We’re bringing back Shop Talk #3. Because it’s been years and it’s beautiful!
What would make someone work an entire weekend without pay?
When Coach Bill Courtney’s lumber company was on the brink of collapse after 9/11, one employee refused to go home. For 72 straight hours, Sam Quinn—a former Marine living in a halfway house—worked alongside Bill to save the business, asking for nothing in return.
That weekend changed both of their lives.
In this deeply personal Shop Talk episode, Bill reflects on the friendship that followed, the leadership lessons Sam taught him, and why the truest measure of success isn’t money or titles—it’s the lives we help transform.