Launch Youniversity

Turning Good Intentions into Reality in Your Career, Business and Life

coworking

064: CEO of Roam, Peyton Day, on People, Culture and Setting Yourself Apart

by Leave a Comment

Peyton Day of Roam Innovative Workplace in Atlanta, GA on the Launch Youniversity Podcast
The Launch Youniversity Podcast
064: CEO of Roam, Peyton Day, on People, Culture and Setting Yourself Apart
Loading
/

SUMMARY:

Roam started the way that all the best businesses do… with a problem that needed to be solved.

When the recession hit in 2008, corporate businesses were cutting costs by shutting their office doors and sending employees home to work remotely. This happened to five friends in Alpharetta, GA. They could work from home, where their day would be filled with distractions. They could work from a coffee shop, where they’d have to fight for a good seat and a wifi connection. Or, they could open their own place to have coffee, share ideas and work alongside others.

Now, 10 years later, the space they dreamed of is called Roam. Roam is an innovative coworking space with multiple locations throughout greater Atlanta. Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Roam CEO Peyton Day as he shares the journey to get Roam launched and what all launchers can do to set themselves apart from competition.

Welcome to episode 64 of the podcast.

LINKS + RESOURCES:

Roam Innovative Workplace

Roam Locations in Greater Atlanta

Roam on Instagram

Roam on Facebook

Roam on Twitter

THREE TAKEAWAYS:

1. People and culture set you apart.

Every business has competitors who offer similar services. But a way to set your business apart is through your people and culture. Roam is very intentional about who they hire. When you walk into Roam, you’re greeted with a smile and immediate assistance for anything you need. Culturally, the goal at Roam is to encourage an entrepreneurial spirit. They aim to be the place where ideas can grow. And prospective members, looking for a remote workspace, get hit with that culture as soon as they walk through the door.

2. Choose the right business partners.

Choose and know your partner(s) well. If you don’t line up with your business partner on values, philosophy and culture… you’re in for a lot of sleepless nights. You might have completely different personalities, but you need to have the same goals.

3. Focus on the value you bring.

So many launchers focus on the pricing of their services, and for good reason. But it’s not just about the cost to the consumer… it’s the value that you’ll add to their life. Focus on what value you’ll bring to your customer, how you’ll make their life better, and keep striving to think of new ways to serve them. When you add a whole lot of value, the price begins to matter less and less.

041: How to Lead When You’re Not In Charge with Clay Scroggins

by Leave a Comment

SUMMARY:

Can you lead if you’re not the person in charge? Clay Scroggins thinks so and he’s joining Jeff and Shane on today’s episode to tell you why. Whether you own your own business or work within an organization, Clay is sharing his valuable wisdom on leveraging influence, thinking critically and launching yourself and your products into the market. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we do.

HELPFUL LINKS + RESOURCES:

Clay’s Website

Pre-Order Clay’s Book: How To Lead When You’re Not In Charge

Clay on Twitter

Clay on Instagram

RELATED READING:

5 Ways to Bounce Back From Failure

The Best Leadership Advice I’ve Ever Received

THREE KEY TAKEAWAYS:

1. Lead Yourself

You might not always be in a position of power in your business or organization, but no matter what role you have… you have a responsibility to lead yourself well. This means holding yourself accountable to following through on your ideas, dreams and goals the way you would if you were holding someone on your own team accountable for them.

2. Choosing Positivity

All of us have been in a position where we’ve been handed down a decision that we didn’t make… and maybe, we don’t even believe it’s right. And then, we’re the ones who have to execute on it. In that moment, one of the best things you can do to lead is by choosing positivity. This doesn’t mean letting yourself be steamrolled or not sharing your ideas when appropriate, but it means setting the emotional tone for yourself and the team… even if you aren’t “the leader.”

It’s not saying “If I were them, I would have done this…” But instead, saying “what will we learn and what can we take forward?”

3. Thinking Critically

Even though you are choosing positivity, it doesn’t mean you turn off your brain and force yourself to think that everything is great. Critical thinking is a skill you practice in tandem with choosing positivity. It’s looking at any given situation and asking yourself “How could I or we add value here?”

Bonus tip: Make space for thinking critically. If you’re rushing into work a minute before you need to be there and then go from meeting to meeting to meeting, you don’t have the mental space to think about ways to add value. Like Shane said, creativity is somebody spending just a little bit more time thinking about something than someones else.

TWEET IT OUT:

You don’t have to wait on authority to begin leading, you can start leading now. – @clayscroggins

You have more influence than you think you have, and influence is what makes you a leader. – @clayscroggins