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Express Employment Professionals is one of the top staffing companies in the U.S. and Canada. Every day, they help people find jobs and provide workforce solutions to businesses. Express has more than 760 franchise locations that provide a full range of employment solutions that include full-time, temporary, and part-time employment in a wide range of positions, including professional, commercial and administrative.
Show Notes:
- 00:31-2:01: Jim introduces today’s guest, Chad Drainer, and his company Express Employment Professionals and asks Drainer to give the audience some insight into his personal life.
- 2:02-2:34: Drainer talks about how he got into this company almost exactly four years ago and how he wouldn’t change it for the world.
- 2:35-2:42: What’s your 30 second elevator pitch for Express Employment Professionals?
- 2:43-3:44: “We help companies in the area find top-talent.”
- 3:45-3:51: What’re you most excited about for your company right now?
- 3:52-5:15: “We’ve been able to help over 1500 people… almost 7 million in payroll for those people… We help provide hope, help provide jobs to people in our area.”
- 5:16-5:29: What would you say is the best thing about owning a business and working here in West Virginia?
- 5:30-6:10: Drainer mentions both the loyalty of clients and the work-ethic of the people here.
- 6:11-6:38: Take us to the worst moment you’ve had in business…
- 6:39-8:11: Drainer talks about when he decided to make the leap from a corporate job and structure to work at his own business and the sleepless nights that accompanied that decision
- 8:12-8:45: What’s your best moment as an entrepreneur?
- 8:46-14:52: Drainer talks about the success his company has had in terms of hitting Express Employment milestones and achieving “The Circle of Success” so early on
- 14:53-15:47: What’s the vision you have for Express Employment of Morgantown?
- 15:48-17:04: “We’re really are just trying to change the way that companies are finding people and ultimately changing the way people are finding their next career.”
- 17:05-17:25: What’s one piece of advice you’d give to young entrepreneurs and business people?
- 17:26-17:46: “I think ultimately it starts with having the right people. You’ve got to hire the right people on the team.” Drainer advises that you need to hire people you can trust and empower and people that share the same culture.
- 17:47-17:52: What’s one thing you do everyday that you think helps contribute to your success?
- 17:53-18:13: “I think trying to be a servant leader toward my team.”
- 18:14-18:21: What’s one resource you use in your business that you cannot live without?
- 18:22-19:00: “For me, it’s got to be a mentor or a job coach.”
- 19:01-19:30: What’s one book you’d recommend to aspiring business owners?
- 19:31-20:05: “The Ideal Team Player” By: Patrick Lencioni
- 20:06-20:41: If you could meet anyone in West Virginia, who would that be?
- 20:42-21:26: Drainer says he’d like to meet Curtis Fleming of “Fly rod Chronicles” so he could fish with him
- 21:27-22:46: Is there anything we haven’t covered so far that you want the audience to know about your company?
- 22:47-23:43: Drainer wants people to know that they’re professionals at hiring with a great system and he says he feels they can help a lot of people and companies alike.
- 23:44-24:18: What’s the best way for companies that are looking to talk with you about their hiring process or folks looking for a job to make contact with you?
- 24:19-25:00: “They can call our office directly at (304) 381-4466. We’ve got a great website. Click here to view it.
- 25:01-Close: Jim thanks Chad Drainer for joining him on another episode of Positively West Virginia and once again recognizes the wonderful sponsors of the show that allow these stories to be told.