“Making a Difference” is an inspiring TV show featuring interviews with successful entrepreneurs and leaders around the world. The show focuses on business leadership, motivation, and success stories, with the goal of sparking inspiration and igniting success in the audience. Today our hosts, Grace Hooks, spoke with Arthur Hairston.
Arthur Hairston
CEO of Strive Youth & Family Services
Website Address: https://striveyfs.org/
Short company description:
Strive Youth & Family Services is a Florida-licensed organization dedicated to helping children in foster care with autism and developmental disabilities thrive in safe, supportive, and structured home environments. Strive combines behavioral support, life-skills development, recreation, transportation, and individualized care to help each child build independence, stability, and a brighter future.
Tell me a time you failed forward and what you learned from the experience.
When my wife and I started Strive we opened and closed within 2 months. We reopened but we learned that we needed to focus on a particular group of kids that we know we can provide the best service for.
What are your biggest obstacles and barriers to success?
My biggest obstacles and barriers to success is myself. When I look at where I started with the company and where we are now I’m constantly asking myself is this luck or are we really that good at what we do.
What is the proudest moment of your leadership career?
The proudest moment is whenever a new case worker tells me good things they have heard about our group home without talking to me first to tell them about what we can offer kids needing placement.
