Episodios

  • 104. Joshua Sims talks Entrepreneurship and the intersection of Marketing & Operations

    104. Joshua Sims talks Entrepreneurship and the intersection of Marketing & Operations
    Jan 8 2026
    Today we are excited to host Joshua Sims Sr.on The Cutting Onions Podcast.

    Joshua is an entrepreneur and marketing executive, and the Founder of The Fossil Group, an omni-channel, digital, and data-forward marketing agency focused on driving digital sales for franchisees, emerging brands, and founders.

    His background includes serving as Head of Marketing at Big Chicken, Senior Manager of Media & Advertising (Digital) at Bojangles, and Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Family Life Brands.
    Joshua is also a restaurateur and has a new deli getting ready to open in North Carolina. As you’ll hear in this conversation, entrepreneurship runs in Joshua’s family, and it is in his DNA.

    He also resurrected his marketing agency as well because he saw a need to help small businesses and give them the tools to scale their organizations.

    Joshua has a unique way of connecting to Operations and building that bridge where Marketing and Operations work closely together to accomplish the KPI’s to drive the business.

    A graduate and former football athlete at North Carolina Central University. Joshua’s passion for HBCUs, sports, and culture led him to co-found The HBCUNightly Network, a media platform dedicated to elevating HBCU athletics and stories.

    His proudest accomplishment is being a devoted husband to his beautiful wife and a father to their four great children.

    We know you will enjoy this inspiring conversation with Joshua Sims! See you on the other side.
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    47 m
  • 104. Joshua Sims talks Entrepreneurship and the intersection of Marketing & Operations

    104. Joshua Sims talks Entrepreneurship and the intersection of Marketing & Operations
    Jan 8 2026
    Today we are excited to host Joshua Sims Sr.on The Cutting Onions Podcast.
    Joshua is an entrepreneur and marketing executive, and the Founder of The Fossil Group, an omni-channel, digital, and data-forward marketing agency focused on driving digital sales for franchisees, emerging brands, and founders.
    His background includes serving as Head of Marketing at Big Chicken, Senior Manager of Media & Advertising (Digital) at Bojangles, and Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Family Life Brands.
    Joshua is also a restaurateur and has a new deli getting ready to open in North Carolina. As you’ll hear in this conversation, entrepreneurship runs in Joshua’s family, and it is in his DNA.
    He also resurrected his marketing agency as well because he saw a need to help small businesses and give them the tools to scale their organizations.
    Joshua has a unique way of connecting to Operations and building that bridge where Marketing and Operations work closely together to accomplish the KPI’s to drive the business.
    A graduate and former football athlete at North Carolina Central University. Joshua’s passion for HBCUs, sports, and culture led him to co-found The HBCUNightly Network, a media platform dedicated to elevating HBCU athletics and stories.
    His proudest accomplishment is being a devoted husband to his beautiful wife and a father to their four great children.
    We know you will enjoy this inspiring conversation with Joshua Sims! See you on the other side.
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    47 m
  • 103. The Ultimate Priority: Acquire As Many Of The Best People As You Can

    103. The Ultimate Priority: Acquire As Many Of The Best People As You Can
    Dec 18 2025
    On today's episode of The Cutting Onions Podcast, Myles and I tackle a quote from leadership author and expert Jim Collins. His quote, "If I were running a company today, I would have one priority above all others: to acquire as many of the best people as I could."
    Naturally, that resonates with us big time, and we discuss the importance of acquiring the best people. We also explore what it looks like when we don't have those people on our team.
    In this conversation, we take a stab at defining what “best people” means, contrast the people priorities with strategy/systems, outline retention essentials, and offer actionable steps for leaders to get this ultimate priority right.
    We believe you will find this episode helpful, challenging, and hopefully thought-provoking.
    Enjoy The Cutting Onions Podcast wherever you consume your podcast content!
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    52 m
  • 103. The Ultimate Priority: Acquire As Many Of The Best People As You Can

    103. The Ultimate Priority: Acquire As Many Of The Best People As You Can
    Dec 18 2025
    On today's episode of The Cutting Onions Podcast, Myles and I tackle a quote from leadership author and expert Jim Collins. His quote, "If I were running a company today, I would have one priority above all others: to acquire as many of the best people as I could."

    Naturally, that resonates with us big time, and we discuss the importance of acquiring the best people. We also explore what it looks like when we don't have those people on our team.

    In this conversation, we take a stab at defining what “best people” means, contrast the people priorities with strategy/systems, outline retention essentials, and offer actionable steps for leaders to get this ultimate priority right.

    We believe you will find this episode helpful, challenging, and hopefully thought-provoking.

    Enjoy The Cutting Onions Podcast wherever you consume your podcast content!
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    52 m
  • 102. Building Trust Faster In New Teams

    102. Building Trust Faster In New Teams
    Dec 15 2025
    On today's episode of The Cutting Onions Podcast, Myles and I tackle the subject of building trust in new teams. Both he and I have recently taken on new roles, and we have new teams, so we wanted to spend some time unpacking this important topic.

    As we, and you, our listeners, approach the end of 2025, we know many of you are taking on new roles and working with new teams as well. We thought this would be a helpful topic to discuss and share with all of you.

    We highlight some best practices that have helped us navigate the change curve, and we hope these tips help you in your journey.

    Remember to tell your story. Connect with your team. Create conversations. Be honest and transparent.

    Enjoy this episode wherever you consume your podcast content.
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    37 m
  • 102. Building Trust In New Teams

    102. Building Trust In New Teams
    Dec 15 2025
    On today's episode of The Cutting Onions Podcast, Myles and I tackle the subject of building trust in new teams. Both he and I have recently taken on new roles and we have new teams.As we, and you, our listeners, end 2025 we know many of you are taking on new roles and working with new teams as well, so we thought this would be a helpful topic to unpack.We highlight some best practices that have helped us navigate the change curve and we hope it helps you in your journey.Thanks so much! Enjoy!
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    49 m
  • 101. Success Coach and Sales Expert Jacob Hicks joins us today on Cutting Onions.

    101. Success Coach and Sales Expert Jacob Hicks joins us today on Cutting Onions.
    Oct 23 2025
    Today we are excited to feature our conversation with Jacob Hicks. Jacob is a coach, keynote speaker, and sales expert with over a decade of experience helping individuals and businesses unlock lasting success.He delivers practical insights and actionable strategies that your listeners can immediately apply in their lives and careers. Whether it’s building stronger follow-up systems, overcoming challenges with a mindset-driven approach, or implementing sustainable habits for success, Jacob shares engaging stories and proven methods that resonate with audiences across industries.Some of the amazing topics we got to chat with Jacob about are:📌 Fearless Selling: Transforming Rejection into Opportunity📌 Mindset Shifts for Sales Success: Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt📌 From Chaos to Clarity: Implementing Systems for Sustainable Growth📌 The Art of the Follow-Up: How to Build Lasting Client Relationships📌 Fearless Selling: How to Run Toward Rejection and Turn It Into SuccessWe know you'll enjoy this conversation! Don't forget to visit Jacob at his website at https://jacobhickscoach.com/ to learn more and you can also download his Entrepreneur’s Sales Toolkit here.
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    47 m
  • 100. On our 100th episode we highlight Myles' new role and the impact he has had in the industry.

    100. On our 100th episode we highlight Myles' new role and the impact he has had in the industry.
    Oct 18 2025
    Today, this little podcast is turning 100 episodes old! Thank you all for your support of Cutting Onions over the years. From our little corner of the interweb, we do our best to highlight leaders across all industries who have built amazing people cultures that have fueled organizational success.We have been so honored to have amazing thought leaders on our podcast who have been so gracious in sharing what they have learned over the years in building companies, scaling culture, and telling the brand story.On our 100th episode of The Cutting Onions Podcast, we highlight Myles Gift's new role and the impact he has had in the industry over the years. It has been an honor to have Myles next to me on this podcast for the last 4 years.We also highlight my announcement that dropped this week about my next move, which is why we took so long to drop this episode.Culture matters, friends. Don't ever forget that.
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    54 m
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