EP 46 - Interview with Gideon Galloway - The king of organizational culture, passion, purpose, and hard work in leading an insurance company

Leadership Live

What if the company you started turns into a multimillion insurance company in South Africa and is expanding globally, with a fabulous culture and constantly innovating? This is what Gideon Galloway, CEO of King Price Insurance, has done and is continuing to do. He is driven by purpose, pushing boundaries, and still, the regular guy next door who enjoys a couple of beers. He’s fun, passionate, inspiring to talk to, also known as the king. The working culture at King Price Insurance makes you want to work there. His leadership approach is about purpose, passion and hard work with a strong focus on the happiness of employees and a fun organizational culture. A real leader who combines a high-performance culture with being truly happy and authentic. It’s a pleasure to interview Gideon so let’s have a listen!

Timestamps:

0:46 He’s the CEO of King Price Insurance

3:05 Starting an insurance company and changing paradigms around culture

5:05 Getting involved

7:52 Reflecting on the value

8:50 Why insurance?

11:50 Finding the seed- take a risk and go for it

14:07 Past is past

14:43 Balancing family life while taking risks

18:59 Building culture in the company- being different

24:27 The secret of developing a great business culture

27:13 Making it all work through the lockdown- flexible solutions

29:35 Quitting bonus

31:19 Making plans for the rest of 2021

33:21 He’s the king- a marketing point of view

35:35 Good and bad habits

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Website: https://www.kingprice.co.za/

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