Today, the President of Shane Home Group of Companies, Shane Wenzel, calls in from sunny Arizona to discuss his work, taking over and leading the Calgarian institution that his father built. After joining Shane Homes as a field laborer at young age, Shane continued climbing through the company ranks and eventually took over the company after his father stepped down, assuming a huge amount of responsibility in the process. Shane is also a social media creative, podcaster, speaker, father, and proud member of the LGBTQ community. Join him, Gilbert, and Hafiz today for a discussion about discovering oneself, handling pressure, and paying goodness forward.

“Between two dots – really, the value is in that line: the journey.”

“My mother and father always had a saying: ‘You cannot derive an income from the community without giving back to it.’” - Shane Wenzel

Episode Highlights:

0:00 – Gilbert introduces Shane.

1:26 – Shane’s upbringing in Northwest Calgary as part of the family business.

5:36 – How he navigated a school, expectations, and his early forays into comic book drawing.

8:25 – The challenges that Shane Homes faced in its early days, and how he handled taking over.

13:24 – The entrepreneurial communities that Shane enjoys being a part of.

14:37 – Why becoming President of Shane Homes proved to be the biggest challenge of Shane’s life.

15:51 – Having the courage to be outspoken as a prominent business figure.

19:16 – Shane’s experience with coming out as gay later in life.

23:06 – A message from our sponsors

24:24 – What he has done in business and life that he is most proud of.

27:27 – What we can expect from Shane Home and Shane himself in the near future.

32:43 – How he keeps himself physically and mentally healthy with such a busy life.

37:56 – What Shane believes his purpose to be, and the ins-and-outs of working with family.

45:46 – How you can support Shane’s work.

Connect with Shane and support his work:

shanewenzel.com

shanehomesales.com

IG: @shanewenzel

Twitter: @ShaneWenzel

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shane-wenzel

Sponsors of this episode:

Bloom Benefits: www.bloombenefits.ca

Zelos: www.zelosglobal.com

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and the guests do not necessarily reflect any agency, organization, or affiliated companies