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favorite saying, “People will forget what you said and forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” His best bosses My parents. They taught me to work hard, treat people with respect, and that no job is above or below you. What managing others has taught him about himself As a manager, I need to realize I may not have all the answers. I should be comfortable relying on my co-workers and striving to build a strong team by drawing on each person’s strengths. His best advice for other bosses Start by showing up each day prepared to do your best. Take time to invest in and elevate others before yourself. Value each person for who they are and what individual goals they want to achieve. And always remember, at HALO, our people have always been our strength. JOSH EBRAHEMI Vice President/Partner Jack Nadel International Direct Reports: 5 Years Managing Others: 13 J osh Ebrahemi has worked at Los Angeles, California-based distributor Jack Nadel International (JNI) since graduating from the University of California - San Diego in 2002. During that time, he’s been the top salesperson for 11 years and earned a promotion to partner in 2006. In addition to carving out his own career opportunities, he’s also created a team environment where employees enjoy coming to work every day. “Not only is he highly successful, but he humbly shares his success with every member of our team,” says nominator Carsen Welch. “He always finds ways to thank us and to encourage us to reach higher.” “He goes out of his way every day to ensure we are all happy, collaborating, being effective and feeling appreciated,” says nominator Jessica Piche. For example, he noticed one employee who was covering for vacationing coworkers and hadn’t left her desk all day. “He immediately bought her food and encouraged her to take some time away from her desk,” remembers Rachel Lutsky. “Most bosses wouldn’t blink an eye at the kind of hard work she was doing because they expect you to be that dedicated. Josh recognizes the value in treating employees well and making sure they’re happy, which makes us all willing to work so hard for him.” Nominator Anna Taylor says he does everything he can to ensure employees are challenged and given new tasks and responsibilities as they grow with Tomas Cohan (center) with team members David Ekdahl, Lisa Ekdahl, Sandy Routzon and Stacy Nelson. Not shown: April Rider, Wayne Heus, Melanie Levans and Janette Petesch. Josh Ebrahemi (left), with his team, looks for ways to celebrate the big and small accomplishments together. Best Bosses Of 2018 | FEATURE | OCTOBER 2018 | 33