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Hosted by Rich Armstrong and Steve Baker the Change the Game podcast highlights true life stories of organizations influencing positive change by doing business differently. They’re teaching people how business works and closing the gap between the haves and have-nots. It’s capitalism at its best. Inside each episode, you’ll discover stories of entrepreneurs who are Changing the Game.

The Great Game of Business


    • Jul 20, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 42m AVG DURATION
    • 97 EPISODES

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    Latest episodes from Change The Game Podcast

    Using Economic Forecasting To Strategically Plan For Your Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 57:40


    On this podcast episode, Taylor St. Germain from ITR Economics joins Jack Stack and Kylie Jackson to discuss the power of using accurate economic data to inform your business decisions, forecast obstacles, and take advantage of opportunities in the future. The Great Game of Business has partnered with ITR Economics to bring you the "Guess the GDP of Q4 2023 Challenge." Here's your chance to showcase your forecasting skills and walk away with a $1000 prize!  Learn more about our forecasting challenge here: https://www.greatgame.com/forecasting-challenge

    Dealing With Layoffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 20:40


    Dave Scholten, International Business Coach with The Great Game of Business, dives into a difficult subject, layoffs. He discusses with Steve Baker the best way to approach layoffs and how honest communication is the only way to talk with your team.

    Corey Rosen on the Future of ESOP

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 50:18


    Corey Rosen, Founder and Senior Staff Member of NCEO, talks about his new book, Ownership, Reinventing Companies, Capitalism, and Who Owns What, and discusses what the future of employee ownership looks like. 

    The Happiness Index

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 16:26


    Sergio Paiz, CEO of PDC Comercial, discusses how he improved his company and transformed the lives of his workers at the 2022 Conference in Kansas City.

    Taking Care of People Through the Power of HR

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 40:35


    Jason Hynson, Executive Director of Victory Mission, discusses how important HR is when it comes to taking care of the people they serve and the staff who serves those people, mental health and job stability are also big focal points for Victory Mission.

    Bringing Emerging Leaders to The Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 15:38


    Justin Jordan, President and CEO of Essential Ingredients, and Kris Maynard, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Essential Ingredients, discuss how they use the succession planning process to influence who will participate in the Conference, how they use the Conference to bring up emerging leaders, and what they will be talking about in their breakout session at the Conference this year.

    The Recipe for Visioning

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 56:27


    Ari Weinzweig, Co-Founder of Zingerman's Community of Businesses, talks about the natural laws of business, the four elements of visioning, and the recipe for visioning. 

    The Future of The World's Supply Chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 45:24


    Suranga Herath, Founder and CEO of English Tea Shop, discusses Sri Lanka's most unprecedented economic and social upheaval in its history, and the future of the world's supply chain with social and economic inequalities worldwide. 

    Mixed Signals in the Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 42:04


    Loren Feldman, Editor in Chief and Founder of 21 Hats, warns against falling prey to the doom and gloom predictions, and discusses how smart companies are prepared for the worst but expect the best, and how young people are looking at business differently.

    Hire For Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 26:51


    Charlotte Eckley, COO of SRC Logistics, discusses what she looks for when hiring a new candidate, the importance of holding yourself accountable when committing to a new employee, and how to maximize the people you have when you can't afford to bring on new talent. 

    Positioning Your Employee-Owned Company to Attract Talent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 44:34


    Hillary Hughes and Tom DeSimone from Prairie Capital Advisors discuss the cultural aspect of an employee-owned company, using an ESOP to build wealth for your people, and how to position an ESOP as a benefit that attracts employees.

    The Great Game of Business is a Process, Not An Event

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 48:49


    Thanks for tuning into this episode featuring Ryan Markewich. In this episode, Ryan talks on the importance of understanding and bringing value to your niche, and how The Game is not an event, but a journey.

    The Coaches' Table: Pricing & Shortages in Construction & Remodeling

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 17:11


    Thanks for tuning in to our first episode of our segment, the Coaches' Table where we bring our Great Game of Business Certified Coaches together for discussions on industry-related hot topics. This episode features coaches, John Williams, Dave Scholten, and Kevin Walter, as they discuss specific challenges their clients in the construction and remodeling industry are facing today. And their recommendations for tackling those issues and preparing for the future with the principles of Great Game.

    ESOPs, Co-ops, and International Players

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 39:34


    Thanks for tuning in to this episode of the Change the Game podcast with special guest and Great Game of Business Certified Coach, Anne-Claire Broughton. In this episode, Steve Baker highlights Anne-Claire's work with her international client Chillireeze. She shares about their initiatives to provide financial literacy training, their own signature "Inspire" course on their company values, culture and work ethic, and how they maintain up to 15 impactful MiniGames at once.

    Find Business Solutions by Tapping Employee's Creative Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 53:30


    In this episode, Steve and Rich are entertained by two ladies of theatre, Beth Domann and Lorianne Dunn, as they discuss tapping the creative energy you already have in the business for solutions to problems, how hiring the right people means you've already done 90% of the work, and by all means Have Fun!

    Difference Between Disinflation and Deflation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 28:21


    Jackie Greene from ITR economics discusses how to be better prepared, so you are not caught off guard. Why you should ditch the losers and love the difference between disinflation and deflation. 

    ESOP Roundtable 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 62:08


    This episode was recorded at a live roundtable event discussing the benefits and pitfalls of being an ESOP company. It is not required to be an ESOP company to enjoy the benefits of the Great Game of Businesses practice and principles, but they definitely pair well together.    

    Leadership is About Relinquishing Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 31:05


    David Gilliland (Elite Entrepreneurs) discusses how leadership is an exercise in relinquishing control. How three times growth is about having the right team, and the importance of looking ahead to what your company can do when it's doing $1,000/hour work.

    Developing Employees is as Important as Strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 57:08


    John Williams (Great GameTM Coach) and Jim Sliker (CEO of Central States Manufacturing) talk about how strategic planning is a process, not an event, that developing people is as important as strategy, and outline the three-step plan to leadership success.

    A Baby Boomer and Millennial Talk Competition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 39:13


    Jack Stack (SRC Holdings) and Brandon Lockhart (The Great Game of Business) highlight the baby boomer vs millennial perspective on what is competition, teaching people how to win, and how do we handle the loss.

    Unleashing Ownership Mentality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 60:17


    In this episode, Tom DeSimone and Hillary Hughes from Prairie Capital Advisors interview our very own Rich Armstrong on what is an ownership mentality? Is it created or taught? And what is the difference between an ESOP, private, and public company?

    Developing Fiscally Responsible Employees

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 41:30


    In this episode, Art Goldammer and Aaron Tackett from Verity Homes talk about their brand promise and core values, and how breaking methodology creates a more fiscally responsible employee who has a deeper understanding of how every dollar spent impacts the bottom line.

    Helping Your Team Understand Your Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 55:29


    Chuck Monico talks to Rich and Steve about the importance of learning, keeping it simple, and how teaching financial literacy to your team can help them ask better questions and be better team members.

    2021 Year-End Highlights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 13:58


    In this episode, Steve Baker looks back on 2021 and highlights some of his favorite podcasts over the last year.

    Keep Things Simple

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 60:45


    Ellen Rohr, co-founder of the ZOOM DRAIN Franchise, joins the podcast to talk about how to set the stage for learning common mistakes businesses make and how profit and cash will fix everything.

    ESOP Roundtable 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 89:08


    This episode was recorded at a live roundtable event discussing the benefits and pitfalls of being an ESOP company. It is not required to be an ESOP company to enjoy the benefits of the Great Game of Businesses practice and principles, but they definitely pair well together.

    Steve Baker's 2021 Book-A-Week Goal

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 13:52


    In this episode, we step into the mind's eye of Steve Baker as he talks about his 2021 goal to read one book a week, how we turned his car into a classroom, and which of the 88 books he has consumed this year, we'll make it to his 2022 to read it again list.

    Involving Everyone in Your Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 19:51


    Michael Kiolbassa, President at Kiolbassa Smoked Meats, describes how unconscious commitments were holding him back, how values-based leadership training put the organization on the right path, and how opening the books magnified the trust in his organization and unleashed creativity.

    Ownership Transition Does Not Happen Overnight

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 38:37


    In this episode, Rich and Steve discuss with Tom DeSimone and Hillary Hughes (Prairie Capital Advisors) ways to transition ownership of a business to the employees, the signs that it might be time to start thinking about transitioning, and when is the best time to start planning.

    Inspiring Everyone to Build Their Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 14:20


    Liz Wilder, President at Anthony Wilder Design/Build gives a heartfelt talk on inspiring others to build their dreams and weathering the storm during a recession by using every single measure to save every single job.

    Power of Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 25:38


    This week we pull from the vault a moving presentation from Clark Gey. Clarke discusses how fairness and equality are not the same thing, why you should not read entitlements in your company, and the power of purpose.

    Planning is Essential for Growth and Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 55:59


    Casey Hildebrandt, Owner of Hildebrandt Tree Tech, tells Steve how being a Great Game company helped to calm the storm, built his confidence as a leader and allowed him to not carry the entire burden of the business alone.

    Change the Game - Ch. 7 - Unleashing the Creatives

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 21:33


    In this episode, Jack Stack reads chapter 7 from Change The Game. This chapter shares a story of a struggling theatre's turnaround just by opening the books.

    Running A Profitable and Efficient Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 48:18


    Rich Armstrong, President at The Great Game of Business, discusses our Great Game Conference highlighting stories from our All Star companies who used The Game to thrive during the pandemic. How using High-Involvement Planning can help you better position your business for the future, and how Great Game practices can improve the productivity of the workforce to combat the current labor shortage.

    ESOP Roundtable 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 83:59


    Highlighting people in different levels of their ESOP journey. A company owner transitioning into ESOP for the betterment of his people, a retired Employee-Owner, and a current and 2nd generation Employee-Owner.

    Open-Book Management from an Employee Owner Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 17:36


    In recognition of ESOPtober, we pulled from the vault, a recording of Rob Zicaro, former frontline employee at Web industries. Rob is now an ESOP Crusader spreading the word on employee ownership. In this speech at a past Great Game of Business Conference, Rob talked about open-book management through the eyes of an employee owner, and he shared a clip from the 1990s when he addressed President Clinton about ESOP companies.

    One Goal, One Vision, One Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 27:27


    In this episode Rich and Steve discuss with Mike Keesee, President/CEO at Total Solutions Group, how playing The Great Game of Business has helped his team make it through the last year, what is his win often theory and what he sees for the future of Total Solutions Group. 

    Planning for the Challenges of the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 41:47


    Jack Stack discusses how the Great Game of Business' living lab SRC Holdings, is using the Game to help get through the current cycle, what Jack sees as the future for SRC Holdings and trends or concerns we should all be watching out for in 2022.

    Financial Preparations for the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 39:07


    Alan Beaulieu joins Steve and Rich to talk about how surviving the war on talent means having a sticky culture, why we are seeing an inflation that is heading to a recession, followed by a depression, and how you can move your allocations to inflation adjusted assets to weather the storm.

    Working Together as One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 45:08


    Steve Jones, CEO at Jenner Ag, shares how having a model of Working Together as One and having employees that know the numbers of the business have helped propel their business through every roadmap in their way.

    Steering Clear of Entitlement

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 39:55


    Darein Gandall joins to talk about how Cisco-Eagle is careful not to be money drunk, why huddles are so important to their team, and how Minigames have helped to get them through the pandemic.

    The 29th Annual Great Game of Business Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 23:32


    Jack Stack joins Rich and Steve to talk about what you can expect at The 29th Annual Great Game of Business Conference, including Jack's secrets on how he has been able to predict and overcome the last three recessions.

    Getting the Job Done While Having Fun at Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 42:45


    Podcast guest, Tim Rettig, talks about why he is so passionate about making work fun for everyone and why he's signed a pledge along with 50 other Cincinnati businesses, vowing to not lay off any employees due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    ESOP Roundtable 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 90:53


    This episode was recorded at a live roundtable event with 3 Great Game of Business practitioners sharing their different stories of being an ESOP. 

    Building Winning Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 29:12


    Howard Partridge reveals how his relationship with Zig Ziglar changed his mind set and business. Howard will also tell you the number one thing a small business owner can take away from his years of experience as a Zig Ziglar legacy trainer.

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    Employer of Choice Strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 44:33


    In this episode, Stephan discusses his "Work to Play the Teton Way" employment brand, how we implemented raising wages for all employees across the board, and how he developed a strategy that named The Liquor Store of Jackson Hole an employer of choice. 

    Playing The Game During A Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 46:34


    Peter Reeburgh, Owner/CEO of Summit Cove Lodging, gives insight on how investing in the hiring process, taking care of each other in the workplace, and hiring people who are a good cultural fit will allow him to eventually work himself out of a job.

    EOX State Centers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 25:59


    Steve Storkan, Executive Director at EOX, outlines what it means to be an employee owned company, and what an EOX State Center can do for owners considering employee ownership.

    Great Game Can Work Anywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 33:17


    Jeff Evenson joins the podcast to discuss how the book, The Opposite of Spoiled, influenced him in his business journey, and his belief that with the right leadership and vulnerability, you can make the great game of business work anywhere.

    Capitalism with Good Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 36:13


    Royce George, an accomplished global business leader, joins the podcast to talk about capitalism and the core values of leadership.

    Diversity and Inclusion in the Workforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 37:49


    Podcast guest Tonia Morris talks about diversity, inclusion and belonging, reimagining the workforce, and attracting new talent.

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