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Tim Schurrer

Defining Success at Work and Learning to Enjoy It

Tim Schurrer knows what it takes to build a winning team. He spent almost a decade of his career..

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Tim Schurrer knows what it takes to build a winning team. He spent almost a decade of his career launching two brands—StoryBrand and Business Made Simple—as COO alongside New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller.

In that time, Tim and the team accomplished the following:

– Grew the business from $250K to $16.5M in annual revenue.

– Generated more than 20 million podcast downloads.

– Launched multiple bestselling books and on-demand video courses.

– Produced dozens of events, from a 2,400-person conference to a 5,500-person livestream.

– And, most importantly, built a culture where people loved their work and would do whatever it took to help one another and their customers win.

Before his time at StoryBrand and Business Made Simple, Tim worked at TOMS as well as Apple Inc.

Tim is the author of The Secret Society of Success as well as the host of the Build a Winning Team podcast.

In 2022, Tim became the CEO of David Novak Leadership, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation whose mission is to make the world a better place by developing better leaders at every stage of life. As the CEO of Yum! Brands (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut), David Novak grew the business from $4 billion to $32 billion and he did it by creating a culture of recognition where every employee felt seen and valued for what they contributed. This method of leadership has yielded not only massive success on the business front, but it’s now the method of leadership being taught through the nonprofit Tim leads to students in elementary, middle, and high schools, in colleges, and to employees in some of the world’s largest companies.

Tim lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Katie, and their two kids.

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