You Can't Laugh At Work 15 Ft. Ryan Heafy Of 6AM City

6AM City is a media company focused on activating communities through daily email newsletters that aggregate the most positive, impactful local stories.

No politics, no murders, no toxicity.

And that's exactly the kind of culture that co-founder Ryan Heafy has built (murders at work tend to do a number on morale).

In this episode, we talk about disrupting the media and how that impacts the culture of 6AM City, how his company has maintained a low turnover rate, and how they're managing with massive amounts of sudden growth.

In fact, it was announced the day of our conversation that they were selected as one of the country's Best And Brightest Places To Work, which is proof that if you want to build a company like 6AM City, you CAN laugh at work.

Oh, and did I mention they're hiring?

In this episode, we talk about:

-How 6AM City is disrupting the doom and gloom style reporting of traditional media.

-How focusing on uplifting stories has impacted the culture at 6AM City.

-The secret to retaining nearly 100% of your staff.

-The fun ways you can use Slack to communicate, contribute ideas, and feel connected even if they’re working remotely.

-Making space and time to really listen to employees.

-Learning to build a top workplace culture by watching other people fail.

-Building credibility by owning up to mistakes.

-When a poop emoji goes wrong and being able to laugh.

-Managing exponential growth.

-The types of applicants 6AM City is looking for.

And more!!!

Find out more about 6AM City: 6amcity.com

Apply to work for 6AM City: 6amcity.com/jobs

Follow them on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6am-city/

And on Twitter: https://twitter.com/6amcity

About The Podcast:

You Can't Laugh At That is a podcast launched by comedians David Horning and Steve Mers to prove that anything can be funny in a world that often takes itself too seriously. David and Steve are obsessed with the art and science of comedy and why we laugh, so this podcast was started to prove that when approached with the right intent, perspective, and delivery, you CAN laugh at that.

You Can't Laugh At Work was started as part of David's mission to prove that having a sense of humor is not only nice to have, it's crucial, so he invites leaders of top workplaces to share their stories of disruption, failure, and thinking outside the box to prove that with the right culture, you CAN laugh at work.

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