Randy Paris - Servant Leadership, Handling Conflict, and Building a High-Performing Team (#14)

Randy Paris is the CEO of Brewbike, a coffee company that exists to empower young people through entrepreneurial experience.

Brewbike gives college students opportunities to run coffee businesses, thereby equipping them with leadership, decision-making, and real-world skills.

Randy attributes his team’s high-performing nature in part to their willingness to have uncomfortable conversations.

Randy and I discuss handling conflict, such as that between Randy and Lucas Philips, which they worked on together for several years through coaching and individual psychotherapy, a process that has led to an even stronger relationship in the long run.

Randy’s entrepreneurial lessons include:

• Use OKRs to articulate exactly what you’re trying to achieve by when.
• Spend quality time on decisions that are consequential and irreversible. See The Decision Matrix.
• Get good at having Crucial Conversations.
• Be honest with yourself about everything, especially the things you don’t want to look at.

For resources, businesses, and people mentioned go to: aaroncaulfield.com/podcast-feed/randy-paris-building-a-high-performing-team

Connect:

• Connect with Randy on LinkedIn
• Email Randy at Randy@Brewbike.com
• Follow Brewbike on Instagram @brewbikecoffee
• Subscribe to Aaron’s YouTube channel: youtube.com/aacaulfield24