Tyler Doll | G-P Distributing | May 2, 2020

Join entrepreneur Tyler Doll of G-P Distributing as he talks about working in food distribution in the territory during the pandemic and how he and G-P Distribution are growing and adapting to the change.

(2:00) Tyler talks about being raised in an entrepreneurial family in the Yukon.

(3:50) Tyler comments about working hard and having a nimble organization that can react to changes in the marketplace. He finds strength in building collaborative systems and establishing best practices to protect employees and customers.

(5:55) Tyler talks about looking for opportunities in the marketplace in the midst of change.

(6:35) Tyler talks about working with Yukon restaurants during the pandemic and how stressful a time it is for those small businesses. He's also really impressed to see how so many different facets of the Yukon food industry are all working together.

(8:25) Tyler talks about launching a new product line in the midst of a pandemic -- locally raised meats.

(11:25) Tyler comments on what he's learned about being a leader over the past couple of weeks and working on a new 'superpower': staying calm. He emphasizes the need to have good safe-work practices in place and paying attention to what his employees are saying at all levels of the organization.

(13:40) Tyler comments on his wellness practice and his personal transformation from finding stress relief in "a smoke and a beer" to finding relief through fitness and being outside.

(16:45) Tyler offers advice for entrepreneurs who are thinking about starting a new business: provide a solution for what people need. Know that starting any business is about putting in the time and learning to take constructive well.

(18:40) Tyler's "aha" moment is focusing on staying calm and listening to his team. Listening and "letting your people do their thing" is what allowed him to react so quickly to the changing marketplace.

(22:30) Tyler recommends the music of Big Smo and the track "Workin'" as a song that's getting him moving and motivated these days.