Episode 78: The Business of Shared Leadership with Kevin Hancock Strength For Your Purpose Podcast

KEVIN HANCOCK is the CEO of one of America’s oldest family businesses as well as an award-winning author and nationally recognized public speaker.  Established in 1848, Hancock Lumber Company is led by its 620 employees operating 12 lumberyards, 3 sawmills, and a truss manufacturing facility in Maine and New Hampshire.  The company also grows and harvests trees sustainably on 8,000 acres of timberland.

Hancock Lumber is an eight-time consecutive recipient of the ‘Best Places to Work in Maine’ award. The company is also a recipient of the Maine Family Business of the Year Award, the Governor’s Award for Business Excellence, and the ProSales National Dealer of the Year Award.

Kevin is a past chairman of the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association, the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association, and Bridgton Academy.  Kevin has also served of the Board of Directors for the Hussey Seating Corporation in Maine, the Seneca Sawmill Corporation in Oregon, and the Maine Indian Tribal State Commission.

Kevin is a recipient of the Ed Muskie ‘Access to Justice’ Award, the Habitat for Humanity ‘Spirit of Humanity’ Award, the Maine Development Foundation ‘Ken Curtis Leadership Award’, and the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame ‘Directors Award’.

Kevin is also the author of three books:

Not For Sale: Finding Center in the Land of Crazy Horse
The Seventh Power: One CEO’s Journey into the Business of Shared Leadership
48 Whispers from Pine Ridge and the Northern Plains

Learn more about Kevin and his work at thebusinessofsharedleadership.com

Kevin is a frequent visitor to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and an advocate of strengthening the voices of all individuals—within a company or a community —through listening, empowering, and shared leadership.  In addition, Kevin is the founder of a non-profit organization called The Seventh Power dedicated to advancing economic sovereignty for native communities across America.  He is a graduate of Bowdoin College and lives in Maine with his wife Alison.

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