#11 Family Co-Founded the Chicago Bears Leading Zeman Homes to National Success w/ Ed Zeman, Chairman of Zeman Homes, Inc

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Ed Zeman, Chairman of Zeman Homes, Inc. is this week's guest (https://www.zemanhomes.com/)

He began his career in 1983 and has grown to become one of the most respected and accomplished manufactured home community real estate executives in the country. With expertise in green field development, acquisitions, strategic planning and capital raising, he has a solid record of double-digit revenue growth and long-term value creation. Under his leadership, Zeman Homes has become one the largest privately-owned operator and manager of manufactured home communities in the country.

Shownotes:

1:00 Quinton's first time meeting Ed

2:00 Ed's youth and growing up

6:30 Ed's education

8:30 How did these early life experiences affect your motivation to succeed?

9:51 How Ed got his start with Zeman Homes

13:15 Great things Ed's father taught him about raising kids

15:41 How Ed transitioned to become the leader of Zeman Homes

17:30 Becoming the leader of a business and a father at the same time

18:43 How did you balance family and work?

22:18 How Ed thrived as head of the business after his father developed brain cancer

25:00 How Ed identified his strengths and weaknesses to fill out his support team

28:20 Ed's most important mentors

31:30 What type of mentee do you look for?

34:00 Who's a mentor that really helped you grow?

35:30 Is there anyone that you modeled?

38:15 How have you differentiated yourself and Zeman Homes?

41:00 Toughest times

42:30 Doing the dirty jobs is one of the best ways to be a leader

43:30 Industry disruptions?

47:10 Story of Ed's grandfather founding the Bears

55:00 Could your success have happened in any other country

1:02:00 Future of your industry

1:03:00 Leaders in the manufactured homes industry they try to emulate

1:05:30 What's going to drive you for the next 15 years

1:07:30 What do you want your legacy to be?

1:09:50 Quinton's True Takeaways