Russ Perry is the founder and CEO of Design Pickle, the leading flat-rate graphic design and creative services company. Under his leadership, Design Pickle has grown from 2 to over 600 team members globally, completing over 950,000 creative requests since its 2015 inception. Perry resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife, Mika, and their 3 daughters.   On this episode: Russ talks about how he led Design Pickle to grow from 2 to over 600 members globally Russ discusses that it’s imperative to upgrade your operating system Russ shares his battles with his ego that has kept him from growing Russ talks about the missing gap in entrepreneurial business knowledge Denis and Russ discuss how employees’ expectations from their leaders have changed

Key Takeaways: You need to upgrade your operating system to keep on growing Upgrade your skills to match your vision Successful leaders have the ability to adapt and grow Employees want their leaders to be true and authentic

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