I couldn’t believe I failed to ask him the most important question on my list.

In this episode of Leadership Huddle, Scott McCrea, President and CEO of Explore Fairbanks, joins me to talk about humor, humility, and leading an organization that tells a community’s story, but I completely forgot to ask him about being a 3-time winner of the Chatanika Outhouse Races.

Thankfully we covered a lot of other good ground. A lifelong Alaskan with a background in journalism, Scott shares how curiosity, clear communication, and the courage to admit “I don’t know” have shaped his leadership. He also opens up about being an introvert leading in an extroverted industry, what it means to create space for experimentation, and how embracing “weirdness” can make us better leaders.

This is a conversation about owning your strengths, trusting your people, and keeping your sense of humor intact—no outhouse-racing experience required.

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Learn more at explorefairbanks.com

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