#49: Build a Winning Culture with Monty Moran
JAYSON WALLER UNLEASHED
Jayson Waller
4.4 • 649 Ratings
🗓️ 19 November 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Today on the show we’re talking to Monty Moran, CEO of Chipotle. Monty talks about how he started as a lawyer, quickly moved up the ranks in his law firm and became the CEO of his law firm because the partners saw he was a leader. He then had Chipotle as a client, and the CEO of Chipotle saw how well his firm was doing and wondered how Monty had created such a great culture, and brought him on as co-CEO of Chipotle.
Monty talks about the 3 reasons why people aren’t happy in your company.There are low performers, which is rare, not knowing the standards of your workplace, and most importantly your employees are not feeling empowered. Empowerment can lead to some amazing results, if every one of your employees feels like they are furthering themselves as well as the company, you know you’ve built a successful culture.
People are much more in common than they are different, Monty went out to show that people are connected in a lot of ways. He shot a documentary series called, Connected: A Search for Unity airing on PBS.
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Monty’s Website: https://montyfmoran.com/
Monty’s Book, Love is Free. Guac is Extra: https://montyfmoran.com/pre-order-book/
Monty’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/montyfmoran/
Timestamps:
2:27 - Monty’s Childhood
3:59 - Law School
4:42 - Transition to Chipotle
8:31 - Growth by People
10:55 - Empowerment
15:11 - Management vs Leadership
18:43 - Growing Within
19:21 - Hiring for Character
23:46 - Don’t Hesitate to Fire
27:04 - Writing Your Story
29:03 - Connected: A Search for Unity
32:50 - Racism in America
36:27 - Opportunity in Equality
40:00 - Systemic Issues
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| 0:25.9 | Jason Waller here, true underdog podcast. |
| 0:29.4 | Super excited about the show we've got today. |
| 0:31.6 | Today we're talking with Monty Moran from a young age. |
| 0:35.3 | Mr. Moran has had the curiosity to connect with others and share and learn their stories. |
| 0:39.8 | He used that curiosity and empathy for the world of good, eventually becoming the CEO of Messner and Reeves Law Firm and then co-CEO of Chapporte from 2009 to 2016 alongside his college friend, Steve Ellis. |
| 0:53.6 | And listen, Mr. Moran, you have done a lot of things. I also love the title of your book, Love is Good, Gwok is Extra. So I want to get talking to that. But how are you doing today? Where are you at? Oh, there it is. There's the book. Yeah. I'm in Boulder, Colorado. Wow, weather's good. Yeah. Oh, it's gorgeous. It's been great lately. It's almost two, I was 80 degrees yesterday, which is pretty weird for November, but it's been really nice. It's like 75 here in Michigan. It is wild. I'm like, this is weird. It was like 43 days ago. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, no, it's nice here. It's been awfully nice. We had a couple cold days like two weeks ago, |
| 1:28.3 | but since then it's been golf weather, you know, that kind of thing. Do you golf a lot? No, I'm not much of a golfer, but I live on a golf course and get to watch others play. I play once every now and then, but it takes too long. You know, I can look good golfing and I can smoke cigars and I can have a few beers, but I can't golf for crap. |
| 1:25.4 | Like it's right, it's left. |
| 1:26.8 | I've done after nine holes. |
| 1:28.0 | I'm checked out. |
| 1:28.6 | So. and I can smoke cigars and I can have a few beers, but I can't golf for crap. Like, it's right, it's left. I'm done after nine holes. I'm checked out. So I want to, listen, I'm super excited about hearing your story, but I want the listeners to know, I mean, you know, you were one of the CEOs that helped build Chipotle during its major growth. I mean, that's a big deal. That is a major franchise out here. |
| 2:01.3 | I know it's one of my kids' favorite establishments to eat at. |
| 2:04.6 | And you have done a lot of things in your life where you've embraced ideas and curiosity |
| 2:10.4 | and leadership and empowerment, different things that you've really led to do that. |
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