Episode 012: How to Build Strong Communities with Terry "Starbucker" St. Marie




The Creative Giant Show with Charlie Gilkey show

Summary: Terry "Starbucker" St. Marie is a writer, consultant, start up investor, and more. He has recently started an online magazine called BuiltOregon.com, which was crowd funded in December 2014. Terry has had his own business since 2010 and was named top 100 Leadership and Management Experts by Inc. Magazine. He sits down with Charlie to share his story, why he does what he does, how he builds strong communities, and more.    Key Takeaways: 1:30 – Charlie introduces his guest, Terry.  6:00 – Why did Terry leave his 'stable' job for a three-person team?  14:10 – Terry shares tips on how you can work on building better communities.  19:10 – In Charlie's experience people are shy in connecting other people to a higher purpose. Why is that? Terry shares some insight into this.  26:30 – Serve our customers and support each other is the business principle Terry lives by with his employees.  29:10 – One of the things that make us unhappy are setbacks and feeling stalled in our lives.  34:15 – Unanticipated Challenge? Terry doesn't know what to do with his book.  39:10 – Life can be good and hard at the same time.  42:00 – Don't forget to always push forward.    Mentioned In This Episode: BuiltOregon.com http://www.terrystarbucker.com https://twitter.com/starbucker Three Signs of a Miserable Job – Patrick Lencioni