More Than a Paycheck: How to Attract and Retain Top Talent with Eric Goodwin, President and CEO of Goodwin Recruiting

The Secret Thoughts of CEO's Podcast

In this episode, Chris talks to Eric Goodwin, who believes in attracting the best possible talent to his family business. He attributes his success to his focus on core values, putting people over profit, and being an amazing father. Eric's company was recently ranked #1 by Glassdoor, a testament to the importance of attracting great people to build a sustainable and vital business.

Timestamps

• [00:00:00] Laws of Attraction in Business.
• [00:07:36] Entrepreneur's motivation and ambitions.
• [00:08:41] Work-life balance in entrepreneurship.
• [00:12:32] Father-son relationship dynamics.
• [00:16:17] Achievement-based action.
• [00:21:28] Hospitality industry recruiting market.
• [00:25:15] Company culture and success.
• [00:29:03] Attracting and retaining top talent.
• [00:32:21] Company culture and growth.
• [00:35:49] Core values and team focus.
• [00:40:44] Leadership skills and development.
• [00:43:55] CEO's Secret Thoughts.

Memorable Quotes

• · “And I did that really with the sole motivation of being a great dad. I want it was it was crucial to me that I wanted to walk my daughter into school as long as she would let me until that was not cool.” – Eric Goodwin
• "The first core value in all of my companies is integrity and everything we do, right? You know, that's the first one. And then, the team, we start every single meeting, we all, we say what our core values are. They're written everywhere."
• · “So I always say, you know, try to identify the givers and the takers you know, and I think you want, you want givers"

Social Media

Eric Goodwin on LinkedIn

The Friendly Toast

Websites

Goodwin Recruiting