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The Day One List

Jenny McCallum

The Day One List is the podcast about the people you call first.

Every successful career, business, and life is built on relationships. Behind every opportunity is someone who believed in you, challenged you, opened a door, or showed up when it mattered most.

Hosted by Hunter Schwenke with co-host Andru Morgan, each episode features honest conversations with business leaders, entrepreneurs, and community builders as they share the people, decisions, and moments that shaped their journey.

Through recurring segments like The Day One Decision, Hired or Fired, Who’s On Your Day One List?, and The Day One Challenge, every episode delivers practical leadership insights and relationship lessons listeners can apply immediately.

Because a Day One List isn’t built when you need people it’s built long before you do.

Who’s on your Day One List?

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#7
Monday · 36 min
Rehumanizing Business in the Age of AI, with Eric Gregg
Send us Fan Mail Eric Gregg started his company in 2003 with $10,000, and a promise to his wife that he'd get a "real job" if it ran out. Twenty-three years, three company names, and one industry-defining pivot later, he's the founder of Clearly Rated, the client-experience platform trusted across the staffing and professional services world. In this episode, Eric joins Hunter and Andru to unpack the single relationship that turned his business around, why specialization beats trying to serve everyone, how AI is reshaping, not replacing, trust-based business, and the vulnerability habit he says every leader is missing. The Day One List is proudly brought to you by Express Employment Professionals, Specialized Recruiting Group, and Express Healthcare Staffing. The people you call first.
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#6
October 26 · 35 min
I Can Train Skill, I Can't Train Attitude: 30 Years of Lessons from Glen Morrison
Send us Fan Mail Glen Morrison spent nearly three decades running operations and logistics teams, and almost thirty years choosing Express Employment Professionals as his first call. In this episode, Glen joins Hunter and Andrew to talk about the entry-level warehouse job that became a career, the leadership mentor who told him he "didn't look the part" yet, why he can train skill but not attitude, and the now-famous story of the garbage he planted on the warehouse floor to find out who actually noticed the details. He also shares who's on his own Day One List. A high school PE coach, a first boss, a regional manager, and the parents who taught him hard work and how to have fun. The Day One List is proudly brought to you by Express Employment Professionals, Specialized Recruiting Group, and Express Healthcare Staffing. The people you call first.
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#5
October 12 · 42 min
“You Either Win or You Learn": Gabe Arreola on Work Ethic, Community, and Second Calls
Send us Fan Mail Gabe Arreola is Supervisor of Bottling Operations at Stoller and a former Express associate. In this episode of The Day One List, hosts Hunter Schwenke and Andrew Morgan sit down with Gabe to talk about the work ethic he learned from his mom and grandparents, how he moved from welding to winery operations, and why Brandon remembered him ten years later. Plus: a surprise video message, Take It or Leave It, Gabe's Day One List, and a challenge for anyone looking for their next opportunity. The Day One List is proudly brought to you by Express Employment Professionals, Specialized Recruiting Group, and Express Healthcare Staffing. The people you call first.
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#4
September 28 · 39 min
Jeff Miller on Recruiting, Relationships, and What It Takes to Win
Send us Fan Mail Jeff Miller went from playing wide receiver at Lewis and Clark College to launching a recruiting firm from his basement and building it into one of Portland's leading specialized staffing organizations. In this episode, Jeff shares the Day One decision that set everything in motion, the cold call that became a 15-year partnership, why he turned down management to master his craft first, and how AI is transforming the recruiting industry. The Day One List is proudly brought to you by Express Employment Professionals, Specialized Recruiting Group, and Express Healthcare Staffing. The people you call first.
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September 14 · 32 min
Trust, Hustle & The Day One List: Julie Tate on 30 Years of Building Teams That Last
Send us Fan Mail What does it take to build a healthcare staffing company from a tiny closet office to 16 locations across three countries? Julie Tate, Senior Vice President of Express Healthcare Staffing, joins Hunter and Andru to share her 30+ year journey in healthcare staffing from covering a maternity leave at 21 to opening the first Express Healthcare franchise and expanding into Canada and Australia. In this episode, Julie breaks down what she looks for in a Day One team member (trust, hustle, no laziness), why culture fit beats a degree every time, and the one piece of advice she'd give her younger self: trust your gut faster. Whether you're building a business, leading a team, or trying to earn a spot on someone's Day One list this episode is for you. The Day One List is proudly brought to you by Express Employment Professionals, Specialized Recruiting Group, and Express Healthcare Staffing. The Day One List is proudly brought to you by Express Employment Professionals, Specialized Recruiting Group, and Express Healthcare Staffing. The people you call first.
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September 14 · 32 min
Trust, Hustle & The Day One List: Julie Tate on 30 Years of Building Teams That Last
Send us Fan Mail What does it take to build a healthcare staffing company from a tiny closet office to 16 locations across three countries? Julie Tate, Senior Vice President of Express Healthcare Staffing, joins Hunter and Andru to share her 30+ year journey in healthcare staffing from covering a maternity leave at 21 to opening the first Express Healthcare franchise and expanding into Canada and Australia. In this episode, Julie breaks down what she looks for in a Day One team member (trust, hustle, no laziness), why culture fit beats a degree every time, and the one piece of advice she'd give her younger self: trust your gut faster. Whether you're building a business, leading a team, or trying to earn a spot on someone's Day One list this episode is for you. The Day One List is proudly brought to you by Express Employment Professionals, Specialized Recruiting Group, and Express Healthcare Staffing. The people you call first.
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August 31 · 40 min
"Take the 1% Chance": Rich North III on Betting on Yourself
Send us Fan Mail Rich North III, owner of Express Employment Professionals in Peoria, AZ, joins The Day One List to talk about leaving a 10-year sales career, moving to Arizona on 3 days' notice, and the unlikely story of how sneaking into a college career fair launched his staffing career. Rich shares what it means to be "the glue" in his family, the people on his own Day One List, and why he believes in taking the 1% chance. The Day One List is proudly brought to you by Express Employment Professionals, Specialized Recruiting Group, and Express Healthcare Staffing. The people you call first.
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August 17 · 43 min
Build a Bridge and Get Over It: Jenny McCallum on the Power of Trust
Send us Fan Mail Jenny McCallum, President of Express Employment Professionals, Express Healthcare Staffing, and Specialized Recruiting Group, and creator of The Day One List, joins her son and host Hunter Schwenke, along with co-host Andru Morgan, to talk about what it really means to become someone’s first call. From growing up a lifelong competitor to building a career rooted in relationships, Jenny shares how playing point guard shaped her leadership philosophy, why trust can be transferred, and why growing your network starts with asking how you can help rather than what you can get. Jenny also reflects on four people who helped shape the leader she is today: her dad, her bonus mom, her mother Cathy Stoller, and her stepdad, Express founder Bill Stoller and the lessons each taught her about relationships, leadership, and showing up for others. Learn more at www.thedayonelist.com. The Day One List is proudly brought to you by Express Employment Professionals, Specialized Recruiting Group, and Express Healthcare Staffing. The people you call first.
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July 28 · 3 min
Introducing The Day One List: The People You Call First
Send us Fan Mail Who do you call first and what does it take to earn that place? The Day One List is a podcast about the relationships behind success and the people who show up when it matters most. Hosted by Hunter Schwenke alongside co-host Andru Morgan, The Day One List brings together business leaders, entrepreneurs, community members, associates, clients, and remarkable people from all over the world to uncover the relationships that helped shape their lives and careers. Through meaningful conversations, we explore trust, loyalty, service, growth, accountability, and what it really takes to become someone’s first call. Because your Day One List isn’t about your contacts, your followers, or the size of your network. It’s about the people who have earned your trust and becoming the kind of person who earns theirs. The Day One List is proudly brought to you by Express Employment Professionals, Specialized Recruiting Group, and Express Healthcare Staffing. The people you call first.
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