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[One Question] Dealing with Conflict and Persevering with Ross Andrew Paquette Founder of Maropost

May 21, 2019

Ross Andrew Paquette is the founder of Maropost. Ross founded Maropost in 2011 as an email service provider, but it quickly grew beyond the original vision and helps simplify customer engagement for companies across the board with their technology. They became one of the fastest-growing companies in North America, without ever raising funding. Maropost is trusted by companies like the Golden State Warriors, Mercedes Benz, Livestrong, and The New York Post. They are also working to make philanthropy more efficient, by using their technology to power non-profits. MaropostCares is a nonprofit focused on giving endangered species a second chance, restoring ecosystems through conservation initiatives.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

  • [2:20] Jeremy introduces his guest, Ross Andrew Paquette.
  • [4:20] A challenging moment for Ross.
  • [8:00] Proud moments along the way.
  • [9:50] Ross shares a customer success story.
  • [13:20] Closing thoughts.

In this episode…

Are you good at dealing with conflict or is that an area that you need to focus on developing? How does your organization deal with conflict? Do you have a plan in place? On this episode of Inspired Insider, you’ll hear from entrepreneur and business leader, Ross Andrew Paquette. In his conversation with Jeremy, Ross opens up about dealing with conflict at Maropost, what it was like finding the right team members, challenges he has faced along the way, and much more. Don’t miss a minute of this fascinating episode featuring Ross’ story!

Let’s face it; every organization will experience a period of change and even conflict. As a leader - all eyes are on you! Often a company will take on the strengths and the limitations of its leaders, which one would your organization get from you when it comes to resolving conflict? As frustrating and challenging it can be to deal with conflict - Ross looks back at the early years of Maropost and he’s glad that they were able to endure. While it wasn’t easy, there are a lot of valuable lessons to learn from enduring difficulty, and you can tell that Ross is glad those lessons are in the rearview mirror.

If you had to choose right now - what would you say is the most important aspect of building a business from the ground up? Is it the mission of the organization? The values? How about the team that is brought together to make it all happen? When considering the best aspects of his journey with Maropost - Ross points to his team as the shining example. Ross knows that without his high-quality team, there would be no Maropost, and he’s extremely proud of what they’ve been able to accomplish so far. What can you learn from Ross’ journey with Maropost? Make sure to check out the link to Maropost’s website located in the resources section at the end of this post!

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