No matter how long you have been in business, keeping your team engaged and curious is a proven way to make sure your business thrives and your staff members want to stay and grow. Staff appreciation days and acknowledging good work with recognition initiatives like Employee of the Month are great, and a positive step in the right direction. However, when we as leaders slow down, make time, and are truly present the real magic happens. Through specific, personal, timely, and sincere acknowledgment and appreciation, a culture of curiosity and peer-to-peer accountability emerges – and the sky’s the limit on where your business can go!
Join Mark Mulcahy, Regenerative Retail specialist, and Jonathan Humphrey, Retail Training Coordinator, for an interactive afternoon of sharing how they were able to do just this at the Turnip Truck, Nashville’s leading independent natural food retailer. This lively session will be filled with stories, experiences, and hands-on activity to inspire you and your team!
Jonathan Humphrey is a student of retail produce by day, and an internationally recognized poet by night. He currently serves as Training Coordinator for Turnip Truck Natural Markets in Nashville, Tennessee. With a fondness for whiskey and whippoorwills, he divides his time between the lights of Music City and the woods of his native Kentucky.
Mark Mulcahy is a member of Columinate and the founder and owner of Organic Options, which provides transformative leadership and consulting services for natural and organic food Retailers, Businesses, Farms and Distributors. An award-winning consultant, educator, mentor and organic advocate, he has spent more than 38 years in the organic produce industry leading, guiding and inspiring others to their fullest potential.
Mark is well known for his creative merchandising, effective training techniques, unique and creative approaches to leadership, successful sales growth and promotion strategies, as well as his deep-seated passion for produce and dedication to sustainable agriculture. A Connoisseur of workplace Joy and inspirational retail operations Mark works with managers at every level to reimagine their workplace so it can grow and thrive in the changing marketplace.
Mark is the co-creator and presenter of Rising Stars, a nationally recognized leadership development course for natural food retailers, and Passion, Purpose and Produce, a fun thought-provoking, interactive and inspiring weeklong retreat. As part of the Columinate Manager on contract and GM/Owner development program Mark has helped businesses of all sizes revamp, revitalize, and restructure their organizations as they transition to a new or reimagined leadership structure.
Mark is an avid baseball fan, Pun Enthusiast®, poet and lover of Pie!