The Dream Dividend

The Dream Dividend

The Dream Dividend podcast proves that when organizations invest in their employees' personal dreams, the returns compound—in retention, productivity, and profitability

Episodes

October 30, 2025 39 mins

Keywords

ERP implementation, Dream Manager, employee engagement, business systems, culture, change management, human resources, SMB, organizational development, trust

Summary

In this episode, Kevin Patrick discusses the challenges of implementing ERP systems in small to mid-sized businesses and how the Dream Manager approach can prevent culture damage during such transitions. He shares a cautionary tale of a company that lost key ...

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Keywords

leadership, legacy, decision making, intentionality, values, storytelling

Summary

In this conversation, Kevin Patrick discusses the inherent responsibility of leadership in shaping a legacy. He emphasizes the importance of intentional decision-making and the impact of leadership on the narratives created by those they lead.

Takeaways

Nobody tells you when you take on a leadership role, you're already building a legacy. E...

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In this episode of The Dream Dividend, Kevin Patrick explores the broken state of traditional workplace management and introduces a transformative vision for the future of work. He discusses the concept of the 'dream dividend,' which posits that investing in employees' personal dreams can lead to greater engagement, innovation, and profitability. The conversation emphasizes the need for businesses to reimagine their role in society...

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In this intimate and personal episode, host Kevin Patrick pulls back the curtain to share how coaching youth football taught him everything he knows about building dream-driven organizations.

From a winless first season with 11 six-year-olds to leading the middle school program at the largest public school in Saint Johns County, Florida, Kevin reveals the surprising parallels between developing young athletes and transforming busin...

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Beyond the Field: A Father's Lasting Legacy

A year after losing my mother, I discovered something that changed how I understood my entire childhood: a worn notebook filled with my father's handwriting, including a letter he wrote during my addiction treatment that was much gentler than the one I actually received.

My father, Joe Patrick, was a Marine who commuted four and a half hours each way to work, lived in hotels all week, and...

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In this deeply personal episode, Kevin Patrick shares his raw, unfiltered story of battling addiction for over three decades while building a successful career in manufacturing and consulting. From starting substance use at age 12 to becoming a "high-functioning addict" who solved million-dollar problems for Intel while his personal life crumbled, Kevin reveals how his journey through addiction, recovery, relapse, and redemption un...

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What happens when a failing manufacturing company decides to invest in employees' personal dreams instead of cutting costs? A revolutionary business transformation that defies conventional wisdom. In this remarkable case study, we follow an Ohio-based precision manufacturing company that was bleeding $300,000 annually despite having solid contracts. With turnover at a devastating 32% and quality issues mounting, the...

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Episode 5: The Neuroscience of Dreams at Work

What if supporting your employees' personal dreams could transform your business? In this powerful episode, we explore the surprising brain science behind why some small businesses outperform their bigger competitors – and it has nothing to do with technology or capital.

Through the intimate stories of Roberto (an HVAC technician saving to bring his parents from Mexico), ...

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The Dream Manager Revolution: Transforming Business Through Employee Dreams

Discover how a simple question revolutionized organizational transformation: "What if companies systematically helped employees achieve their personal dreams?"

This isn't another feel-good corporate program - we're talking about 400% ROI, companies cutting turnover from 38% to 14% in 18 months, and engagement scores jumping 34 points.

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What if the technology that's supposed to save your small business is actually killing it?

In this eye-opening episode of The Dream Dividend, Kevin Patrick reveals why 60% of small businesses fail within three years of implementing a major system – and it's not because the technology is bad. Through compelling real-world stories, including a family distribution business that lost its soul after an ERP implementation ...

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What if the key to solving your biggest business challenges—high turnover, low productivity, and employee disengagement—was hiding in plain sight? In this inaugural episode of The Dream Dividend, we explore the staggering cost of employee turnover for small and medium businesses and reveal a revolutionary approach that's transforming how SMBs compete for talent.

Discover how one manufacturing company saved their best...

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