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"
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.