by Leslie Phillips, Chief Executive Officer | Dec 9, 2019
Some people love fall. Some struggle with it (I know I do). Days are shorter, colors are fading… and, eventually, the landscape will turn to gray. Yes, Mother Nature enters hibernation mode from the bugs to the grass. But work keeps going… and now…...
by Leslie Phillips, Chief Executive Officer | Nov 5, 2019
Nobody said it was going to be easy… to get through school, to find that first job, to finish that race, to deal with disappointment, to lose a loved one. It is anything but easy. And, yet, as we experience (or maybe better put, survive) these life events, we...
by Leslie Phillips, Chief Executive Officer | Oct 1, 2019
Who doesn’t love to hear a guest say, “that was a perfect meal”? But, how many times have you heard that from one guest, only to have another say “that meal was meh.” This happens all the time because food is personal. Some like spicy,...
by Leslie Phillips, Chief Executive Officer | Sep 1, 2019
I’m a big fan of The 5 Chairs (and Louise Evans). The second chair is self-doubt (the hedgehog), and so this article caught my eye: what to do when you doubt yourself as a leader. As leaders, we’re all human and we all suffer from self-doubt from time to time....
by Leslie Phillips, Chief Executive Officer | Aug 1, 2019
An exciting part of our business is that we really are a collection of many businesses — from NC to MA. We have different accents, climates, favorite teams, and yes, food preferences. But, this also means that face time with one another is, regrettably,...