110: Russ Perry - Upgrade Your Operating System by Opening the Door for Growth

Russ Perry is the founder and CEO of Design Pickle, the leading flat-rate graphic design and creative services company. Under his leadership, Design Pickle has grown from 2 to over 600 team members globally, completing over 950,000 creative requests since its 2015 inception. Perry resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife, Mika, and their 3 daughters. On this episode:Russ talks about how he led Design Pickle to grow from 2 to over 600 members globallyRuss discusses that it’s imperative to upgrade your operating systemRuss shares his battles with his ego that has kept him from growingRuss talks about the missing gap in entrepreneurial business knowledgeDenis and Russ discuss how employees’ expectations from their leaders have changedKey Takeaways:You need to upgrade your operating system to keep on growingUpgrade your skills to match your visionSuccessful leaders have the ability to adapt and growEmployees want their leaders to be true and authentic Tweetable Quotes:“What am I doing to upgrade my operating system? What am I doing to grow so that my capabilities are matching my vision?” – Russ Perry“Success is a measurement of, kind of a freedom of time.” – Russ Perry Subscribe to Russ’ newsletter on https://designpickle.com/under-the-lid/ Resources:Email: [email protected]: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/Design Pickle Special Offer - Give $100, Get $100Hey listeners, by clicking on my Design Pickle Affiliate link below:You will get $100 off your first monthI will get $100 off my next month which helps support this podcastDenis’ Affiliate link: https://vrlps.co/3T1K9f4/cp