Building a mission-driven nonprofit quickly w/ Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside’s Mike Sutton

From the Corner Office · Apr 17, 2025 · 26m

Mike Sutton was named CEO of the Tampa Bay Gulfside unit a decade ago, when it had just finished house No. 280 and was only in Pinellas County. Now it’s in two more counties — Pasco and Hernando — and is closing in on house No. 1,000. On this episode, Mike talks about his why and how he connects that to his day-to-day role at Habitat. He also talks about how he holds the team accountable and what he looks for in leaders.

3 Takeaways:

(10:40) Promoting from inside is extremely valuable

(12:20) Culture fit is the most important value

(14:00) Hire slow, fire fast

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