Codie Sanchez

And you might be building the roof before the foundation, which is problematic.

You're an engineer by background, right?

I am.

wow, what is our prioritization that we think becoming florists is the highest priority for a business acceleration event?

Like buy some flowers, hire somebody to bring them in.

Wow, how have I miscommunicated so badly what our priorities are that that's where we're spending our time, right?

And so it is interesting.

You almost have to systems think everything you do every day as far as like, what are your main...

I don't really believe in one North Star because I think it could take your business too far in one direction or the other.

We call them the two oars.

So sort of what's our quantitative and qualitative metric to make sure we have like good top of funnel and good conversion in whatever we do.

But every day I'm sort of asking myself, is the thing that I'm doing leading to one of the two oars?

And if it's not, why do I think that's my top priority?

I guess I'd be curious.

I mean, I have to ask you about the goat, but like, what do you see Jeff Bezos do differently than everybody else as a leader?

Yeah, tell me more.

That's great insight.

What did you personally take away from working with him?

Like, how did he make you a better leader?

Or what did you take where you're like, God, I've never heard that before.