Western Window Systems Spill the Beans on Building a Captivating Culture
About This Episode
Featuring Western Window Systems and its President, Scott Gates, this episode of The Pot Stirrer highlights how the organization is spicing up the industry and building employee passions and loyalty in a well-established marketplace. Tune in to see that by putting company culture and a core set of 10 guiding principles, including one that asks the business to “think gray”, on the front burner, is helping the organization disrupt customer experiences in a manufacturing environment.
During this episode, Gates also takes us through the creation of a mouth-watering shepherd’s pie.
About Scott Gates
Scott Gates is president of Western Window Systems, where he oversees strategic direction and key growth enablers like new products, market expansion, development of sales and marketing strategies, leadership initiatives and development of company culture.
He played a key role in growing sales more than 800% over a five-year period, an increase that led to Inc. magazine naming Western Window Systems as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. in 2014, 2015, and 2016. In 2016, Scott was selected by Professional Builder magazine as one of the nation’s top building industry leaders under the age of 40.
Shepherd’s Pie (Cottage Pie)
Ingredients
- One 18-ounce container of beef gravy
- One 14-ounce can of carrots
- 1 to 2 pounds cooked beef roast (not shredded)
- 2/3 cup of Mediterranean olives, halved
- One 13-ounce package of frozen peas
- One 32-ounce container of premade mashed potatoes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Heat the gravy on medium in a large pot.
- Drain and rinse carrots.
- Shred the cooked beef.
- Toss shredded beef, carrots, and peas into the gravy and mix. Let mix for at least 15 minutes or until gravy has thickened.
- Put premade mashed potatoes in a piping bag (a Ziploc bag with a corner cut off will suffice). They should be warm, but not hot.
- Fill each 14-ounce ramekin with beef mixtures; then pipe on mashed potatoes.
- Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until potatoes start to turn golden brown.
The Pot Stirrer
A cooking show with business leaders – what? Yes! One part talk show, one part business show, The Pot Stirrer brings together leaders from the world’s most disruptive companies to find out the “secret sauce” behind their success. Leaders dish on the key ingredients of their growing companies, how they create change, how they motivate and inspire their people, and how they win the hearts and minds of their customers. And, they share their favorite recipes.
