A Revel Podcast · Hosted by Jason Piasecki
Real leaders. Real cultures. Real conversations.
The Winning Cultures Podcast goes inside the companies people actually want to work for, and the leaders intentionally building them. No buzzwords. No perks talk. Just honest conversations about how culture gets made.
Every month, Revel partner Jason Piasecki sits down with a Michigan business leader who’s done the work of building a culture people want to be part of. The result is a quiet, candid leader-to-leader conversation about what they decided, what they got wrong, what’s working now, and what it actually looks like to attract and keep the right people.
Featured Episodes
EPISODE 5
Skylar Meade: How Troy Baseball Built the Culture That Reached Omaha
Troy, Alabama, is a town of about 17,700 with a ballpark that seats 2,500. When the Trojans hosted the first Super Regional in program history this June, 13,459 fans came through the gates over two days. Troy University had never been to the College World Series in Omaha in its 115-year history, and this year they got there after sitting at 22-25 in early May.
EPISODE 4
Amy Courter: What 61,000 Volunteers Reminded Their Commander About Culture
Volunteers can walk away any time, and there’s no paycheck to make them think twice. Amy Courter led 61,000 of them as National Commander and CEO of the Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, where she was the first woman to wear two stars. Today she’s an Executive Coach and Certified EOS Implementer.
EPISODE 3
Richard Witham: How Motion Dynamics Built a Culture That Precision Demands
Motion Dynamics started as an automotive contract manufacturer in 1992. Today, the majority of what they make goes into medical devices and aerospace components. Richard Witham shares with Jason how a West Michigan manufacturer built a culture rooted in communication, ownership, and precision.
EPISODE 2
Dean Stotz: 37 Years Inside Stanford Baseball's Winning Culture
Dean Stotz spent 37 years as associate head coach at Stanford Baseball, building one of college baseball’s most celebrated programs. Two national titles, 14 College World Series appearances, five straight trips to Omaha. He talks with Jason about what made Stanford so hard to beat, and the standard the staff held year after year.
EPISODE 1
Gina Thorsen: How Stormy Kromer Built a Culture of Pride and Craftsmanship
Gina Thorsen, CEO of Stormy Kromer, sits down with Jason to talk about what it really takes to build a strong culture, and how pride, ownership, and real relationships show up in day-to-day operations. A practical look at what actually works when culture drives hiring, retention, and performance.