Live for The Fight with Tevon Reed - a podcast by LCI Academy

In this episode of the Lippert Academy for Leadership Podcast, Dr. Amber Selking speaks Tevon Reed. Tevon has led LCI to massive recyclable mattress sales during the pandemic and is only scaling higher. He talks about the importance of recyclable mattresses in colleges and how LCI has penetrated that market.

Listen in to learn how LCI created a culture of family within the organization and the five core values that guide their leadership. You will also learn how to find or take on a challenge in what you’re doing.

“There’s nobody perfect, there’s no operation that’s perfect, there’s nothing out there that you can’t find a challenge.” [22:21]

What You Will Learn: 

• [2:04] Tevon mentions some of the businesses he’s helped LCI’s mattress get into in the last few years.



• [3:38] What entails a fully recyclable mattress and the importance of them in colleges.



• [5:35] The culture of incorporating the five core values and leadership traders as part of the company.



• [7:44] How Lippert has created a culture of family within the organization that makes people want to continue being part of.



• [9:38] How to form a long-lasting relationship by learning to compromise and being a part of the other person’s life.



• [12:10] The uncertainty that COVID-19 presented. How the pandemic has taught LCI to accept failure, success, and trying other things.



• [18:44] Passionate about winning versus passionate about not losing- how Tevon leads his team in a strong not losing mindset.



• [21:25] Living for the fight- The importance of always finding a challenge as a leader.

Relevant Links:

Website: https://www.lci1.com/academy

Email: academy@lci1.com

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