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EPISODE 101

EPISODE 101: FOCUS ON CUSTOMER CONNECTION

Every year at goodr, we choose a focus to guide our decisions. For 2024, our brand focus is customer connection—and it's changing how we do everything at goodr. In this episode of CULTURE goodr, Shaun and Stephen unpack our brand focus, why we chose it, and how we approach our work now through this lens.

JUST THE HIGHLIGHTS

02:36: When SDL realized what our focus should be

06:27: goodr's biggest challenge related to this year's focus

11:55: Turning a focus into actionable steps

16:55: How our 2025 focus has changed how we work

20:09: Shifting from "our people" to "our customers"

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Meet the hosts

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stephen lease

Stephen Lease is the CEO (Chief Executive Octopus) of goodr and the co-host of the CULTURE goodr Podcast. Since Stephen co-founded the company in 2015, goodr has grown to over 140 employees, with award-winning sunglasses sold in more than 5,000 doors worldwide. Stephen’s spirit animal is an octopus, he’s soul-bonded with a basset hound, and he is 16% flamingo.

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shaun tinney

Shaun Tinney is the Dean of goodr University (Head of Learning and Development at goodr) and the co-host of the CULTURE goodr podcast. When he’s not helping goodr employees level up their behaviors, he’s writing and performing music. Recently he released his first EP, Living Driven, about the quest for self-reliance, fresh perspective, and creative freedom.

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