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‘Servant leadership’ the cure for bad bosses, says co-founder of Ooltewah consulting company

Marcel Schwantes, founder of Leadership From the Core, speaks at the Company Lab's Pitch Night in late January.
Marcel Schwantes, founder of Leadership From the Core, speaks at the Company Lab's Pitch Night in late January. Marcel Schwantes, founder of Leadership From the Core, speaks at the Company Lab's Pitch Night in late January.
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Lean more about Leadership from the Core online at www.leadershipfromthecore.com

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Leadership From the Core› Founded: April 2015› Co-founders: Marcel Schwantes and William Davis› About the leadership: Schwantes is the architect and chief visionary behind the business. He has 20 years of experience in organizational behavior and talent development and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in organizational behavior.› The pitch: Schwantes hopes to get $50,000 in venture capital so he can put his Leadership From the Core program in an online, E-learning format so it will “scale,” or reach a wider audience. Currently, the business’ consultants do trainings in person.

How many of you have ever had a bad boss?

When Marcel Schwantes asks that question to an audience, usually 80 percent to 90 percent of the hands go up.

But it doesn’t have to be that way, says Schwantes, the co-founder of Leadership From the Core, an Ooltewah-based management consulting business centered on the concept of “servant leadership,” or putting employees’ needs first.