John Vars is an experienced musician, software engineer, CPO, and is currently the CEO at Mixhalo. In this episode, John describes his professional journey as a college student, software engineer, founder, and business leader. John dives deeply into his philosophies and lessons learned as a CEO & leader, such as the lean management philosophy. He also speaks about the importance of continuous improvement within a company and through personal development. How do we do this on a daily level? John explains how he has incorporated this growth mindset into his company through the concept of visual management, prioritizing standards over a process, having regular Success Meetings, personal tracking, and urging for everyone in his company to continuously be self-reflecting.