Culture: Mike McDerment of Freshbooks on Culture, Collaboration, and Leading By Example – BTTDL241




Beyond the To Do List show

Summary: Mike is the Co-Founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.freshbooks.com/todo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FreshBooks</a>, the world’s #1 cloud accounting software for self-employed professionals. Built out of frustration after accidentally saving over an invoice, Mike spent 3.5 years growing FreshBooks from his parents’ basement. Since launching in 2003, over 10 million people have used FreshBooks to save time billing and collect billions of dollars.<br> In this conversation, Mike talks with Erik about how cultivating culture at <a href="https://www.freshbooks.com/todo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Freshbooks</a> is his priority, helping employees cross pollinate ideas through blind dates, what an average day looks like for him, and how he stays productive and focused.<br> Mentioned in this episode:<br> <br> * Green Chef – For $50 off your first box of Green Chef, go to <a href="http://GreenChef.us/beyond" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GreenChef.us/beyond</a><br> * Policy Genius – Go to <a href="http://policygenius.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PolicyGenius.com</a> to get quotes and apply in minutes with promo code ‘beyond'<br> * <a href="https://www.freshbooks.com/assets/other/Breaking-the-Time-Barrier.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Breaking The Time Barrier by Mike McDerment</a> &lt;- Grab it FREE!<br> <br>