Daron PachecoCEO, Howdy Media · Brand Builder

Would you hire someone you couldn't stand being around?

22 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker emphasizes that culture is the most critical factor when hiring for a church or any organization. He argues that life’s challenges make it essential to work with people you love and enjoy being around. The speaker describes a hiring philosophy that prioritizes interpersonal compatibility—such as sharing meals, trips, and social activities—over merely technical competence. By ensuring staff and core team members share the same vision and can “do life” together, the organization fosters a fun, cohesive, and effective work environment.

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Sure. Well, I mean, I just, I just think I'm a culture guy. Like, I think culture is huge, you know what I mean? It just matters. Like, life is, life is hard enough whether you're in this business or whether you're in the church business or whatever kind of business you're in. It's tough, man. It's a challenge out there every day to, to keep climbing and keep growing and keep doing. And so I just, um, for me, always, like, in the church, like, I wanted our staff and I wanted our core team to just have this good culture, you know, where you got along, where you loved each other. And so to go back to what I said earlier, it's easier to do it with somebody that you love, somebody that you enjoy being around. And so one thing we've always tried to do at the church is when we hire people, don't just hire somebody because they're good at a specific job. Like, can you do life with them? Can you go eat with them? Can you go on trips with them? Can you hang out with them? And so it just, it's just easier and it's more fun with people that you love and you get along with and that kind of have the same vision that you have.