10 Principles for a Better Company: Creating an Infallible Workplace Culture

Key Insights & Timestamps:

• [00:00]: Podcast begins
• [01:20]: 10 principles for a better company work culture
• [08:02]: AI innovation alongside human brain power
• [11:57]: Relay Human Cloud & the importance of a remote work model
• [18:11]: Solving job hopping & cultural workplace differences
• [20:14]: Remote work isn’t going away, so what’s next?
• [23:36]: Creating an innovative, AI-centric work culture

Key Takeaways:

• Although Justin has several irons in the fire across his companies, he uses 10 essential principles to guide everything he does, no matter where he’s working or who he’s working with. Developed with inspiration from the 10 principles of Burning Man, Justin explains that every employee gets introduced to his 10 principles from the first day so that they have a firm foundation in the workplace culture, even as technology like AI impacts the work they do.
• When it comes to integrating AI into a company’s culture, Justin believes that taking action on a corporate level and involving humans in a collective way creates an empowered feeling for employees instead of a fear of being replaced. In Justin’s workplace environments, he believes that AI decisions need to be made with every person in mind and with quality data being used. Instead of a singular approach of one person in a company using an AI system of their choice, everyone uses the same systems and sets up strong automatic processes together.
• Remote work is the future, but are companies implementing it correctly? Justin finds that a global approach to remote work that embraces cultural differences instead of simply outsourcing tasks is extremely effective. When a company is willing to integrate remote work fully and treat it as a positive for workplace culture instead of a compromise, employees feel valued and retention is stronger across job positions.

Guest Spotlight:
Justin Segal, Co-Founder of Stemmons Enterprise, President at Boxer Property, Co-Founder of Relay Human Cloud

Justin is an operations executive and entrepreneur specializing in real estate investment, management, startups, and technology. At Boxer Property, he oversees strategy for operations, leasing, technology, and marketing across a national portfolio of commercial real estate. As Co-Founder of Relay Human Cloud, Justin is dedicated to simplifying and de-risking the process of adding dedicated remote workers. Having grown up in the real estate business, Justin began his entrepreneurial journey by founding Stemmons Enterprise, a property management and accounting solution provider. This experience led him to Silicon Valley, where he co-founded a virtual accelerator for early-stage, venture-backed companies.

Justin is also involved in several other projects, including Boxer Finance (commercial lending), Tidewell Energy (natural gas), and CasAlegria (residential sales and lending). Additionally, he serves on the boards of YES Prep Public Schools, the RealComm CIO Advisory Council, Sketch City, Glasstire, and the Lawndale Art Center. He is also a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, where he serves as a judge for the Webby Awards.