S3E5 – John Jennings – CQR Technologies and QuickPass

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This week our guest is John Jennings – formerly the CEO of Safeguard Security, CEO of CQR Technologies and founder of QuickPass.  A native Arizonan, John shares his story which took him from the early days of the security business to growing one of the larger businesses in the industry.  He also discusses some important lessons learned from Jim Collins and how some counter-intuitive strategies led to tremendous growth for his company.

Additionally, John discusses the lessons learned transitioning a family business from one generation to the next, the value of making mistakes, the lessons learned from his work with Hospice of the Valley, and the difference between leadership and management.  He covers that and so much more.

SELECT LINKS FROM THE PODCAST

Jim Collins

James Patterson’s Michael Bennett books

Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp books

Homeland