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Stop Hustling in the Wrong Direction with Stacey Berger – Ep. 445

In this empowering episode, Stacey Berger, Owner of Ever Expanding Coaching Ltd., shares how to escape the hamster-wheel of constant busywork and start taking the actions that actually move the needle. If you’re working every waking hour yet still feel behind and exhausted, you won’t want to miss it.

You will discover:

- Why celebrating what you already accomplished creates better energy and real momentum
- How to shift from outside-in busywork to inside-out actions guided by your vision
- What an entrepreneur mindset requires versus clinging to employee-style security

Read moreStop Hustling in the Wrong Direction with Stacey Berger – Ep. 445

Every Founder Needs a Parking Lot with Chad Paris – Ep. 444

In this clarifying episode, Chad Paris, Founder and CEO of Stonefly Consulting Group, shares why hiring great people and getting out of their way often backfires at this stage, how process keeps your growing team aligned to who you actually are, and simple ways to protect focus while still capturing your ideas. If you struggle with talented hires who still create chaos, loyalty promotions that stall growth, or feeling like something is “off” but you can’t name it, you won’t want to miss it.

You will discover:

- Why promoting loyal early team members into the wrong seats quietly creates chaos and stalled growth
- How to reconnect your original message so sales, marketing, and ops stay fluid as you scale
- What the “parking lot” tactic does to stop idea overload and finally get things finished

Read moreEvery Founder Needs a Parking Lot with Chad Paris – Ep. 444

Grow Your Business Without Personal Guarantees with Sue Schuster – Ep. 443

In this practical episode, Sue Schuster, COO of BizFi.io, shares how you can access growth capital without always putting your personal assets on the line, why corporate credit matters more than most founders realize, and how to use debt strategically instead of fearfully. If you struggle with needing capital to hire, buy equipment, or scale but hate the idea of personal guarantees and high-cost advances, you won't want to miss it.

You will discover:

- How to use equipment financing first so the asset itself serves as collateral and frees up other cash
- Why building true corporate credit (Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax Business) takes deliberate action most founders skip
- How to test whether your funding plan is actionable before you take on any debt

Read moreGrow Your Business Without Personal Guarantees with Sue Schuster – Ep. 443

Don’t Start the Wrong Business with Sheldon Wolf – Ep. 442

In this no-nonsense episode, Sheldon Wolf, Founder of Intellitary Real Estate & Mortgage Referral Network, shares why “follow your passion” is dangerous advice and how to build businesses designed to profit from day one. If you’re thinking about starting a business but worried you’ll turn a hobby into a money pit, you won’t want to miss it.

You will discover:

- Why following your passion alone often leads to starting the wrong business
- How to build a business backwards from monetization instead of from the idea
- What the hidden costs of customer acquisition do to true profitability

Read moreDon’t Start the Wrong Business with Sheldon Wolf – Ep. 442

You Don’t Have to Be Famous to be Worth Listening To with Dominic Forth – Ep. 441

In this empowering episode, Dominic Forth, CEO of Thought Leaders America, shares how early-stage founders can build credible visibility and turn media into real revenue. If you feel stuck because no one trusts you enough to buy yet, you won’t want to miss it.

You will discover:

- Why your revenue problem is often a trust problem, not just a lead problem
- How to use podcasts to gain visibility and real-time feedback without waiting for perfection
- What to do with media appearances so they become revenue-generating assets

Read moreYou Don’t Have to Be Famous to be Worth Listening To with Dominic Forth – Ep. 441

Stop Renting Out Your Best Years with Daniel Carpio – Ep. 440

In this timely episode, Daniel Carpio, Co-Founder of Veri, shares how AI has collapsed the old barriers so you can now scale yourself as the new unit of growth instead of relying on one employer. If you struggle with feeling locked into a single job for income, identity, and security while sensing the game has changed, you won't want to miss it.

You will discover:

- How to start with radical self-assessment of your real skills, assets, and constraints before building anything
- Why tight feedback loops across every time horizon are now the only way to avoid compounding the wrong bets
- What nondelegable risks you must own yourself once traditional employment no longer absorbs them for you

Read moreStop Renting Out Your Best Years with Daniel Carpio – Ep. 440

Strategy Drag Is Slowing Your Leadership Team with Aleya Harris – Ep. 439

In this insightful episode, Aleya Harris Founder and Owner of The Evolution Collective Inc., shares how strategy drag quietly drains your momentum as a Level 5 CEO and how story-driven leadership turns team misalignment into forward motion. If you struggle with your executive team interpreting the same strategy five different ways, delayed decisions, duplicated work, or investments that somehow never move the business forward, you won't want to miss it.

You will discover:

- How to spot strategy drag as the hidden resistance that keeps your approved plan from actually happening
- Why answering “what does this mean for me” for every person is the real key to execution
- How to use storytelling frameworks and belief archetypes to get true buy-in without changing who people are

Read moreStrategy Drag Is Slowing Your Leadership Team with Aleya Harris – Ep. 439

Stopping Isn’t Quitting with Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey – Ep. 438

In this liberating episode, Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Owner of Nell3D, shares why stopping is not the same as quitting and how strategic subtraction creates more impact and fulfillment. If you feel stuck doing more and more yet still dissatisfied or exhausted, you won’t want to miss it.

You will discover:

- Why stopping is different from quitting and essential for high performers
- How to use the Stop-Drop-Roll process to subtract strategically
- What happens when you create space instead of always adding more

Read moreStopping Isn’t Quitting with Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey – Ep. 438

Can We Finally Give Up on Growth Hacks? with Hugo van den Biggelaar – Ep. 437

In this practical episode, Hugo van den Biggelaar, CEO and Co-Founder of The Bitsing Company USA, shares why growth hacks fail and how a balanced, insight-driven method makes growth predictable again. If you’re approving budgets that don’t return and feel stuck playing permanent whack-a-mole, you won’t want to miss it.

You will discover:

- Why chasing silver-bullet growth hacks keeps you stuck fixing one fire after another
- How to use actual revenue data instead of gut feel to decide where to invest
- What a balanced growth strategy looks like so you don’t starve today’s business

Read moreCan We Finally Give Up on Growth Hacks? with Hugo van den Biggelaar – Ep. 437

Why HR Shouldn’t Be A Bad Word with DeeAnn Palin – Ep. 436

In this practical episode, DeeAnn Palin, Founder and CEO of ONPOINT Business Solutions, shares why treating HR as pure overhead keeps founders stuck and how to turn people strategy into a real growth lever. If payroll feels like your biggest expense yet you’re still leaking talent and time, you won’t want to miss it.

You will discover:

- Why treating HR as pure expense creates hidden leakage and blocks the next growth stage
- How to know when fractional strategic HR support becomes cheaper than doing nothing
- What the real math of turnover and misallocated rewards is costing you every year

Read moreWhy HR Shouldn’t Be A Bad Word with DeeAnn Palin – Ep. 436

Is Your Engineering Team Worth Its Payroll with Thanos Diacakis – Ep. 435

In this practical episode episode, Thanos Diacakis, Founder of Cosmic Teacups, shares why engineering teams often feel expensive and slow—and how to fix the real bottlenecks. If you’re questioning whether your development team is worth its payroll or wondering why timelines keep slipping, you won’t want to miss it.

You will discover:

- Why ignoring Investments and Risk creates technical debt that slows everything down
- How to replace long specs with short feedback loops so the team stays on course
- What weekly investment in process improvement compounds into dramatically higher velocity

Read moreIs Your Engineering Team Worth Its Payroll with Thanos Diacakis – Ep. 435

The Problem with Being Too Good with Lacey Newman – Ep. 434

In this value-packed episode, Lacey Newman, Founder of Lacey Newman LLC, shares how to stop over functioning so your first hires actually make life easier instead of busier. If you’re still the best at every task and your growing team only adds more work, you won’t want to miss it.

You will discover:

- Why being the best at the work keeps your new team dependent on you
- What must change when the systems that got you here can no longer hold the next level
- How to hire and let go using the 80% rule so people can truly support you

Read moreThe Problem with Being Too Good with Lacey Newman – Ep. 434