#24 Jim Casey: Heart of Service Fuels Business Growth (UPS Founder)

About this episode

This episode explores how Jim Casey built UPS by prioritizing service and hard work.

Jim Casey believed that service has no magic shortcuts, only steady work done the right way, over time. This episode explores how Casey built UPS by putting service first, resisting easy wins, and proving that the hard, with an honest path is often the fastest one in the end.

People in this episode

Guest: Jim Casey

Topics covered

• service
• business growth
• entrepreneurship
• UPS
• hard work
• honesty

Keywords

• Jim Casey
• UPS
• service
• business growth
• entrepreneurship
• hard work
• honesty

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UPS

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