The Culture Matters Podcast
The Culture Matters Podcast with host, Jay Doran, is a platform to talk with business owners, executives, and cultural alike to get inside each individual's eco-system in which they practice culture in the workplace. We speak to some of the most interesting people about why culture is important.
Episodes
1091 episodes
Season 91, Episode 1091: From Intensity to Love: A Monologue Series
What if your word of the year isn't just a goal, but a reflection of who you're becoming?In this deeply personal solo episode, Jay Doran explores the connection between his word for 2025, Intensity, and his word for 2026, Love<...
Season 91, Episode 1090: The Beggar and the Guru: A Monologue Series
In the first installment of a new solo series, Jay Doran steps away from interviews and into something far more vulnerable: an unfiltered exploration of the thoughts occupying his mind when no one else is in the room. What begins as...
Season 91, Episode 1089: Guest: Andrew Berman: Priorities, Perspective, and the Courage to Be Seen
Some conversations aren't planned.They're lived.In this special episode, Jay sits down with one of the most familiar voices in Culture Matters Podcast history, Andrew Berman, for what may be their most personal conversation yet. A...
Season 91, Episode 1088: Guest: Chuck Hyde: Leadership, Compassion, and Seeing the Person
“What is to give light must endure burning.” — Viktor FranklIn this deeply meaningful episode, Jay sits down with Chuck Hyde, President and CEO of Hope Cancer Resources, for a conversation about leadership, systems, compassion, culture,...
Season 91, Episode 1087: Guest: Ryan Chiodo: Luxury, Trust, and the Long Game
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” — Warren BuffettIn this episode, Jay sits down with Ryan Chiodo, one of the top luxury real estate advisors in Naples, for a conversation about entrepreneurship, trust, service, relationsh...
Season 91, Episode 1086: Guest: Booker Farrior: Be the CEO of Your Career
“You can’t manage other people unless you manage yourself first.” — Peter DruckerWhat if the biggest thing holding people back in their careers…is that they don’t even know the real game being played?In this episode, Jay sits ...
Season 91, Episode 1085: Guest: Rob Mccord: Turning Pain Into Purpose
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” — Viktor FranklSome conversations don’t just teach you something…they change how you see everything.In this episode, Jay sits down with...
Season 91, Episode 1084: Guest: Brian Vieaux: The Language of Lending
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig WittgensteinWhat if the biggest gap in the mortgage industry isn’t rates… but understanding?In this episode, Jay sits down with returning guest Brian Vieaux to unpa...
Season 91, Episode 1083: Guest: Drew Pearlman: From Pressure to People
“The way people behave is a reflection of what leaders tolerate.” — John C. MaxwellWhat if the biggest problem in sales isn’t the product… but the experience?In this episode, Jay sits down with Drew Pearlman, a lifelong operator i...
Season 91, Episode 1082: Guest: Aleck Arena: The Arena Securities Quarterly Update
"Out of every 100 men, 10 of them should not be there. 80 are nothing but targets. Nine of them are real fighters and we are lucky to have them for they make the battle. Ah, but one, one is a warrior and he will bring the others back."
Season 91, Episode 1081: Guest: Bill Mervin: Beyond Home Ownership
"When you are finished changing, you are finished." - Benjamin FranklinEverybody's favorite mortgage expert, leader of the Bill Mervin Mortgage Team, and frequent guest here on The Culture Matters Podcast ...
Season 90, Episode 1080: Guest: Fobby Naghmi: Calm 30
"Anyone who wants to learn the human psyche will learn next to nothing from experimental psychology He would be better advised to abandon exact science, put away his scholar's gown, bid farewell to his study, and wander with human heart thro...
Season 90, Episode 1079: Thirty Days of Thought with Paul Lucido: "Writer's Block"
"You can't think yourself out of writing block. You have to write yourself out of a thinking block."Our guest today the Chief Marketing Officer of Paramount Residential Mortgage Group and a frequent contribut...
Season 90, Episode 1078: Guest: Jeff Winick: Take the Necessary Steps
"If you want to make a lot of money, solve big problems." - Elon MuskOur guest today is an early supporter Culture Matters and Senior Loan Officer with NJ Lenders Corp., Jeff Winick, and we're very exc...
Season 90, Episode 1077: Guest: Demetri Stakias: Tales of Giving Part 3
"When Zarathustra was 30 years old, he left his home and lake of his home, and went into the mountains. Here, he had the enjoyment of his spirit and his solitude and he did not weary of it for 10 years. But at least, his heart turned and one...
Season 90, Episode 1076: Guest: Scott Schang: The AI Renaissance
What if everything you’ve been told about AI is wrong?In this thought-provoking episode, Jay sits down with Scott Schang to explore a perspective far deeper than tools, automation, or productivity. This is a conversation about a paradigm...
Season 90, Episode 1075: Guest: Nick Brignola: Why Incentives Drive Everything
What if everything in your business comes down to one thing: incentives?In this episode of the Culture Matters Podcast, Jay Doran sits down with Nick Brignola, Chief Financial Officer of Informative, for a powerful conversa...
Season 90, Episode 1074: Guest: Mark Perkins: Rooms, Results, and What It Really Takes to Win
What does it actually take to build something meaningful—and is it worth it?In this episode of the Culture Matters Podcast, Jay Doran sits down with returning guest Mark Perkins, founder of Pivot Realty and creator of the <...
Season 90, Episode 1073: Guest: Douglas Bertram: Human Performance Refined
In this episode of the Culture Matters Podcast, Jay Doran sits down with Doug Bertram, founder and CEO of Structural Elements, for a deeply thoughtful conversation on the body, stress, healing, performance, and what it real...
Season 90, Episode 1072: Guest: Jay Stoll: From Service to Significance
In this episode of the Culture Matters Podcast, Jay Doran sits down with Jay Stoll, founder of All Things Retirement Group, for a powerful conversation about reinvention, discipline, service, and purpose.All Things R...
Season 90, Episode 1071: Guest: Demetri Stakias: Tales of Giving Part 2
"Nothing captures human interest more than human tragedy." - Dan BrownHost of "The Relief Podcast", author of How to Get Your Life Back, and founder of Real Estate Relief Demetri Stakias is jo...
Season 90, Episode 1070: Thirty Days of Thought with Demetri Stakias: "Writer's Block"
"There are, first of all, two kinds of authors: those who write for the subject's sake and those who write for writing's sake. The truth is, that when an author begins to write for the sake of covering paper, he is cheating the reader becaus...
Season 90, Episode 1069: Guest: Rob Wishnick: Consistency is King
"It's hard, it's hard to be consistent in anything and that's why so few people can do it successfully. But when you do, when you are consistent in whatever goal you're trying to get to, typically you get the results you want."Sco...
Season 89, Episode 1068: NYE 2025 Lollapalooza Episode 21: Words of the Year Part 1
Episode 21 marks Part 1 of a reflection on the impact of the 2025 NYE Lollapalooza series.In this episode, Jay begins revisiting select words of the year shared by guests throughout the Lollapalooza, unpacking what those wo...
Season 89, Episode 1067: 2025 NYE Lollapalooza Episode 20: The Impact This Series Has Made
2025 NYE Lollapalooza Episode 20: The Impact This Series Has MadeEpisode 20 serves as the reflection point of the 2025 NYE Lollapalooza, a moment to pause, look back, and name the impact this series has already had.I...
