Today we bring back a popular guest and friend of the show, Mark Miller.  Mark spent over 40 years with Chick-fil-A, most recently serving as Vice President of High Performance Leadership. Mark recently retired and has co-founded a new organization dedicated to serving leaders called Lead Every Day. In today’s episode, we talk with Mark about his latest book Uncommon Greatness: Five Fundamentals to Transform Your Leadership. 

Listen to our 2023 interview with Mark here. 

Listen to our 2021 interview with Mark here.

Visit Mark’s website here: www.leadeveryday.com

Email Mark: mark@leadeveryday.com

Call/Text Mark: 678-612-8441

The views, information, or opinions expressed during this show are solely those of the participants involved and do not necessarily represent those of SouthState Bank and its employees.

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