Episode 44: How Work Has Changed Over the Decades with Jose Palomino

Synopsis

Episode 44. The world of work has changed materially over the last several decades, morphed by everything from technology, to culture to big events like the pandemic. Jose Palomino is a veteran with lots of experience across the board in corporate worlds and in entreprenership.

In this episode Jose discusses with host Greg Martin all about his history through the working world and how he’s come to love and embrace the concept of process and systems in a business, to where he focuses on that today. As the Founder & CEO of Value Prop where he helps business owners get unstuck and start growing again by developing their strategy, plans, and processes to reach their full potentia

During the episode, Jose shares his mission and how it drives the work he does with business owners. He also talks about the way he’s seen the work environment change throughout his career, including the good and the bad, and reveals his top tips for people starting in the world of work and new business owners alike.

Key Takeaways and Discussion

• How Jose gained experience and credibility as a business consultant.

• Why he describes the journey in his career as a bumpy road.

• How the world of work has changed since the beginning of his career.

• The positive and negative ways COVID transformed the workspace.

• How to navigate the modern pressure to be “on” at work all the time.

• Why Jose loves being an entrepreneur and what connects him to his work.

• The support owners today are missing and why they need it.

• The podcast Jose hosts, what it’s about, and why he started it.

• The importance of identifying common themes and questions among business owners.

• What inspired Jose to go back to school for an advanced degree.

• How owners see their business versus the actual issues in their business.

• How Jose helps owners look at their whole business before breaking down the pieces.

• What Jose says new business owners need to know before they get started.

Jose’s Background

• Jose started his career with just a high school degree, begining in sales before acquiring an IBM computer and learning to code which lead him to various roles implementing systems

• Long career with various companies as in a managerial, sales and marketing roles

• Founded his own consulting business ValueProp, which has been working with B2B companies who are “stuck” or hit a plateau and need to get to the next level

• Hosts the Business Growth on Purpose Podcast