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In this insightful episode, Jeff Kikel, President of Freedom Day Wealth Management, LLC, shares how he helps founders exit their business with tremendous success.
You will discover:
- Why traditional retirement planning is failing us
- How to decouple ownership and management in succession
- The biggest non-financial challenges for business owners in retirement
I was teaching a workshop recently and met a highly Visionary founder, Chad, who was quite successful. His businesses (yes, plural) were booming. He had the (very) fancy car. He had the (very) fancy watch. And he had a beautiful family at home, too. But as I spoke not just about how businesses scale but …
In this victorious episode, Scott Beebe, Founder and Head Coach of My Business On Purpose, shares how he
You will discover:
- Why, instead of putting out fires, you might just want to let your business burn (so that it can grow)
- The biggest lie in business and how it's affecting you right now
- Four simple steps business owners can take to conquer chaos
In this eye-opening episode, Dylan Bost, Co-Founder and CEO of Sunny HQ LLC, shares how to break free from the disillusioned leader trap and reclaim personal profitability. If you struggle with growing revenue but shrinking take-home pay and constant burnout in stage 4, you won't want to miss it.
You will discover:
- Why owner compensation often gets sacrificed first during scaling.
- How to structure pay so the business rewards you, not just employees.
- What mindset and systems shift profit from the company to your life.
In this executive episode, Adriana Cowdin, CEO of Be Bold Executive Coaching, shares how she shares the knowledge and skills she gained to achieve status in the top 1% of all woman-owned small businesses and uses it to help other founders and CEOs become better leaders.
You will discover:
- How important relationships are to company success
- In what ways being a non-CEO executive is different or even more challenging than being at the top
- The two biggest challenges executives face
In this empowering episode, Daria Rudnik, Team Architect and Owner of Daria Rudnik Coaching & Consulting, shares how to shift from founder-led decisions to empowered team ownership in stage 4. If you struggle with being the bottleneck in leadership meetings and slow decisions, you won't want to miss it.
You will discover:
- Why constant founder input kills team confidence and slows scaling.
- How to create psychological safety so your team speaks up first
- What structured questions train leaders to own outcomes independently
In this insightful episode, Mike Straza, Owner of Straza Consulting, shares how he provides Fractional CFO and COO support to Visionary CEOs to help them scale. If you and your leaders are frustrated by skill, technical, or knowledge gaps, you won't want to miss this episode!
You will discover:
- How and when a Fractional Executive can help you dramatically scale your organization
- The difference between a Fractional CFO and a Fractional COO and how to know which one you need
- How to find the right for you and your organization
In this transformative episode, Todd Polke, Owner of Todd Polke, shares how to escape post-exit mediocrity and design a legacy of fulfillment and wealth. If you struggle with feeling stuck after selling or craving deeper purpose at scale, you won't want to miss it.
You will discover:
- How to redefine success beyond financials for lasting impact
- Why mindset shifts unlock exponential growth in life and business
- What daily habits build the clarity to avoid the "middle" trap
In this expert episode, Dr. Noah St. John, Founder of St. John Executive Coaching, shares how he has helped 1000s of founders and CEOs break the 7 figure barrier and make over $1M in a single year.
You will discover:
- The formula for profitably generating $1M in revenue
- Why so many founders suffer from Income Ceiling Syndrome, and how you can break free
- Why so much advice from successful people is not helpful
In this transformative episode, Elizabeth Parsons, Principal and Co-Founder of Encoraco, shares how she demystifies what is on the other side of ""retirement"" and how you can get clarity through some of the biggest questions we all face. If you don't like the idea of retirement or are maybe even a little afraid of what might happen if you do, don't miss this episode.
You will discover:
- The easiest way to answer the question, ""What do I do now?"" (it's also the most powerful way)
- How you can unlock the answer to the question ""Who am I?"" in your own life
- Why so many founders experience severe and often life-threatening illness within the first year of retirement and what can be done about it
In this poignant episode, George Kriza, CEO of Challenging Decisions, shares the lessons he learned over 25 years as CEO of a growing Inc 500 company. If you're the CEO of an organization with over 30 employees and struggling to keep up with all the decisions that keep landing on your desk, you won't want to miss this episode.
You will discover:
- What separates high-growth CEOs from everyone else
- Why you may not need to be a better decision-maker and what you should do instead
- How to handle an underperforming leader (especially if they are also a friend)
In this social episode, Rob Giardinelli, Founder of Event Mindset, shares how he, as an introvert, has mastered attending events and helping others create the most impactful events. If you're an introvert who struggles to embrace and enjoy social situations, or you lead introverts on your team and want to know how to unlock the power of an introvert, you don't want to miss this episode.
You will discover:
- Why introverts and extraverts need each other, and what happens if you get the balance wrong
- The superpower every introvert has, whether they know it or not
- How to begin and end any conversation with ease
