On today’s episode Ethan sits down with James Cavoli, President of Swagelok, a global company that makes products and parts to help other companies deal with often dangerous fluids like gas and chemicals. We talk about the importance of unshakeable values, why every employee owns a piece of the company, how they’re getting rid of dull, dirty, and dangerous work and how Swagelok is finding new talent in unexpected places.

Watch the video of this conversation here.

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