Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with small business owner, serial entrepreneur, and author Rich Ashton.

Over a 45-year career in business, Rich faced a major challenge that many entrepreneurs know all too well—choosing between hiring outside leadership that doesn’t fit the company culture or promoting internal employees who aren’t fully prepared.

Determined to solve this, he created a powerful in-house leadership development program that transformed his companies. The results were so successful that he was eventually able to step away from daily operations and entrust his businesses to a strong, capable leadership team.

His book, Growing Your Own: Common Sense Advice for Developing Leaders in Small Business, lays out the principles behind that success and provides a practical roadmap for building leaders from within.

Based in Texas, Rich shares a story full of real-world insight, inspiration, and actionable advice for business owners looking to grow sustainably.

In this interview, we cover:

• Developing leaders from within your organization
• Building a strong and lasting company culture
• Why traditional hiring often fails Small Businesses
• Creating systems that allow you to scale and step away
• Lessons from decades of entrepreneurship

Enjoy this insightful and inspiring conversation.

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Joe Dimino Podcaster/Artist

Joe Dimino has been writing & creating in a variety of capacities since his college days at the University of Missouri-Kansas City somewhere around 1993. If you are keeping score, that would be about 29 years+. It all began at UMKCs University News as a Sports Writer & turned into a myriad of expressive avenues. Inventing poems, art, video & audio has always been in the proverbial cards.