[S01E10] Established in 1848, Hancock Lumber Company is a sixth-generation, family-owned business operating a land company, sawmill division, a network of retail lumber yards, home design showrooms and a truss manufacturing facility.
In 2010, CEO Kevin Hancock started losing his voice and was soon diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia, an incurable neurological condition that causes spasms in the vocal cords and is made worse by stress. While going through his personal struggle, Kevin traveled to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota where he truly learned what it meant to have no voice.
In this week’s episode, we dive into Kevin’s journey and how his experience propelled Hancock Lumber to a more employee-centric business culture.
