The 5Rs of Being in Service to Others
Samson Liu, The FruitGuys
March 30, 2021

The 5Rs of Being in Service to Others

Chris Mittelstaedt and his partner, Erik Muller, cofounded The FruitGuys in 1998 as a way to bring healthy, fresh fruit to offices and have built the company guided by Evergreen 7Ps® principles. In this presentation from Tugboat Institute Summit 2020, Chris shares the unifying theory of doing business that guides the Evergreen business and keeps the team focused on being in service to others.

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