Authentic Leadership: Rich Ashton's Journey from Navy to HVAC Success

Richard Walsh chats with Rich Ashton about his journey from Navy life to owning an HVAC business. Rich discusses his early career, real estate ventures, and revitalizing a struggling HVAC company. Key topics include customer service, cash flow management, and empowering employees. They explore effective hiring, retention, and company culture, emphasizing core values and character-based hiring. Rich highlights innovative team-building, leadership development, and succession planning. Insights from his leadership book focus on authenticity, humility, and learning. The episode wraps up with access details for Rich's book.