The Heart of Service w/ Ben Elmore
November 8, 2022
Hosted by Chris Meek
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Episode Description
Ben Elmore is the CEO, Founder and Managing Partner of Intevity, a boutique digital consultancy that develops solutions and technology to drive growth, transform business and make a real impact on people’s lives. He joins program host Chris Meek this week to discuss servant leadership and how to build a work culture that really cares for its people. It is Ben’s working thesis that most people are rarely celebrated, appreciated, cared for or experience excellence, that is why companies that create a culture through the lens of servant leadership have an opportunity to stand out and be a differentiator in attracting and growing talent. As many Next Steps Forward listeners may know, one challenge that leaders of companies face is a current talent shortage which in turn has created a competitive market. Ben challenges company leaders on how to think about leveraging company culture to their advantage and how to recognize the needs and motivations of their team members in the process. As Ben will note, leaders must have a posture of servant leadership, otherwise the idea of caring for or celebrating employees is not authentic. Ben will also speak to how faith has played a large role in shaping who he is and how service is at the heart of everything he does.
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Chris Meek believes in the American spirit of individual empowerment and service to others, especially those who have sacrificed for our freedoms. As someone who lived through the horrors of Ground Zero on 9/11, Chris had no way home but to join others as they put one foot in front of the other to make their way forward. Since that day, Chris has committed himself to empowering and motivating fellow Americans to keep taking steps forward, no matter what life throws their way.
Chris has spent the last decade serving as the co-founder and chairman of the national nonprofit SoldierStrong, which is dedicated to helping military veterans take their next steps forward. SoldierStrong carries out its mission by providing revolutionary medical technology to VA medical centers, including exoskeleton suits to help paralyzed veterans walk again and virtual reality equipment to help treat post-traumatic stress.
He also serves as an advisor on the President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) task force. In this role, he shares a responsibility to raise awareness about mental health, facilitate research and define a plan to prevent suicide. In 2020, Chris launched ReachStrong, a nonprofit aimed at empowering all Americans to care for their overall well-being. Chris is also a financial services executive at S and P Global, Inc, in New York City. He and his wife, Christine, have three children.
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