Oct 24, 2018
Chicago-area native, Aaron Levy (@RaiseBarCo) is the
Founder and CEO of Raise The
Bar, a consulting firm that focuses on
creating systems that help companies attract and retain millennial
talent in the increasingly competitive workforce.
“Before you ask ‘Does this person have the skills to be a manager?,’ you should ask ‘Does this person want to be a manager?’” - Aaron Levy
What We Discuss with Aaron Levy:
- Aaron’s love of hockey and studying filmmaking at University of Texas.
- The health & well-being coaching company he started with his brother while in college.
- Why knowledge does not cause movement to taking action toward change.
- Why upper management believe millennials are entitled, impatient and hard-to-please.
- How the philosophy of work and paying for hours worked is a byproduct of the Industrial Revolution.
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More About the Show
Before Aaron Levy even started his career, he was asking himself what causes people to do what they do, or not do.Leaning Into Purpose
Aaron took what learned about human behavior from being in the heath & wellness industry, and began applying his teaching to the world of management in business.
It was a if a lightbulb went on signaling that his next frontier would involve helping to reform the relationship between nature of work and the people that perform it.
In 2016, Aaron founded Raise The Bar Consulting, LLC with the mission to transform the manager role by empowering managers with the tools, skills and training to be better leaders of people.
Disrupting the Status Quo
Since founding Raise The Bar, Aaron has made it his goal to connect with as many people in the biggest way he can.
Aaron is involved in mentoring for the Heartland Alliance, helping refugee children acclimate to their new environment, and 1871, a Chicago organization at the crossroads on technology and entrepreneurship.
In addition, Aaron is the Founder of Startup Grind Chicago, a Google-backed entrepreneur community. He's a committee member with the American Heart Association and advisor for the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Aaron writes for Forbes, Entrepreneur and the Harvard Business Review, a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, and is a contributing writing for Thrive Global.
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Mentioned in This Episode:
- Texas Ice Hockey
- Why Behavior Change Is So Hard via Harvard Medical School
- The RSA
- Why Most Managers Are Lousy via Medium
- Age Discrimination Is Not Only A Problem For Older Professionals via ComplianceX
- Raise the Bar Consulting
- Startup Grind Chicago
- 1871 Mentors
- Forbes Coaches Council
- Thrive Global