Merging Consulting Firms With Her Husband: Moe Carrick

<p>CEO of Momentum, Inc.</p> <p>Show notes, enter to win her books, and more: <a href="https://www.markgraban.com/mistake77">https://www.markgraban.com/mistake77</a></p> <p>My guest for Episode #77 of the <a href="http://myfavoritemistakepodcast.com/">My Favorite Mistake podcast</a> is <a href="https://moecarrick.com/">Moe Carrick</a>, the CEO of her company, Momentum, Inc. She is a best-selling author, consultant, relentless optimist, and bee keeper. Yes, I'll ask her about that last part. Moe has a <a href="https://moecarrick.com/leadership-coaching-podcast-show-up-with-moe/">new podcast coming soon called Work: Beyond HR</a>.</p> <p>Moe is the author of two books, and you can enter a contest to win both of them:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3gGHFW2"><em>Fit Matters: How to Love Your Job</em></a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3wzRSdM"><em>Bravespace Workplace: Making Your Company Fit for Human Life</em></a></li> </ul> <p>In today's episode, Moe shares her favorite mistake — a story about merging her consulting firm with the consulting company of her second (and current) husband. Why was this a mistake? How did she learn it was a mistake and what did she do about that? We'll talk about her lessons learned and more.</p> <p>Other topics and questions:</p> <ul> <li>Why didn't she listen to the coach that she and her husband hired?</li> <li>Was it a “merger of equals”?</li> <li>How often is “bad employee” a matter of “bad fit”?</li> <li>How can straight, white people be an effective and graceful ally to people of color or the LGBTQ+ communities?</li> <li><a href="https://wmfdp.com/">White men as full diversity partners</a>?</li> <li><a href="https://www.rootcauseracism.com/post/being-an-ally-as-a-corporate-leader-started-in-high-school-and-requires-daily-action">My wife's blog post that I mentioned</a></li> </ul> <p><br></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support</a>