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I have been a Co-owner of eight Papa Murphy’s Take-N-Bake Pizza restaurants in the Des Moines area since 2004.
John Maxwell Team coach and trainer since Jan 2017.
Company Mission Statement
We exist to impact our community by providing quality leadership and opportunity to those who wish to strive for personal growth in the service industry and in quality of life.
My passion is to help business leaders and managers, in the blue collar community, find their leadership voice and help them develop skills and confidence to make an impact on their community.
Company Core Values
We believe that everyone should have a great organization to work for, great supervisors to learn from and a great environment to grow.
--Quality leaders are established through quality principles.
--Quality principles promote personal responsibility.
--Responsibility comes from facing the truth about our obligation to each other.
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How Rockstar Restaurant Leaders Build a Rockstar Staff
Restaurant leaders realize how important it is to have quality people on your staff. People are the building block of all businesses. Nothing is more important. Every food order gets made by a person, Every customer has their order brought… Read More ›
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Perspective From a Recovered Victimist
A Fallen World: Evil lurks in all corners of the globe and expresses itself in many ways. Wars, terrorism, domestic violence, sexual assault, racial injustice, and other hate crimes seem to fill the front-page day after day. While suffering is… Read More ›
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It’s Your Choice, But Not Your Rules
Christians, how often do you hear the term “God is on our side” ? As if God is watching over us protecting us on our individual journeys. I am running into more and more churchgoers who identify as Christians that… Read More ›
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The Truth Shall Set You Free
Truth Matters: “If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.” Prov 29:12 An expanded and more modern context may be: “If a leader buys into biased, inaccurate or exaggerated information, their followers will be misinformed, causing… Read More ›
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So, What is the Value of Life?
So, what is the value of life? How do we determine whose life is more valuable than others? How do we weigh the value of quantity of life vs. quality of life? One legislative or executive decision can give hope… Read More ›
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HELP! My Bias is Making Me Look Stupid!
The Rub We all have our ideas on what individuals and government officials should be doing to combat the COVID19 crisis. I am amazed at the wide spectrum of opinions out there. Some are pragmatic and believe we are becoming… Read More ›
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Upside Down World
We are all born upside down. We usually don’t realize it for many years, and many go their whole lives and never get it figured out. We don’t feel upside down, so we figured the rest of the world must… Read More ›
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Five Ways to Raise Your Value in the Workplace
Know what is expected of you – Find out what is required to be great at what you do, know what your benchmark of excellence is according to your employer or clients, then study it and adopt it as your… Read More ›
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How Rockstar Restaurant Leaders Build a Rockstar Staff
Restaurant leaders realize how important it is to have quality people on your staff. People are the building block of all businesses. Nothing is more important. Every food order gets made by a person, Every customer has their order… Read More ›
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Six Things Rockstar Restaurant Leaders DON’T Do
Rockstar Restaurant Leaders are the men and women that make the restaurant industry go around. These are the leaders that people run through walls for. They have a certain ability to get things done when others fall behind. When a… Read More ›