A business owner who melds multiple ways to integrate community into business, Max Kabat shares the transition his business is currently in to help mission-driven companies grow, and businesses and business people connect.
Max Kabat is Co-Founder and Growth Strategist at goodDog, a brand consultancy that helps mostly mid-stage, founder-built, mission-driven companies grow by articulating a singular storyline then bringing it to market.
3 Key Points
- Your impact journey can lead you to unexpected places.
- Successful impact-focused companies are very intentional about how they grow, what they do with profits, and who their stakeholders are.
- Don’t miss opportunities hiding in your blind spots.
Quote
“Go figure out what the value is that you bring to the table… [goodDog doesn’t] do everything… We’re really good at the one thing we do.”
What We Talked About
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- 01:02 – The origin story of the goodDog agency
- 02:50 – How do you find work-life harmony in choosing where to live?
- 07:04 – On living in a town of creatives
- 10:18 – Tell us about the evolution of your company’s vision
- 15:17 – How are relationships important to your work at goodDog?
- 18:00 – On building a community space in Marfa, Texas
- 21:38 – How have you used concepts from hospitality in your work?
- 25:22 – What are your thoughts on scaling and growth?
- 31:00 – What goes into great leadership?
- 32:30 – On the shifting field of impact capital
- 36:00 – Impact vs. “success”
Actionable Tips
- Be intentional about your values.
- Find what you want to change
- Go try; go fail; go learn; go ask a lot of questions.
Resources Mentioned
- Max’s companies: goodDog | The Big Bend Sentinel | The Sentinel (event space)
- Reach out to Max by email.
- Book mentioned: Setting the Table by Danny Meyer
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Ursula Jorch, Host of The Impact Interviews
Ursula Jorch is a business coach, speaker, and podcaster who shows women leaders how to turn their businesses into profitable agents for lasting change, global impact, and a force for good in the world.
