Mark is the CEO of a 23 location Ace Hardware chain called Crown Ace Hardware and a local hero to may of us who know him. Mark and my lives have met on several areas and we dive into them here one at a time. We discuss business, building a service first culture, Being of service to the community, Catalina Channel crossings and other Waterman stuff, father hood and much more. Hope you enjoy!

You can find more on Mark here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-schulein/

In this special Collaboration Podcast I sit down as the first ever guest of “Up Shift Creek Podcast” with the host Mark Redgrave. Mark is Business Transformation Consultant and focuses on the People and Teams structures in companies to help drive improvements. In this podcast we dive into the concept of “It’s not all about Tech”. We discuss the state of business right now as we see it with our current clients, the near future and where is AI actually being implemented. This is a great conversation and has some predictions that I think you find interesting. Hope you enjoy.

You can connect with Mark here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mredgrave/

In this Boardroom Session we meet Eric Ching, recently retired Marine Safety Officer and Captain of the Huntington Beach Lifeguards. When I was 17 years old and working in a lifeguard tower at the beach myself, I thought the Lifeguard Boat Operators were the coolest guys on the planet. Well I got a chance to meet one with Eric and he confirms my beliefs here. Eric and I dive into his journey of becoming a captain, his best day and worst day on the water, how to deal with the public and what a day in life of an ocean lifeguard looks like at one of the busiest beaches in the world looks like. Hope you enjoy!

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