Building A Well Tuned Machine with Rick Spell

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Jay Ruderman - How to Find Your Fight & Drive Social Change 32:17

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Jay is more than just the host of All About Change podcast. He is a lawyer and international activist, who has focused his life’s work on seeking social justice by advocating for the rights of people with disabilities worldwide. On the special episode of All About Change, Mijon Zulu, the managing producer of the "All About Change" podcast, is taking over hosting duties to interview Jay Ruderman about his new book, his activist journey, and why activism is even more important today. Episode Chapters (0:00) intro (02:38) How does one choose a cause to go after? (03:33) Jay’s path to activism (07:50) Practical steps a new activist can take (09:24) Confrontation vs trolling (17:36) Learning from activists operating in different sectors (19:20) Resilience in activism (22:24) Reflections on Find Your Fight and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/ Looking for more insights into the world of activism? Be sure to check out Jay’s brand new book, Find Your Fight , in which Jay teaches the next generation of activists and advocates how to step up and bring about lasting change. You can find Find Your Fight wherever you buy your books, and you can learn more about it at www.jayruderman.com .…

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My guest today is Rick Spell. Rick is the owner of Spell Restaurant group. Before acquiring and operating restaurants around the Southeastern United States, Rick spent decades building a highly successful career as an investment banker for Morgan Keegan (now Raymond James). Rick employs over 500 people through their ownership group. As you may know, currently, more than 11 million jobs are open, and over 6 million people are unemployed around the United States. This is an excellent episode with Rick where you will hear:

While his career trajectory changed when he went back and graduated after dropping out of college
What he learned from Allen Morgan, the CEO of Morgan Keegan- what happens when you determine if someone has talent, put them in a position to use it, and give them a platform.
Buying a restaurant chain out of bankruptcy- why corporate spending can tank a restaurant group
Developing people and building a bench. How he develops and moves talent across the southeast within his restaurant group
And much more!

Please enjoy this week’s episode with Rick Spell!

Links: unemployed Jobs open spell restaurant group Morgan Keegan

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#Entrepreneur #Business #Sam Coates

Building A Well Tuned Machine with Rick Spell

Driven By with Sam Coates

published לפני 3 שנים

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MP3•בית הפרקים

While his career trajectory changed when he went back and graduated after dropping out of college
What he learned from Allen Morgan, the CEO of Morgan Keegan- what happens when you determine if someone has talent, put them in a position to use it, and give them a platform.
Buying a restaurant chain out of bankruptcy- why corporate spending can tank a restaurant group
Developing people and building a bench. How he develops and moves talent across the southeast within his restaurant group
And much more!

Please enjoy this week’s episode with Rick Spell!

Links: unemployed Jobs open spell restaurant group Morgan Keegan

107 פרקים

#Entrepreneur #Business #Sam Coates

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