hope,
Greg
 
Connecting with Natalie Cook OAM OLY You can connect with Nat via LinkedIn, her website and Aussie Athlete Fund.
Books and resources $1 Million Challenge - Aussie Athlete Fund launch video
The Art of War - by Sun Tzu
Way of the Peaceful Warrior - by Dan Millman
Similar Episodes on high performance sport Dr Jeff Spencer, The man behind 40+ Olympic gold medals and Tiger Woods on Building your champion mindset and your pathway to your potential with the Olympic champion maker
Leah Amico, Triple US Olympic Team Gold Medallist on How to build a GOLD standard, boosting confidence and empathetic teamwork
Ben Darwin, Co-Founder and Director of GAIN LINE on Cohesion analytics, understanding versus skill, and sacking staff too soon
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“Decision friction is when you deliberately interrupt your thoughts before forming a judgement. You adopt a series of prompts or questions that are like a speed bump for your mind if you’re in a hot state.”
 
This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.
This Mini Chief episode features Nuala Walsh, Founder & CEO of MindEquity and author of Tune In: How to make smarter decisions in a noisy world.
Her full episode is titled The art of decision-making like a ninja, and learning to control your emotions and recognise your biases.
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With over 30 years’ experience in FTSE-50 and Fortune 500 financial services firms, Nuala is Founder & CEO of MindEquity Consulting, as well as a Founding Director of the world’s first Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists. Prior to that, she was an award-winning Chief Marketing Officer at Standard Life Aberdeen, and has had previous executive roles with Merrill Lynch, BlackRock, and PA Consulting.
Today, she sits on multiple Advisory Boards including The British & Irish Lions Rugby Union, Basketball Ireland, and The Innocence Project, is President of The Harvard Club of Ireland, is Deputy Chair of The Football Association’s Inclusion Board, and is a Gender Taskforce Advisor at World Athletics.
Listed among the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Finance, she holds degrees in multiple disciplines including a Masters in Behavioural Science from the London School of Economics, a Masters in Business Studies; and a BA in Philosophy.
Nuala is a seasoned lecturer and keynote speaker, with her work on behavioural science research published and aired on the Harvard Business Review, TEDx, the Economist, the Telegraph, Forbes, BBC, and Fox Business.
 
In this episode we talk about:
✅  How choices shape your decision mindset and outcomes
✅  The 2 Systems of thinking and how to optimise them for decision-making scenarios
✅  What you can do to control your emotions such as regret and rage so as to de-risk bad decisions
✅  Recognising your biases, of which there are over 200, and
✅  Why not making a decision, is still a decision!
Deal hope,
Greg
 
Connecting with Nuala Walsh You can connect with Nuala via LinkedIn.
Books and resources Tune In: How to make smarter decisions in a noisy world - by Nuala Walsh How to Overcome Indecision: TEDx talk - by Nuala Walsh Thinking Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman The Power of Regret - by Daniel Pink The Top 5 Regrets of The Dying - by Bronnie Ware Similar Episodes on decision-making Izzy Silva, MD of Wolters Kluwer APAC on Using EQ to good effect, making the vision visible, and data-led decision-making 
Nancy Slessenger, Founder and CEO of Vinehouse Hiring on Scientific recruitment, the do’s and don’ts of interviewing, and staff retention
Mark Pomeroy, CEO of Pomeroy Pacific on Managing risk, asking great questions, and succeeding in a family business
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