Twenty years is a long time when you’re looking ahead at them. But, wow, they sure seem like a blink of the eye when you’re looking back. We started E-g when most of the founding partners were still in their 20s. Back then, leaving stable, well-paying jobs only to launch into the unknown abyss of starting a company seemed … exactly like the thing we should do. Life has a way of mellowing you out. Looking back now, we’re amazed… [continue]
Zoom (Partial) Family Photo
The stories we’ll tell! That’s what we’ve been saying around here as we look to the days ahead. One responsibility of living through these times is to make memories. Most of the E-g family is getting together weekly to catch up on business, but also to stay connected and catch candid glimpses of our families, homes, pets, hobbies, and so on. Whole-company Zoom calls have never happened here before – and they never would have, outside of this crazy season… [continue]
Social-Distance Friendly Family Virtual Scavenger Hunt Day Out
“What is a social-distance friendly family virtual scavenger hunt day out?” you ask. (And, wow, isn’t that a mouthful of words??) Well, we adapted our normal first company hike of the year, threw in a fun photo scavenger list, encouraged each person/family to go out and do their hike/photo-shoot in a social-distance friendly way – and then come back to share their fun day out with the rest of the company. Here’s a small selection of our photos – with… [continue]
2020 Easter Sunday Fun
It might be all kinds of crazy-different out there these days. And sure, we have to figure out how to live daily life in a social-distancing way. But some things remain stable even in the swirl of such change – such as celebrating Easter. Here are some of our families doing just that this past weekend! There are remote egg coloring parties, remote worship services, indoor egg hunts, Minecraft egg hunts, and multi-State family Zoom gatherings… just to mention a… [continue]
Training and Professional Development: Caring for and Feeding our People
Over the last 20+ years, I have attended several training sessions and conferences. Some have been good, and some have been fairly poor. In conversations with a few other EG folks, we were trying to boil it all down to determine what makes for a good training or conference. Why do we put forth the effort? What are we trying to accomplish? When a company commits to the level of investment in its people that continuing education requires, it should… [continue]
The Mamba Mentality
On January 26th, America was reminded that nobody is immune from the fragility of life. A routine flight, which Kobe has taken thousands of times ended in tragedy. While I followed Kobe’s career, admired his game, recognized his talent, and participated in shouting “Kobe” whenever I threw something away, it wasn’t until the days following his passing that I learned and understood Kobe’s work ethic. For many this could be common knowledge – this “Mamba Mentality.” For me, I was… [continue]
LEGO Day
This quote just about sums it up: There was so much fellowship and family fun to be had. It IS my favorite day of the year here at Eg! A HUGE thank you to those who helped me make this day run smoothly… Also thanks to those who volunteered… you ran the trading like champs!! Thanks to all who came, we hope you had a blast, and know that we do this because we love you and your children and… [continue]
Goals and that 2020 Vision
“2020 Vision?” Really? I know. It’s overused, a bad dad joke, the puniest of puns, and as cliché as they come. But, now that we got that out of the way: With last year and last decade behind us, what are you wanting to accomplish next year/decade? Just about everyone wants to eat better, lose weight, or get in shape (or all of the above). Those are good goals, and keep those on the list. But… aren’t there even more… [continue]
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