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Bucketlist founders Jason Lindstrom and Bart Wisniowski turned a 25-year partnership into a global platform for Chick-fil-A, the Orlando Magic, and other renowned employers to retain talent with highly personalized recognitions and rewards

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#40: In this episode, we delve into the incredible quarter-century partnership between Bart and Jason, a dynamic duo whose journey has been marked by adventure and business growth, notably within their company, Bucketlist. From beer shotgunning and invigorating ice baths to their shared passion for bucket list adventures, their camaraderie has been at the heart of their story. These two "work husbands" have come a long way, transitioning from weed-picking for the Coquitlam School District to building thriving businesses such as Tidal Multimedia, Advisor Websites, and Bucktlist, an innovative approach to employee recognition. This engaging conversation celebrates the power of enduring partnerships and the pursuit of business successes and life's remarkable adventures.

• 00:00:13 Start

• 00:00:51 Shot gunning beers to ice baths and electro lights

• 00:01:15 Sauna and Ice baths routines

• 00:02:19 Deep sleeps with aid sleep, the water bed 2.0!

• 00:05:06 Bucketlist

• 00:05:29 Testing bucketlist

• 00:06:20 Cam’s experience testing Bucketlist and how it led to Skydiving with a colleague

• 00:07:10 Bart & Jason have been “work husbands” for 25 years (since 1997)

• 00:07:29 Picking weeds after school to starting a business together

• 00:09:25 Creating videos together at Tidal Multimedia

• 00:10:54 Advisor Websites

• 00:11:45 Advisor Website first website gig

• 00:12:08 ABS

• 00:13:50 What’s it like implementing monthly fees into your business

• 00:14:11 Moving to the SaaS model

• 00:23:47 Navigating with Bucketlist during COVID

• 00:25:19 Implementing the rewards and recognition platform within Bucketlist

• 00:26:00 Peer-to-peer recognition within the Bucketlist program

• 00:26:59 Interesting requests that have been asked for within the program, such as the CEO calling your mom, days off, skydiving

• 00:27:52 Creating an Employer Brand

• 00:29:10 Bart's first run-in with employee recognition and how his idea of celebrating was not the same as his teams

• 00:30:39 KEY x Veritree

• 00:31:51 Looking back on bumps in the road

• 00:32:21 How to make partnerships work

• 00:33:05 The importance of defining core values between partners

• 00:34:09 Weekly partnership meetings

• 00:34:41 Speaking your truth and speaking your truth with compassion

• 00:36:40 Growing old together: Business partners & friends

• 00:37:33 Funny stories

• 00:42:37 Bart’s originating story

• 00:42:50 Immigrating from Poland to Canada

• 00:45:00 Bucklists future plans

• 00:47:07 How to capture value

• 00:50:11 End