From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths · From The Ground Up Show with Erick Loden
Greg McAfee - Why Execution Matters More Than Ideas
February 24, 2026·2 hr 3 min·5 clips
Greg McAfee's company grew 46% in the 2008 recession by declaring 'we don't participate in the recession'.
As heard by us
A recession-era growth story about standards, hiring, and staying the course.
Greg McAfee's story treats growth as a choice, not a mood. He says his father told him he had Cadillac taste on a Volkswagen pocketbook, and that pushed him to change the pocketbook.
Why you'd press play
If you need proof that grit beats market panic, Greg McAfee has the receipts.
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