Sept. 18, 2018
Mike Mcderment on Culture, Collaboration, and Leading by Example
Mike McDerment of Freshbooks talks about how cultivating culture at Freshbooks is his priority, helping employees cross pollinate ideas through blind dates, what an average day looks like for him, and how he stays productive and focused.
Mike is the Co-Founder and CEO of FreshBooks, the world’s #1 cloud accounting software for self-employed professionals. Built out of frustration after accidentally saving over an invoice, Mike spent 3.5 years growing FreshBooks from his parents’ basement. Since launching in 2003, over 10 million people have used FreshBooks to save time billing and collect billions of dollars.
In this conversation, Mike talks with Erik about how cultivating culture at Freshbooks is his priority, helping employees cross pollinate ideas through blind dates, what an average day looks like for him, and how he stays productive and focused.
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- Green Chef – For $50 off your first box of Green Chef, go to GreenChef.us/beyond
- Policy Genius – Go to PolicyGenius.com to get quotes and apply in minutes with promo code ‘beyond’
- Breaking The Time Barrier by Mike McDerment <- Grab it FREE!
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