The Emerging Leaders Podcast // The Fischer Group

The Emerging Leaders Podcast is officially back 🎙️

To kick off this new chapter, we’re sitting down with someone who helped start it all — Tom Hansen, Learning & Development Manager at The Fischer Group. As a founding member of ELG, the very first ELG President, and the original host of this podcast, Tom played a huge role in shaping what this platform has become.

In this episode, Tom reflects on his time behind the mic, shares ...

Amanda Bluso is a Production Process Manager in our Columbus Division here at Fischer Homes, and in this episode, we talk about: 

• Amanda’s Career Story, and how she went from being a College Recruit to a Sales Counselor to an Elite Coach to becoming a Production Process Manager
• We also had our first ever listener question, submitted by Amie Cipolla from the Indianapolis Division about the crossover from Operations and Sales
• How le...

This is a special episode of the Emerging Leaders Podcast. It’s Part 5 of a series where I chat with the 2020 Fischer Homes award winners. In each episode, I will help you get to know each of them a little bit and learn more about what made them so successful in 2020. 

In today’s episode, I spoke to James Allen, Sales Counselor from the Cincinnati Division, 2020’s Overall Sales Counselor of the Year. James is one of our mo...

This is a special episode of the Emerging Leaders Podcast. It’s Part 4 of a series where I chat with the 2020 Fischer Homes award winners. In each episode, I will help you get to know each of them a little bit and learn more about what made them so successful in 2020. 

In today’s episode, I spoke to Lindsay Edelen, Lifestyle Design Coordinator with the Louisville Division and the 2020 Customer Satisfaction Award Winner. In...

This is a special episode of the Emerging Leaders Podcast. It’s Part 3 of a series where I chat with the 2020 Fischer Homes award winners. In each episode, I will help you get to know each of them a little bit and learn more about what made them so successful in 2020. 

In today’s episode, I spoke to Michaele Blackburn, NKY Construction Manager here at Fischer Homes, but in 2020 she was the company-wide Field Manager of the...

This is a special episode of the Emerging Leaders Podcast. It’s Part 2 of a series where I chat with the 2020 Fischer Homes award winners. In each episode, I will help you get to know each of them a little bit and learn more about what made them so successful in 2020. 

In today’s episode, I spoke to Megan Wesdorp, Loan Originator with Victory Mortgage and the 2020 Loan Originator of the Year. In this podcast, we talk about...

This is a special episode of the Emerging Leaders Podcast. It’s Part 1 of a series where I chat with the 2020 Fischer Homes award winners. In each episode, I will help you get to know each of them a little bit and learn more about what made them so successful in 2020. 

In today’s episode, I spoke to Yue Yan, Land Operations Specialist, and she was the corporate recipient of the Internal Customer Satisfaction Award.  In this podcast,...

Shawn is the Chief Information and Technology Officer here at Fischer Homes, and in this episode we talk about: 

• Shawn’s career story and his path to become CITO
• How pitching in extra effort to serve the team creates a Win-Win relationship for you, your career, and your organization
• How change is a challenge for every individual and organization and it needs to be managed with objective systems and processes

Timestamps: 

• 2:...

Doug is a Market President of our Atlanta Division here at Fischer Homes, and in this episode we talk about: 

• Doug’s career story and his path starting in accounting to becoming Market President
• The importance of supporting your team by being present and available
• How the best leaders face uncertainty with unwavering optimism on one hand and confront the brutal facts of reality on the other

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Brad is a Market President of our Indianapolis Division here at Fischer Homes, and in this episode we talk about: 

• Brad’s career story and his path to become Market President
• Why knowing and playing to your strengths is so important
• How a good leader isn’t the smartest person in the room, but rather the person that collaborates and empowers others

Timestamps: 

• 1:17 - Brad’s career story
• 3:27 - Benefits and challenges of havi...

KEP Electric: http://www.kepelectric.com

Kevin is founder of KEP Electric, a successful, innovative electrical contracting company. KEP Electric is one of our most trusted Trade Partners here at Fischer Homes. For nearly 20 years, KEP Electric has wired tens of thousands of homes throughout Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Southeast Indiana, and Northern Kentucky markets. They have a proven and successful track record working with many...

Blog Link: 7 Awesome Email Templates to Request Co-worker Feedback

Jon is a Market President of our Columbus Division here at Fischer Homes, and in this episode we talk about: 

• Jon’s career story and his path to become Market President
• How to demonstrate your readiness for promotion by being a rockstar in your current role
• How important integrity is to leadership

Timestamps:

• 1:31 - Jon’s career story
• 4:40 - Five are...

Website: https://www.otiswilliams.com/

Otis Williams, is an author, award-winning speaker, facilitator, seminar leader, and personal growth coach specializing in motivation, leadership, communication, and change. For over two decades Otis has been inspiring people to find the courage to follow their dreams. In this episode we talk about: 

• Courageous Leadership, defined as saying and doing what’s right no matter what’s in front of...

Paul Allen is the General Counsel here at Fischer Homes, and in this episode we talk about: 

• How leaders manage risk rather than eliminate risk
• How the most important part of planning is the action it creates
• How to take control of your life and your goals by embracing the uncomfortable

Timestamps: 

• 1:39 - The role of Legal Counsel plays at Fischer Homes
• 4:46 - Risk Management vs Risk Elimination
• 8:20 - Growing in risk tolera...

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Duckworth

Bob Hawksley is the CEO here at Fischer Homes, and in this episode we talk about: 

• Building your career tool chest - learning and growing new skills and experiences
• The importance of the people side of things
• How to be the best at what you do by outlearning and outworking everyone else

Timestamps: 

• 1:54 - Bob’s Career Story
• 8:49 - The value of working fo...

Michelle Groeschen is the Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting here at Fischer Homes, and in this episode we talk about: 

• The Value of working for a Family-Owned Company
• The Importance of Integrity and Honesty in Leadership
• How attention to detail takes you from being an average leader to a spectacular leader

Timestamps:

• 1:48 - Michelle’s Career Story
• 5:41 - When did you know Fischer Homes would be home to your ca...

Nancy Spivey is the Marketing Director for DBL Law, the largest law firm in Northern Kentucky. Before her current role, she’s had an exciting and diverse career starting as a sports writer in high school, print production in college, different roles in PR and Community Development before landing in Northern Kentucky where she worked her way up the ladder to become Chief Operating Officer of the Chamber of Commerce. Throughout her e...

Article: Increasing Risk Tolerance with your Career: https://www.themuse.com/advice/changing-careers-is-scary-but-this-advice-will-get-you-past-the-fear

Tim Hall is the Corporate Product Manager in the Architecture Department at Fischer Homes, and in this episode we talk about: 

• How Tim navigated his career non-linearly to become a leader in our Architecture Department
• The importance of finding new solutions to old probl...

Leadership Style Quiz: https://www.idealist.org/en/careers/quiz-leadership-style

Dave Stroup is the Vice President of Construction and Development here at Fischer Homes, and in this episode we talk about: 

• How Dave advanced his career from surveying to the VP of Construction and Development
• How Dave understands that stress is a choice while he manages lots of ongoing projects spanning huge geographic areas
• How there shoul...