Creating a Generational Business | ADAM WEATHERBY
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9K Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2019
⏱️ 89 minutes
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Summary
Many of us, as men, have ambitions to leave a legacy. What that legacy looks like varies from man to man but ultimately, we all have a desire to leave this world better than when we got here. And, legacy is something my guest, his father, and his father’s father know how to create.
Today, I’m joined by the President and CEO of Weatherby (American Firearms Manufacturer), Adam Weatherby. He is the grandson of the founder, Roy Weatherby. And, he recently took up the mantle as head of this 70-year-old, third-generation business. Today, we talk about what it took to create, how things evolve over generations, the power of storytelling, and how to create a generational business and legacy.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
- The beginning of a legacy
- Leveraging everything
- A woman’s perspective
- Manufacturing arms
- Creating a prestigious brand
- The value of marketing
- Inspiring dreams
- Balancing life
- Taking on leadership
- Cultural change
- Respecting history
- The future generation
- Leaving the business behind
- Developing the right skills
- Owning your mistakes
- Riding shotgun with dad
- Delegating leadership
- Mutual respect
- Relocating the business
ADAM WEATHERBY
Today, I’m joined by my friend and the President of Weatherby, Adam Weatherby. I met Adam a couple of years ago through mutual friends at MTNOPS and, in getting to know him, and hearing more about the history of Weatherby and his vision for, I knew we needed to sit down for a conversation.
Adam started working at Weatherby more than 20 years ago in tech. support, warranty service, and sales and marketing before leaving after four years to pursue his ambitions to become a pastor. He returned to Weatherby not too long ago and was named President in 2017.
I’m inspired by his vision, direction, and leadership with his organization and I think you guys are going to get a glimpse into what it takes to lead a generational business.
ORDER OF MAN MAINE EVENT
Gents, let me hit the pause button real quick to tell you about our Order of Man Maine event. I hesitate to say, “Meet-Up,” because it is so much more than that but if you want to meet me, my co-host, Kipp Sorensen, and my partner in the Order of Man events, Legacy and Uprising, Matthew Arrington, get here August 10-11, 2019 (with an exclusive Iron Council dinner on the 9th).
But not only are you going to meet us, you’re going to meet 75 other like-minded men who are accomplishing big things with regards to their relationships, wealth, health, and lives. You’ll be able to band with, compete with, and learn from these men in two days of instruction and activity designed to give you access to the network and framework for success.
You can learn more and register at www.orderofman.com/maineevent
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| 0:00.0 | Many of us, as men, have ambitions to leave a legacy, but what that looks like varies from man to man. |
| 0:06.1 | Ultimately, though, we all, I think, have a desire to leave this world better than what we got here. |
| 0:11.9 | And legacy is something that my guest, his father, and his father's father, know how to create. |
| 0:17.6 | Today, I'm joined by the president and CEO of Weatherby, an American firearms manufacturer, if you don't know. |
| 0:23.5 | His name is Adam Weatherby, and he is the grandson of the founder Roy Weatherby. |
| 0:28.3 | And he recently took up the mantle as head of the 70-year-old third-generation business. |
| 0:33.6 | Today, we talk about what it took to create that business, how things evolve over generations, |
| 0:39.1 | the power of storytelling, and how to create a generational business and legacy. |
| 0:44.7 | You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest, embrace your fears, |
| 0:48.7 | and boldly charge your own path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, |
| 0:54.0 | every time you are not easily deterred, defeated, rugged, resilient, strong. |
| 1:00.0 | This is your life, this is who you are, this is who you will become. |
| 1:04.3 | At the end of the day, and after all is said and done, you can call yourself a man. |
| 1:09.6 | Gentlemen, what is going on today? My name is Ryan Mickler, and I am the host and the founder |
| 1:13.6 | of this podcast and the movement that has become the order of man. I say become because when I started |
| 1:19.5 | this on March of 2015, I had no idea of what it would grow into, that it would span hundreds and |
| 1:25.0 | hundreds of countries that would be reaching millions and millions of men around those countries. |
| 1:30.2 | It's been an absolutely incredible, incredible, and somewhat surprising journey. And I say |
| 1:35.0 | surprising because I really didn't expect this to happen. I started order of man as a hobby, |
| 1:42.2 | and like I said, what it has grown into is absolutely amazing. And it's a testament to the fact that |
| 1:46.4 | I think there's a lot of men out there. You and me included who want this message. We feel like |
| 1:52.8 | the world needs the message of reclaiming and restoring masculinity and of course what it means |
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