I’m honored to have Chuck Bender joining me on my podcast today. Chuck is the CEO of two thriving companies, Attentus Technologies an outsource managed IT service provider and Skynet broadband, which offers high-speed internet access to rural Washington state.

 

Chuck is an accomplished leader, a successful entrepreneur, a prominent member of EO, which I’ll explain in a few minutes. What the heck that is? A husband for 27 years and a father of two young men. Chuck is not just a leader in his community, in his business, and family, but he’s a leader of leaders within EO.

 

01:16 – What is EO?

2:00 – Difference between mediocre, leadership and exceptional leadership

3:00 – Influence versus leadership 

6:00 – Setting expectations 

8:18 – What does it take to be an entrepreneur?

14:48 -Financial Model  

16:55 – How to overcome fear?

20:21 – Rags to Riches what does it take

24:04 – What is the problem that stops you from actually attaining your dreams? 

24:43 Are you listening to correct or listening to connect? 

30:35 – Core values and how important they are.

46:34 – Chucks most important goal

50:14 – Habits

53:11 – How to overcome obstacles

55:15 – Are we willing to sacrifice truth for approval? 

57:06 – There’s no such thing as a bad employee, only bad leaders

 

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