The Evergreen Experience with Gourmondo Co. and MiiR
In this episode of The Evergreen Experience™, Dave is joined by Alissa Leinonen, CEO & Founder of catering company Gourmondo Co., and Bryan Papé, Founder, MiiR, a drinkware company with a social and environmental mission. Alissa and Bryan speak to the impact of COVID-19 on their respective businesses, the critical role of their Purpose, the importance of strategic partnerships and reinvention in this challenging time, and their outlook moving forward.
The Evergreen Experience with High Plains Bank and Left Hand Brewing Co.
In this episode of The Evergreen Experience™, Dave Whorton is joined by John Creighton, President & CEO, High Plains Bank, and Eric Wallace, President & Co-Founder, Left Hand Brewing Co. John and Eric, who both live and lead businesses in Colorado, speak to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on their businesses, the innovations and adaptations that they have tried, their view on the future of their industries, and how Evergreen® principles have guided them.
The Evergreen Experience with Hollingsworth & Vose Co. and Kenmore Envelope
In this episode of The Evergreen Experience™, Dave Whorton is joined by Scott Evans, CEO of Kenmore Envelope Company, and Val Hollingsworth, President & CEO of Hollingsworth & Vose Co. Scott and Val lead manufacturing companies in two different industries and will speak to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on their businesses, the innovations and adaptations that they have tried, their view on the future of their industries, and the way in which Evergreen® principles are informing their approach to and perspective on this challenging time.
The Evergreen Experience with Canlis and Freeman
In the inaugural episode of The Evergreen Experience™ 2020, Tugboat Institute Founder & CEO Dave Whorton is joined by Brian Canlis, President and Co-Owner, Canlis, and Carrie Freeman Parsons, Chair, Freeman, to discuss how these two Evergreen®, family-owned companies have been impacted by and adapted to the COVID-19 shutdown.
Both businesses represent industries especially hard-hit by this crisis—restaurants (Canlis) and major event management (Freeman)—and both adapted and reimagined their companies, displaying inspiring resiliency rooted in their Purpose and enabled by their Evergreen values.
The Trust-Leadership Connection
Tugboat Institute member Penny Pennington was appointed Managing Partner at Edward Jones—the sixth in its 97-year history—in 2019. Edward Jones has over 43,000 associates and 7 million clients who trust Edward Jones to help them achieve their financial goals—the company is Evergreen through and through.
In this presentation from Tugboat Institute Summit 2019, Penny shares her insight into the fundamental importance of building and maintaining trust in Evergreen businesses—with employees and with customers.
The New Normal
Doug Tatum is a Professor at Florida State University and a student of business. He’s an expert, specifically, in the area of scaling small businesses through a challenging period termed “No Man’s Land,” during which a leader can do what appears right and still see their business fail.
In this presentation from Tugboat Institute Summit 2019, Doug shares insights into how Evergreen leaders can strategize to successfully navigate this potentially treacherous period—and emerge to thrive.
Thirty Years of Living the Evergreen 7Ps
Wynne Odell and her husband, Doug, founded Odell Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado in 1989. In the three decades since, the company has persevered and grown, aligned with the Evergreen 7Ps™. In this presentation from Tugboat Institute Summit 2019, Wynne shares stories of challenge and success, offering an authentic and inspiring story of Evergreen business.
You Don’t Know, What You Don’t Know
JT McCormick survived a childhood marked by abuse and neglect. He barely graduated from high school and does not have a college degree. In spite of these obstacles, JT refuses to consider himself a victim and embraces the opportunity he has—as President and CEO of Scribe Media—to inspire young people facing challenge and other Evergreen leaders.
In this moving, deeply personal talk presented at Tugboat Institute Summit 2019, JT describes his journey of Perseverance and shares key lessons of his experience.
Purpose Accelerator
Brian Griffith, Executive Chairman of Griffith Foods, a fourth-generation global business in the food space, has taken the importance of employees’ alignment around Purpose to a new level.
In this presentation from Tugboat Institute Summit 2019, Brian shares how he and his team have operationalized Purpose within the organization, building a platform for associates to explore and define personal purpose and understand the intersection of that purpose with that of the company.
Finding My Superpower
From the time she was a little girl, Mia Tate has loved stories. Her commitment to listening to and connecting with others’ experiences has inspired her work as an actor, writer, director, and producer. In fact, she has come to realize that the seemingly simple act of listening is a unique and valuable skill.
In this presentation from Tugboat Institute Summit 2019, Mia offers valuable perspective and inspiration for Evergreen leaders around the essential act of listening and shares the power of this skill to transform professional and personal connections.
