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

Tweetable Quotes:

“What am I doing to upgrade my operating system? What am I doing to grow so that my capabilities are matching my vision?” – Russ Perry

“Success is a measurement of, kind of a freedom of time.” – Russ Perry

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