• Do you think CEOs today are expected to be too accessible to their employees? Where should the boundary be?

• JC is already gaining hands-on experience at World Emblem, so why is it important to you that he also invests in his own growth through programs like Dale Carnegie?

• When does loyalty become dangerous in business? Have you ever kept someone, a customer, or an idea around longer than you should have?

• As you’ve grown as a leader, what role has humility played in that growth?

• There’s a lot of conversation about “founder mode” versus professional management. As a second-generation CEO, where do you think founders get this wrong?

• What is Jayden focused on right now, and what have you noticed about the way he’s growing and finding his own path?

• Is there a CEO you admire right now, and what is it about the way they lead or run their business that you think other CEOs could learn from?

• When you opened the Houston factory, how important was finding the right partners, and what did that experience teach you about choosing who to build with?

• People say you become like the people you spend the most time with. How intentional are you about who you surround yourself with, personally and professionally?

• What’s the most expensive lesson you’ve learned that had nothing to do with money?

• You’ve talked about two workflows being part of the DNA of the business. What are they, and why are they so important to how World Emblem operates?

• What part of your personality helped you build World Emblem but could also become a liability if you don’t keep it in check?

• What do you think the next generation of your family will need to unlearn from your generation to successfully lead World Emblem?

• You recently promoted two people to Directors of AI. What did you see in them that made you confident they were ready for those roles?

  
  
  
  

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• What book(s) or article(s) did you read this past month that stayed with you? What takeaways do you have?

• What event(s), talks or experiences did you attend this past month that stayed with you? What takeaways do you have?

• What podcast(s) did you listen to this past month that stayed with you?