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My very first job—well, more like an unpaid internship—was scrubbing scuff marks off the floor. My grandfather, Dave Herche, was an extremely important role model in my life. He was a leader in his church and spent a significant portion of his life volunteering (both my grandparents did). When Dave retired from his furniture business….he didn’t really retire. Instead, he found a new role: self-appointed head of maintenance at his church.

Per my recent newsletter, you know that delivering the right information in the wrong way can lead to negative outcomes. But what exactly does it look like to tailor communication to the person in front of you? I wanted you to have concrete examples of how this has played out across many conversations with my own team members and consulting clients.

Join Crews & co. and Scalar for a free one-hour webinar where we’ll demystify the valuation process, clear up common misconceptions, and show you how to build real, lasting enterprise value through the choices you make every day.

Crews & co. has secured a spot on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in the US for the fourth consecutive year!

One way or another, you won’t run your business forever. And if you’re smart, you’ll treat your business like an asset that you can use to create wealth for yourself, your family, and future generations to come. But that begs the question: What is your company worth?

What if you’re right…but you’re also wrong? I see this scenario play out often with founders who are passionate and intuitive (and this certainly includes me). These folks accept the responsibility of making the 1% decisions. They feel the pressure of the company’s success resting on their shoulders.

I fall down a rabbit hole probably several times a year. Finding one topic, going deep, learning everything I can. Sometimes the topics are business-related, other times they’re just personally interesting (although, let’s be honest, I almost always manage to bring them back around to business). My most recent obsession? The King.

Am I the only business owner left who hasn't talked about AI yet? That ends today. On the one hand, I am somewhat AI-ed out. On the other hand, my exploration of the potential for AI—for our own business and for our clients—is really only just beginning.