S1E8: Creating a Life and Business You Design | Tim Vogel

Tim Vogel, co-founder and CEO of Scenthound, discusses the tools for developing the right culture and the right team through a life-by-design philosophy.

The company’s story is filled with an entrepreneurial spirit, as Tim talks about taking the leap with his wife to start the pet grooming business. It all started when they chose to get a dog. 

Life-by-design is the philosophy Tim keeps at the center of his business and personal growth. He breaks down how a company acquisition gave him the freedom to explore how he wanted to work and how it created the foundation for the business. 

Tim shares how EOS® came into his life while building community in a new state and struggling to balance the family business at the same time. He shares the vulnerable moment where he realized he didn’t know what he was doing and how he took the first step forward. 

But with growth comes change. Tim models this through his own experience moving through the ‘fractals’ of growth and moving new people onto his team. 

And with a change in the team, comes a change in the mission. Tim gives reassurance that this is a healthy part of the process as he shares how he’s transitioned with new leaders and evolved with others.

Two of the important elements that Tim points to are authenticity and healthy conflict. He discusses the ways to embrace both while putting his leaders in the right seats and finding new opportunities for growth. 

Culture is made up of two things: what you reward and what you tolerate. Tim explains how he puts this idea into action. While challenging himself to evolve, Tim protects the culture by preventing grinding and attracting the right employees. 

As the business grew, so did Tim. Despite seeing himself as an Integrator™, Tim challenged himself to step into the Visionary role, and it transformed him and the company. 

Cesar Quintero, Scenthound’s EOS Implementer®, shares the unique challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs like Tim. Balancing both Integrator and Visionary skills can cause issues when it comes to letting go of control. But it also opened the door for Scenthound to become a franchise. 

He builds on the life-by-design approach by discussing how to use metrics in order to see the impact and understand where you want your business to go. 

Both Tim and Cesar talk about knowing when to step out of a seat and how to find the right person to trust in that role. 

Tim talks about the tools that have helped him move the business forward. While Scenthound has grown in scale, the biggest growth Tim has seen has been in himself and the culture. He opens up about the influence the Visionary’s attitude has on the company and provides tips for being intentional with how he leads. 

Links

• Tim Vogel | LinkedIn
• Our Story | Scenthound Website