Built Every System From Scratch Then Took Over

B.L. Lewis went from CDL bus driver to General Manager leading 100+ employees in under 3 years — and nobody handed him anything. In this episode of Disrupt & Discuss, BL breaks down how he built systems from scratch, led a workforce twice his age, and kept his composure while a supervisor called him stupid to his face every single day.

We get into his pivot from fitness trainer to transportation leadership, what solo parenting through depression taught him about grit, and how his ADHD became the superpower that no one saw coming. From Mr. Mom with a baby in a pumpkin seat to running a global organization's local operation — this is what rising looks like when the odds are stacked.
BL Lewis (@TheDaddyator on TikTok) is also a published author, poet, and father of five. His book Some Days Are Better Than Others is linked below.
📖 Book: Some Days Are Better Than Others - https://a.co/d/0ie6vLNV
🎙️ Follow BL: @bybllewis
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Welcome to Disrupt & Discuss
00:03 B.L. Lewis intro — father of 5, married a woman with 3 kids from 3 dads
00:09 How structure at home bleeds into leadership at work
00:11 The gym sexual harassment that made him walk away from fitness training
00:14 Mr. Mom: raising his son solo while the business collapsed
00:20 Depression, the Titanic moment, and pivoting to a CDL
00:24 First day as supervisor — thick skin required
00:25 The 87-year-old driver who tried to come back with one leg
00:30 John Wooden philosophy and character-based leadership
00:37 The supervisor who called him stupid every single day
00:39 Building systems, maps, and training manuals from nothing
00:43 Making the case for GM — 300+ documented observations
00:48 "First time the whole office is colored"

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