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Workforce Therapy FilesInterview with Jack Crowdis – 2025 KYSHRM The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2025 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. Jason Heflin, CEO of CrowdSouth interviews Jack Crowdis, Business Development Manager for PayFWDs, based in Louisville. Jack explains that while their payroll platform is similar to the big national providers, they bring a highly consultative approach. PayFWDs builds systems customized specifically around people, aiming to get the setup right. That may be a different experience from what the client has seen elsewhere. Each client gets a dedicated customer service representatives. PayFWDs serves clie...
2025-11-0713 minWorkforce Therapy FilesInterview with Jeremy Jacobs - 2025 KYSHRM Conference The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2025 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. Jason Heflin, CEO of CrowdSouth interviews Jeremy Jacobs, Founder of UnDesked. They discussed critical challenges in workforce development, especially with regard to frontline employees. Jeremy explained that while traditional office workers are equipped with resources like laptops and Microsoft Teams, 80% of the global population in the workforce, or 2.7 billion people, are "undesked" and lack access to a dedicated computer. This gap creates significant problems for organizations related to onboarding, training, daily job ass...
2025-11-0308 minWorkforce Therapy FilesInterview with Rusty Steele - 2025 KYSHRM Conference The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2025 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. At the 2025 KYSHRM Conference, Rusty Steele, HR Director for Oxmoor Auto Group, joins Jason Heflin of CrowdSouth to discuss how effective communication and employee engagement drive long-term success in a fast-paced industry. Rusty explains how Oxmoor focuses on creating a positive culture across multiple dealerships, by focusing on transparency, teamwork, and genuine care for employees. He shares how leadership's commitment to listening and adapting has helped them attract and retain top talent in...
2025-10-2706 minWorkforce Therapy FilesThe Future of Work - Part 1File 20: In today's file, the team will discuss the future of work, namely the changes to where and how we'll work, in the not too distant future. In an effort to lighten up the topic, we let AI draft the outline for this file. Jason and Molley haven't seen the outline. We'll see where the machine takes us! Companies Will Adapt to Remote Work to Survive? There's been a lot of chatter about the return-to-office trend. How will this affect the workforce? Molley suggests that top talent may decide to seek other companies...
2025-02-2628 minWorkforce Therapy FilesInterview with– Daro Mott, Presenter, Consultant, PMP - 2024 KY SHRM The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Daro Mott, a Multisector Leader with a wide-ranging background in process improvement and strategic consulting. He currently serves as the Head of Strategic Projects and Process Improvement for Farm Credit Mid-America. He co-presented, at the 2024 KY SHRM, on the topic of Demystifying Project Management for the HR Professional. To learn more, visit: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daro-mott-pmp-958a9a4 Daro, th...
2025-01-1404 minWorkforce Therapy FilesInterview with Trevor Collins of SHARE Mobility - 2024 KY SHRM The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Trevor Collins, Account Executive for SHARE Mobility. He explained how SHARE Mobility is solving transportation challenges by providing reliable, shuttle services for employees in Kentucky. To learn more, visit: · Website: https://www.sharemobility.com/ Trevor, thanks for stopping by to speak with us! That's where we'll leave the conversation for today. Before we close the file, we invite you to reach out...
2024-12-0306 minWorkforce Therapy FilesInterview with Caroline Francis, UK Alumni Career Services - 2024 KY SHRM The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Caroline Francis, Director of Alumni Career Services for the University of Kentucky. To learn more, visit: UK Alumni Career Services: https://www.ukalumni.net/s/alumni-career-services Caroline, thanks for stopping by to speak with us! That's where we'll leave the conversation for today. Before we close the file, we invite you to reach out to us with questions, suggestions or oth...
2024-10-2205 minWorkforce Therapy FilesInterview with Eric Del Valle, Vaco Associate Director - 2024 KY SHRM The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Eric Del Valle, Associate Director, Vaco. To learn more, visit: https://www.vaco.com/locations/louisville-kentucky/ Eric, thanks for stopping by to speak with us! That's where we'll leave the conversation for today. Before we close the file, we invite you to reach out to us with questions, suggestions or other comments. We'd love to hear from you. Need...
2024-09-2407 minWorkforce Therapy FilesInterview with Rawleigh Richardson, Sr., HumanKind Consulting The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Rawleigh Richardson, Sr., Founder/Principal Consultant for HumanKind Consulting. To learn more, visit: https://www.humankindhrconsulting.com/ Rawleigh, thanks for stopping by to speak with us! That's where we'll leave the conversation for today. Before we close the file, we invite you to reach out to us with questions, suggestions or other comments. We'd love to hear from you. Ne...
2024-09-1711 minWorkforce Therapy FilesInterview with Brad Long - 2024 KY SHRM The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Brad Long, City of Madisonville Deputy City Administrator. To learn more, visit: https://www.madisonvilleliving.com Brad, thanks for stopping by to speak with us! That's where we'll leave the conversation for today. Before we close the file, we invite you to reach out to us with questions, suggestions or other comments. We'd love to hear from you. Need He...
2024-09-0904 minWorkforce Therapy FilesInterview with Andrea Flanders - 2024 KY SHRMThe Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Andrea Flanders, Director of Sponsor Relations for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. To learn more, visit: https://www.kychamber.com/ Andrea, thanks for stopping by to speak with us! Need Help Supporting Your Company's Recruiting and Staffing Goals? We're here to help. You can contact us via our individual websites, depending on your specific needs or questions: · Jamie Swaim...
2024-08-3007 minWorkforce Therapy FilesThe 5 Golden Rules of Recruiting CampaignsFile 15: In today's file, the team is going to focus on how to plan and execute effective recruiting campaigns. There are 5 Golden Rules to consider, before you begin. Molley begins with some stats about the podcast and the growth it's experiencing. Interestingly, most podcasts that launch never actually make it beyond 10 episodes. It's may sound surprising, but it's true. The Workforce Therapy Files podcast is on File 15 and continues to build steam. Jason transitions us into the main topic of the 5 Golden Rules of Recruiting Campaigns. The First Golden Rule – Creating a Plan...
2024-04-2428 minWorkforce Therapy FilesThe Importance of Employer BrandingFile 12: In today's file, the team dives into the importance of employer branding. How does this fit in to a podcast that's generally about recruiting, staffing and HR? Simple. If you want to attract quality employees, company leaders need to understand how their organization is viewed by the general public. Is it a brand people want to associate with or are there negative connotations about the organization and its work environment? If it's the latter, there's a direct connection between employer branding and its ability to effectively manage its workforce. Understanding the Term "Employer Branding" ...
2024-02-2837 minWorkforce Therapy FilesProviding Solutions to Workforce ChallengesWhen you need to recruit, hire and staff for your business growth, finding the right candidates can be a significant challenge. This is expecially true when you need to hire 20, 100 or even 1000 new employees. The frustration can feel overwhelming. Welcome to Workforce Therapy Files, an Employer Solutions Podcast. The hosts each run their own companies and operate in the staffing and human resources space. They work together on some projects and separately on others. It depends on the scope of your workforce development needs. This new podcast will launch on 9/06/23. Your hosts, Molley, Jamie and Jason...
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The Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassBarry DavisBarry Davis shares his experience growing up in Yellowstone National Park, his path from the Bluegrass, and his myriad entrepreneurial ventures: including a chain of fried chicken restaurants in Colorado and the world’s most high-end bowling alley.Check out some of Barry's stories animated as "Rusty Fables".
2021-06-221h 03The Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassShawn Rubel - Founder/CEO at EezyOur guest today is Shawn Rubel the Founder and CEO of Eezy, a technology company in Bowling Green, KY which connects creatives with people who need their products. Eezy has a family of sites which focus on vector images, videos, themes, and more. Shawn talks to us about his move from a college student who had second thoughts on completing his degree in Canada to starting and running a 70+ person company. We get into his hiring philosophy, how far in the future he likes to plan, and when will Bowling Green get it's own NHL team (spoiler a...
2021-03-161h 07The Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassWicksell Metellus - Senior Interaction Designer at GoogleToday Chad and Jason talk with Wicksell Metellus. Wicksell is a Senior Interaction Designer at Google in their Seattle office. Before Google, Wicksell spent 5 years at Amazon as a Senior UX Designer. Wicksell tells us about his experiences at those companies and his transition from NYC to FL to Seattle. We learn about break dancing and his thoughts on UI and UX. We even have "Owen Wilson" stop by for a quick chat. Wow is right!Be sure to check out Wicksell's and his wife Crystal's websites. xtaldesigns.comdesignbywicks.comWe would...
2020-12-2258 minThe Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassGlenn Kurban - Vice President EPMO, Randstad USAToday Chad chats with Glenn Kurban. Glenn is currently a VP at Randstad in Atlanta and was Chad's first manager after graduating college. Glenn has a ton of experience in the consulting and management world and shares his insights.How to motivate employeesHow is consulting changed since the pandemicHow to separate the job from the employeeHow to create a legacyWe would love your feedback on this episode or any of them. Feel free to reach out to us at CrowdSouth and let us know what you think!
2020-11-041h 03The Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassJason Loehr - Tracer, SVP of StrategyToday Jason, Chuck, and Chad speak with Jason Loehr. Jason has been a long time friend of those guys and has done a TON of different jobs at lots of level. He has lots of good insights and we cover many topics over his career. How he started in catalogs and moved to web site designGathering data and how that is used for marketingHow the view of leadership changes through lifeHe knows lots of famous peopleWe would love your feedback on this episode or any of them. Feel free to reach out to us at CrowdSouth a...
2020-10-211h 15The Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassShawn Perry - The JPR Group, Baird Wealth ManagementIn today's episode we speak with Shawn Perry. Shawn is a Director at The JPR Group in Bowling Green, KY and a long time friend of Chad and Jason. Shawn speaks about his time growing up in southern Kentucky and his path through college and beyond to get to where he landed today. He dives into how his relationship with his business partner started and how he has seen things change at his office during the pandemic. Shawn is an avid reader and made some book recommendations at the end of the podcast.Setting Th...
2020-07-301h 01The Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassBidets, Music Man, and Scottsville - CrowdSouth CrewIn today's episode the 4 hosts get together for another episode of just chatting and talking about silly things. FloridaBidetsBass GuitarsHigh School Musicals$100 MealsRon SwansonButterfly EffectHuddle HouseNot a lot of business discussion in this one, but we had fun.
2020-06-241h 06The Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassKatie Hutchinson - Founder and CEO of KHIT ConsultingToday we spoke with Katie Hutchinson of KHIT Consulting. KHIT is an IT consulting project management company focusing on behavioral and mental health companies. KHIT builds and configures systems for them to capture data and bill correctly. We discussed her path through education to start KHIT, some book recommendations, and her perspective on being a female CEO in a male dominated industry.
2020-06-1045 minThe Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassMike Siemens - Former President of Good Sam ClubToday's episode is with Mike Siemens the former president of Good Sam Club. Mike spent 30+ years at Good Sam Club and it's associated brands (Camping World and Affinity Group).Mike talks to us about starting his career at Camping World in the mail room and growing into the roll he recently retired from as president. He speaks about how growth comes through being adaptable to change that comes at you during your youth. We also get into how the Good Sam Club grew it's list of members over his time with the brand. Jason, Chad, a...
2020-05-2749 minThe Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassJerry Webb - P&J Furniture and ABC Mini Self StorageToday we talk with Jerry Webb of Bowling Green. Jerry is from Auburn Kentucky and started a furniture business and self storage business in the 90s. Jerry has since sold the storage company and is enjoying retirement and climbing ladders when he obviously shouldn't. We talk about his early jobs, starting the businesses and selling his businesses. He has 3 kids, one of which is obviously his favorite. You can follow Jerry on social media at....just kidding, he doesn't do that stuff.
2020-05-1344 minThe Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassMatt Simpson - Banking, Real Estate, Consulting and RapToday Jason, Rachel, and Chuck talk with Matt Simpson. Matt has a history in Banking and Real Estate and we talk about how banking actually leads to consulting and being a mentor. Also we spend some time talking about 90s hip hop music. Follow Matt on Instagram and Twitter: @MattPSimp. Matt played college basketball at Transylvania University sometime in the late 1860s, he doesn't really get into that, but we did want to mention that his shot is broke.
2020-04-2947 minThe Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassTyler Brown - FHG Clothiers and ManBoxTyler Brown is the owner of FHG Clothiers and ManBox both located in Bowling Green KY. Our hosts today are Jason Heflin, Rachel Kirby, and Chuck Gregory. They talk with Tyler about his military background, taking over a business from his father, and developing relationships with his clients.
2020-04-1549 minThe Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassBONUS - 6th April Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce Business to Business CallThis bonus episode is the audio from a Zoom call Chad Webb and Jason Heflin did with the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce April 6th. The call was around marketing efforts in light of the current Covid-19 pandemic.
2020-04-0822 minThe Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassNeil Griggs - FastSigns of Bowling GreenFor our first official episode Chad and Jason talk to Neil Griggs from FASTSIGNS. He is a franchise owner in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has done a lot of interesting things in the corporate world and as an entrepreneur. He talks about where he came from, his time in the Marines, some of the businesses that he thought about doing before jumping into FASTSIGNS, as well as some of the struggles he's had. Neil was a great first guest and we were happy to have him on.
2020-04-0142 minThe Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassCoronavirus and the Immediate Marketing LandscapeWe have learned a lot in the past few weeks about how the public is reacting to the coronavirus. We’re learning how they are changing their behaviors and how we, as advertisers, can reach them and focus on building a brand and solidifying long term relationships. Chad Webb and Jason Heflin recorded a quick podcast with tips on how to get through these uncertain times with your business intact!
2020-03-2122 minThe Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the BluegrassWelcome to The UncommonwealthSince this is our first episode (or episode 0) we take some time today to get into it with four of the people from CrowdSouth who will be hosting the podcast: Chad Webb, Jason Heflin, Chuck Gregory, and Rachel Kirby. This episode will be different than most as it focuses less on the business world and more about your hosts' personalities. We freely admit it was a goofy one. We hope to see you back in a few weeks when the first official episode launches. Be sure to reach out to us on our website, crowdsouth.co...
2020-03-1831 min