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Why Does Human-First Matter?

Who is Guild Collective?

What does it mean to be "human first"?

Why does Guild Collective exist?

Why does story matter?

 

Racheal Burnett, COO at Guild Collective, and Jeremy Parsons, Director of Story at Guild Collective join Justin to have a transparent and enlivening conversation, getting to the heart behind what drives GC and how we got here.

Story 78: Kemet Coleman, the unofficial Creative Director of Kansas City, on art, beer, transit, and redefining the cultural identity of Kansas City

Kemet Coleman is an urbanist, artist, entrepreneur, and activist, to name a few. 

 

Born and raised a KC native, Coleman grew up in a household motivated to seek justice for our city. After dabbling in music and theatre, he found his path through an urban studies class. This father of three thrives on helping KC see itself in a creative way and for who we really are. 

 

"The cultural identity that is soaking into the soil of the city enhances the city's cultural identity."

 

Take a listen as Coleman describes:

-How to approach creating art and storytelling

-Using music, beer, and art to uplift and awaken our city

-Overcoming suburbanization and geographic racism on the East side of KC

-Making gentrification dollars work for everybody

-The vital role of mobility in a city and its tie to wealth and innovation

 

-Follow Kemet on Instagram at: @KemetColeman

-Find Kemet’s band on twitter at: @ThePhantastic

-Discover his work by checking out:

   -2000 Vine 

   -Vine Street Brewing

   -Enginuity

   -Kemmet Creative

   -Troostival

Story 77: Inside Guild Content on Cultivating A Culture That Tells The Truth In Life And Business

A discussion on swimming upstream to create work that matters with team members Devin Simmons, Director of Digital Marketing, Racheal Burnett, VP of Creative, and Colin Potter, VP of Business Operations.

In the past 5 years, our team has grown from one guy with a laptop to 12 kind, brilliant people. It’s a plane being built in flight, and the biggest thing we’ve learned: work with good humans that want to do good work. 

Listen in as we discuss:
-Where story and strategy intersect 
-The importance of listening in storytelling
-The discipline of taking time off
-Finding work-life harmony
-Addressing the scarcity mindset and the endless hustle
-The difference between real work and staying busy
-Letting go of your ego to provide your team opportunity to grow
-Swimming upstream to tell every brand’s story with integrity

Story 76: The Orchard, Vol. 2

Hear from Bronson, Cory, and Justin as they dive deep into mindset and what it takes to work through the fear that leads to scarcity thinking.

Story 75: Professor Dave Geenens on Infusing Faith in Enterprise to Create Business that Benefits Everybody

Hear from Professor Dave Geenens, author and professor at Benedictine College, on his journey of building businesses on the pillars of virtue and challenging the status quo. 

 

Geenes incorporates counter-cultural business practices to make money while making your business one that benefits everybody. In our discussion, he imparts his wisdom on:

-Expanding your comfort zone to create opportunities

-Re-defining leadership as “the art of maximizing cooperation” 

-Challenging the old ideology that business is only about maximizing shareholder wealth

-Getting back to our moral foundation 

-Combining virtues with virtues of faith to develop businesses that address social justice and responsibility

 

Check out one of his four books:

“Truth in the Transcendent Business”

“Nothing is Free” 

“Leaders Slip”

“Arise, Life-Changing Truths for the Tormented Leader”

Contact Geenens through his blog or by sending him an e-mail.

Story 74: The Orchard, Vol. 1 On Leadership Frameworks, Extending Mercy, and Maximizing Team Performance

Hear from Bronson Ko and Cory Scheer, past guests of the Guild Stories podcast, in a new monthly format called The Orchard. This will be an evolving dialogue where Bronson, Cory, and Justin meander through a variety of topics including leadership, wellness, community, entrepreneurship, mindset, emotional health, marketing, technology, creativity, and whatever else may emerge.

This month’s conversation dives into:

• Disappointing others at a rate they can handle

• Competing frameworks within organizations

• Extending and receiving mercy

• Fixing yourself vs. focusing on yourself

• Leading with a deeply rooted, strongly fortified identify

• Being a Chief Reminding Officer

• Emitting fragrance, not toxicity

• How to not be an invasive species 

And a lot more.

This month’s inspiration:

• Bronson – How to Run Your Business By THE BOOK by Dave Anderson 

• Justin – CODA (Apple TV+), Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown

Story 73: Eric Bartlett, Partner at Northland Injury Law, On A Doozy of a Storied Career

Hear from Eric Bartlett, co-founder and partner at Northland Injury Law, as he shares lessons in building an intentional brand, including: 

• Standing out in a cluttered industry segment 

• The importance of disarming and comforting clients through clear communication and education 

• Using external feedback as a mirror for your business

• How COVID revealed an opportunity to shift and expand his firm’s marketing efforts, even as it took a toll on his personal health

• Building systems and processes to enable scale within a business

Check out Eric’s firm at www.northlandinjurylaw.com

Story 72: Beth Anne + Russ Branden on Building a Business and a Life as Partners

Hear from Beth Anne + Russ Branden, partners in life and part of the partnership group at Built Interior Construction. 

They share their philosophy on:

• Client service
• Team development and empowerment
• Disrupting an entire industry
• Building a business and life with purpose
• The changing face of business environments
• How life and business partnerships thrive

And much more. 

 

 

 

Story 71: Bronson Ko on Precision, Mindset, and Failure Being a Gift 🎙🥋

Hear from Bronson Ko, Founder of KOMA. This conversation is rich in practical and philosophical wisdom. Among other topics, Bronson shares about:

• Failure being a generous gift
• The two sided coin of precision
• How processes free your people to be fuller versions of themselves
• How emotional resilience is built
• How character is forged in the fire 
• What it takes to build something beautiful 
• Why core values are core to your success as an organization 

Pop in your AirPods and hit play. 

 

Story 70: George Weyrauch, The Relationship Evangelist 🎙🙌

Hear from George Weyrauch, Founder of Rock Creative Network on his role as Chief Relationship Evangelist in the KC creative community. 

You'll soak up great wisdom and encouragement from one of the most generous connectors in the often competitive agency space. 

PS - George knew Seth Godin before Seth Godin was, well...Seth Godin. 

You can follow George on LInkedIn here.