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b'Summary

In this episode of Where There\\u2019s a Will There\\u2019s a Way, Lauren Carson joins host and EOS Implementor Will Crist to discuss how EOS radically transformed her business. Lauren is the Founder and CEO of Kinect Solar, which sells solar energy equipment on the excess market\\u2013\\u2013in simple terms, it is the TJ Maxx of solar-power equipment. In their conversation, they cover delegating and elevating, living the EOS life, hiring the right people, contributing to the world around them, appropriately compensating employees, and much more.\\xa0 Check it out!





Shownotes

(0:27) Introducing Lauren Carson and Kinect Solar

(1:40) Kinect Solar and EOS

(3:40) Delegate and Elevate

(5:46) The EOS Life

(8:41) Hiring the Right Team/Core Values

(11:45) Making a Great Contribution

(17:25) Appropriate Compensation

(19:07) Celebrating Employees\\u2019 Lives Outside of Work

(24:08) What\\u2019s Next for Kinect Solar?

(27:01) Closing Thoughts





Links

Will Crist

Lauren Carson\\xa0

Kinect Solar\\xa0





Quotes

\\u201cFor the first couple of years starting the company, I had my hands in sales, I had my hands in procurement operations, customer service, and finance. While the company was doing well, I was literally losing my mind\\u2026I can say unequivocally that we would not be where we are today if we hadn\\u2019t found the EOS system.\\u201d (1:50) - Lauren Carson

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\\u201cEverybody spends the majority of their waking hours at the office. So, that cultural environment that you can set in the office and how people treat each other really affects everybody\\u2019s lives, and they take it home to their families and everything else they do.\\u201d (6:32) - Lauren Carson

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\\u201cThe core values for us [have been] so powerful as far as setting the tone for the company.\\u201d (10:27) - Lauren Carson

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\\u201cThe first year, we had a banner year. The numbers were really, really good, but I found myself feeling really empty and probably more depressed than I\\u2019ve ever been. It was because that purpose wasn\\u2019t there. I thought it was financial for so long, and now I know it\\u2019s not.\\u201d (14:27) - Lauren Carson

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\\u201cI\\u2019m a firm believer that entrepreneurs and business owners have the ability to change the world\\u2026We have so many challenges and problems right now, and they can all be tackled by doing things differently.\\u201d (15:02) - Lauren Carson

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\\u201cWe\\u2019ve set up an employee stock option plan so that everybody in the company shares in the company\\u2019s success\\u2013down to the most entry-level person and all the way up to the top.\\u201d (18:46) - Lauren Carson

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