{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Boardroom 180 Podcast","title":"Family Business and Balance with Shane Wenzel, President & CEO of Shane Homes Group of Companies","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2423,"description":"In this episode, host Munir Haque interviews the president and CEO of Shane Homes, Shane Wenzel. Shane Homes, of which Shane Wenzel is the namesake, has been the leading builder in the Calgary region for over 45 years. Shane Wenzel oversees policy advice through Building Industry and Land Development (BILD) Calgary as well as economic engagement with the Alberta Enterprise Group in addition to leading Shane Homes. As a leader in his industry, Shane offers great insight into company growth and governance.Shane Wenzel explains how the branding and unified operation between the divisions of his company - Shane Homes, Shane Multifamily, Shane Communities, and Shane Investments - maintain the successful culture and growth of the Shane Homes name overall. The evolution of the corporate vision and mission that keeps growing the company in sync with the culture and the conscious work to maintain the vision in light of innovation and market shifts is something Munir addresses with Shane.Munir delves into the challenges unique to the family-owned business aspect of Shane Homes and Shane explains the executive structure and biannual strategic planning sessions that help keep everything in balance. Shane talks about the seven pillars his company has developed as a way to drive long-range planning, the external advisors who help shape direction, and how he empowers people to run their respective departments as part of the overall keys to maintaining a growth-oriented business plan. In regards to personal balance, Shane acknowledges philanthropy and personal passions as necessary parts of the whole, as well as addressing the governance that is key to philanthropic endeavours.   About Shane Wenzel:Before you ask, yes, the company was named after Shane. Shane joined Shane Homes at a young age and learned the new home building industry from the ground up, first working in the field on job sites, then joining the Sales and Marketing department. While in the role of Senior Vice...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/50J1h-ch9CvshY8kMLuNdtkof98-Kc6NxiRjGomrihQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ODE1/N2ZhZjA3OTY1NDVh/MGVlYjAwNzc4YzA1/NmNjNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}