Fawn Weaver on Building Company Culture

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Working for Fawn Weaver isn’t your typical 9 to 5. The founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey operates her business like a family. Think: not just one-on-ones or status meetings, but 24/7 support for employees. So how did she build a company like that? She sought out people who had similar values and fit with her leadership style. And she spent a lot of time on the hiring process. In this episode, Fawn shares. How she found her leadership style – and learned to stop people-pleasing Her go-to interview question to determine if someone’s a fit for Uncle Nearest Why she won’t hire anyone based off a Zoom interview anymore How she tells an employee they aren’t the best fit for her team Why a “family” environment doesn’t work for all employees

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0:00.0	I lead from my heart, and I lead with transparency, and I'm super no nonsense.
0:07.2	And I think that people appreciate a leader who is no nonsense if they know that that
0:13.7	leader truly and genuinely cares about them.
0:17.0	I'm Carly Zaken, and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:20.1	Welcome to 9-5-ish with the Skin.
0:22.8	We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed advice.
0:29.4	And we got it from women who'd been there.
0:32.6	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:34.7	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career by talking to the smartest
0:39.0	leaders we know.
0:40.5	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:44.2	Alright, let's get into it.
0:49.0	Today our guest is Fawn Weaver.
0:51.4	Fawn is a lifelong entrepreneur, starting out in public relations, then working in the
0:56.4	restaurant industry in Los Angeles, and later founding her own investment firm.
1:01.9	And in 2016, a particular kind of investment caught her eye.
1:07.0	Fawn started researching rumors that Jack Daniels Whiskey was actually first distilled by
1:12.5	a former slave.
1:14.2	Just a year later, Fawn launched her own Whiskey, named after Jack Daniels master distiller
1:20.6	nearest green.
1:22.1	Uncle nearest premium whiskey.
1:24.5	Fawn, we're really excited to talk to you today.
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