{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Visionary Leader with Jim Robinson","title":"What Moves You Forward When Everyone Says No? ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2144,"description":"What do you do when you've been told your entire life that you can't? If you're Matthew Rodriguez, Facilities Manager at Whataburger, you drop the T — and you keep moving.\nIn this episode of the Visionary Leader Podcast, Jim Robinson and co-host Lori Prust sit down with Matthew Rodriguez — a facilities leader who built his career from the ground up, starting with delivering fitness equipment at 17, teaching himself HVAC, and eventually leaving Chicago for Texas with one month's rent, a wife, and a baby on the way. \nWhat came next is a masterclass in resilience, servant leadership, and showing up for your team the same way others showed up for you.\n⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 – Welcome & Introduction 01:26 – Matthew's Background: From Fitness Equipment to Facilities 03:28 – Work Ethic, Family Roots & Why \"No\" Became Fuel 05:29 – Leaving Chicago for Texas 07:15 – The Tough Two Years: No Jobs, Ramen Noodles & a Baby on the Way 09:14 – How That Season Still Drives Him Today 10:49 – Working Two to Three Jobs & Finding His Path in Facilities 12:11 – How Matthew Leads Now vs. Eight Years Ago 14:48 – The Mentor Who Said \"I'll Tell You One Time\" (And Meant It) 16:51 – Collaboration Over Competition: Working With Vendors & Contractors 19:02 – Identifying Who's Ready for the Next Level on Your Team 21:16 – Using CMMS as a Confidence Tool, Not a Barrier 22:53 – Jim's Upcoming Book: Building in Blue Jeans 25:19 – Managing 47 Locations Without Micromanaging 28:27 – Why Matthew Lives and Breathes SOPs 29:23 – Matthew's Core Values: Family, Facilities & Paying It Forward 31:20 – The Value Bomb: Let \"No\" Be Fuel, Not a Roadblock\n🔗 Connect with Jim, Lori, & Matthewhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-rodriguez1129/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-robinson-18211918/\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-prust-309898195/\nhttps://www.cgpconstruction.com/\n📌ABOUT THE VISIONARY LEADER PODCAST\nThe Visionary Leader podcast features real conversations with leaders who have done the hard work and are...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eTSI65qgkGn4v2osEA4V0WR_i7iDRsBNff2gy0u4pzM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZWQx/ZDU1ODA4ZDYwNTk3/ZjNiNDg1MmFjYTgx/YWE2Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}