As I boy growing up, even having witnessed my father’s incredible sense of the importance of relationships as I observed and heard stories of the real estate business he started with his brother, I never thought this would be my life’s course. Although I was a people person, I thought the business world was only about crunching numbers. It wasn’t until the summer before graduating college, with a degree in early childhood education, that this perspective changed as I became a summer intern for the family business and saw it so much more than I had originally imagined. The Inside Out Company: Putting Purpose and People First is a provocative challenge for leaders of every industry. Operating from the inside out is a simple but radical shift in thinking from the commonly accepted top-down leadership models that exist in the business world. Through genuine listening and deep-rooted appreciation, inside out leadership is transformational to both company culture and the communities they serve because it seeks to connect and empower people as stakeholders in the success of a singular purpose.
Donald Manekin has worked on community-focused real estate development, civic leadership and philanthropic missions in the Baltimore-Washington region for more than four decades. He learned the real estate business from his father, Harold Manekin, co-founder of the Manekin Corporation. Donald opened the company’s first satellite office in fast-growing Howard County in 1979. At Donald’s direction as partner and senior vice president of Manekin, the company developed a team-oriented approach to real estate development.
Asha Myers is a freelance writer and editor. She spent five years on the open road, traveling the globe and living the story she always wished to write while collecting tales she never thought to tell. Myers currently lives in the regions of Wisconsin where she writes books for children and teens. Asha graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies. She has worked with diverse youth as a piano teacher, gymnastics coach, certified addictions counselor, transition facilitator, and nonprofit program director.
“For years, I envisioned what the journey of a social entrepreneur would look like. The Inside Out Company not only crystalized that vision for me but also provided a clear roadmap to guide me along the path. The greatest benefit I received was the affirmation that my thoughts and beliefs are not unique. Businesses that balance bottom line thinking and “human-centered” approaches are best position to create the impact we desperately need in a capitalist driven society. I highly encourage this book for people looking for a “new” way to do business. You will find that business as usual does not have to be the norm.”
The Inside Out Company: Putting Purpose and People First is released on April 6th, 2021. You can purchase The Inside Out Company on Apprentice House, Amazon and other booksellers.
You can find more information about Asha Myers on her website.