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Aug 2024
1h 37m

Mastering Disruptive Growth: David Spisa...

Scott Joseph
About this episode

What successful innovations from the automotive industry could you apply to your business? 

David Spisak is an entrepreneur, investor, and automotive consultant.  He is a dynamic business leader known for transforming automotive dealerships with his expertise in operations, technology, and finance. He’s also the podcast host of The David Spisak Show.

Join Scott and David as they explore: 


* How our childhood hardships can provide us with resilience and leadership skills.


* The importance of discernment and curiosity.


* The value of having a mentor who is a good leader.


* Focusing on hiring smart, emotionally intelligent people to build a strong culture and grow your business.


* Greatness might look easy, but requires hard work to maintain.


* How shocking it is that so many people get onto the “Shark Tank” TV show, yet don’t have financial 

* knowledge about their pitch.


* Prioritizing employee care and development at your business. 


* Marcus Buckingham's book "Now Discover Your Strengths".


* David’s approach to maintaining low employee turnover and high morale in previous roles.


* The importance of developing people over technology implementation.


* Why technology alone can’t solve retail problems, despite advancements in tech products.


* Why David does not throw people or tech at problems, instead relying on data to drive results.


Chapters for this episode: 


4:56 Disruptive growth in business. 

14:46 Transforming businesses through culture and leadership. 

20:55 Staying ahead in business. 

31:23 Examples from Starbucks and Amazon. 

35:49 Creating a positive work culture. 

41:11 Employee satisfaction. 

45:53 Challenging conventional industry practices. 

56:57 Leveraging technology to optimize sales. 

1:11:44 Personal and professional growth via networking. 

1:23:37 Bucking industry trends. 

1:28:24 Transformative leadership. 


Thanks to David Spisak for being on Business, Bourbon & Cigars. 


Connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspisak/ 


A note from Scott: In my intro to this episode, I got my podcasts mixed up. I accidentally mentioned that David had been a guest on my BB&C show three times. Actually, I meant to say that he and I had a conversation on the J&L “Digital Market Domination” podcast: https://www.jandlmarketing.com/podcasts/mcc-038-david-spisak-how-to-get-what-you-want-in-business-and-in-life/ 


And I meant to say that I was once a guest on David’s podcast, “The David Spisak Show”: https://davidspisak.com/how-to-unlock-your-ultimate-potential-as-an-entrepreneur-with-scott-joseph/ 


BUSINESS, BOURBON & CIGARS


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