How We Do Good Business, Not Nice Business

<p>Andrea Spiegel is an operations and management consultant based in Vancouver, BC, with 15 years of experience in leadership management spanning multiple industries, including entertainment, wellness, service, trades, and manufacturing. She enjoys working with visionary founders, helping them define long-term goals, identify gaps in current systems, and map out tangible strategies for sustainable growth. One of Andrea’s greatest passions is bringing order to chaos and witnessing the freedom her clients feel as their business becomes aligned with their vision. When she is not strategizing with clients, you might find Andrea engaging with her community in one of her favorite not-for-profit organizations or skiing Whistler with her family.</p><p><strong>Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:</strong></p><ul><li>Some of the favorite job titles Andrea Spiegel has been called</li><li>What Andrea learned from the LA film industry</li><li>Why she left entertainment to work in yoga</li><li>Andrea’s thoughts on maternity leave and women’s careers</li><li>The beauty and challenge of working in a smaller company</li><li>Why she was drawn to yoga after LA</li><li>What she means by doing “good” business versus “nice” business</li><li>Where leaders need to place their priorities</li><li>What specific thing she learned from Kevin Lang that Andrea values</li><li>The value of process when coupled with innovative thinking and what people need to be successful</li></ul><p><strong>In this episode…</strong></p><p>Andrea Spiegel took what she calls a “not straight pathway” to her current career at URGEO. Born in Calgary, AB, she first moved to LA to work at a literary agency in the film industry. From there she moved up to Vancouver, BC, to work in yoga. She started teaching at YYoga and went on to become the Regional Operations Manager. After her maternity leave, she went to the lighting design company McCormick Studio which is where she was introduced to Martin as a mentor. And that led her to URGEO.</p><p>The through line in all A