Who Owns Your Company Culture?
The question of who "owns" a company culture is a tricky one. There are lots of right answers that are wrong, and lots of wrong answers that are right. Let me try to make some sense of all of this for you.
Your Achievements Are Hiding The Real Problem with Esther Zeledon – Ep. 420
In this revealing episode, Esther Zeledon, President of Be.Act.Change, shares how success itself can keep you stuck as a dissatisfied employee and how to break free into purpose. If you're in a great job that still feels like the wrong life and wonder whether to stay or start something of your own, you won't want to miss it.
You will discover:
- Why inheriting dreams from others leads to misalignment and eventual regret
- How to uncover your unique problem-solving patterns before launching anything
- What it takes to move from dissatisfaction to purposeful action with clarity
You will discover:
- Why stepping into management is a career change, not a promotion
- How to create clarity around expectations for new managers
- What the Four Ps of Leadership framework reveals about where clarity is missing
Your Numbers Look Fine But You’re Struggling with Jonathan Maharaj – Ep. 416
In this perceptive episode, Jonathan Maharaj, Founder of Aurora Financials, shares how to bridge the growing information gap between you and your team as a stage 5 founder. If you're leading executives but struggling with confidence in the numbers and hidden dysfunction, you won't want to miss it.
You will discover:
- Why scaling creates more dysfunction and information asymmetry at the board level
- How to distinguish symptoms from root causes in financial and operational issues
- What soft controls and people-focused leadership look like to maintain alignment
The Ultimate Guide to Holding an Incredible Executive Offsite – Day One
From day one, this step-by-step agenda will give you and your team an opportunity to reflect on past successes and challenges and cast a vision for the company so powerful and enduring that it will outlast everyone in the room.
Five Steps to Unbelievably High Ownership & Self-Accountability
After enjoying the organic growth stage in your organization, you will come face to face with the reality that Ownership and Self-Accountability don't just happen at scale (that is, if you haven't already). Structuring an environment for Ownership and Self-Accountability to thrive may sound foreign and complicated. But it's not. Here's how to do it.
Should You Really Scale Your Organization with Scott Ritzheimer – Ep. 411
In this thought-provoking episode, Scott Ritzheimer, Founder of Scale Architects, shares why bigger is not always better when considering the move from level 3 to level 4. If you're in stage 3 succeeding as a manager but feeling pressure to scale up, or already sensing the disillusionment of level 4, you won't want to miss it.
You will discover:
- Why thriving in level 3 as a player-coach can fully achieve your vision without added complexity
- How to decide if your organization truly needs the coach-on-the-sideline role of level 4
- What it takes to move successfully from managing people to leading managers
Where to Restore Ownership & Self-Accountability
Before you can discover how to restore Ownership & Self-Accountability, you must first decide where you will restore it. There are two routes to Ownership & Self-Accountability, but they go in opposite directions. You need to make sure you pick the route that will get you where you want to go, but most of us try the opposite and fail.
Should You Really Start a Business or Nonprofit with Scott Ritzheimer – Ep. 407
In this clarifying episode, Scott Ritzheimer, Founder of Scale Architects, shares how to decide whether you should stay in stage 1 as a purposeful employee or move to stage 2 and start your own thing. If you're a dissatisfied employee feeling pulled to launch but unsure if it's right for you, you won't want to miss it.
You will discover:
- Why level 1 can be the ideal stage for mastering your craft and living with stability
- How to become a purposeful employee instead of settling as a dissatisfied one
- What signs show it's truly time to move from level 1 to becoming a startup entrepreneur
Are Your Happiest Clients Killing Your Growth? with Bradley Rausch – Ep. 404
In this methodical episode, Bradley Rausch, Owner of bradleyrausch.com, shares how to turn your happy clients into a high-margin growth engine instead of staying trapped on the front-end hamster wheel. If you have clients, a team, and solid reviews but your growth has flattened despite chasing more leads, you won't want to miss it.
You will discover:
- Why focusing on quality of revenue through referrals and upsells can multiply profit per client without more volume
- How to implement the four sales framework to maximize lifetime value from onboarding to ascension
- How to train your client success team to sell advocacy and upsells while maintaining quality experience
5 Ways to Build a Brilliant Organization Part 1
The mere mention of the phrase "corporate training" will send the bravest men and women running in the opposite direction. Most training programs are company killers. Yet, the path to building a brilliant organization that can stand the test of time requires that we build the training program that can make that enduring greatness possible. In this series, you'll learn exactly how you can do just that!
How High-Performing Creatives Get Stuck with Stacey Bailey – Ep. 396
In this insightful episode, Stacey Bailey, Senior Consultant & Executive Coach of The Intention Collective, shares how creative founders can successfully lead their first team in stage 3. If you feel frustrated that no one else can keep up, think like you, or deliver the way you do, you won't want to miss it.
You will discover:
- Why expecting your team to think and work like you creates unnecessary struggle and misalignment
- How to create clarity around vision and expectations so everyone rows in the same direction
- What it takes to build real trust and give effective feedback instead of being “nice.”
Leading Executives Without Losing Your Mind with Scott Abbott – Ep. 393
In this efficient episode, Scott Abbott, Founder and CEO of BOS-UP, shares how to lead executives effectively by blending robust systems with human-centered leadership, EQ, and intentional ""Boss Up Moments"" to scale beyond founder-driven chaos. If you struggle with executives falling out of alignment despite a strong team, or if you find that your drive and decisiveness now work against you at this level, you won't want to miss it.
You will discover:
- Why what got you here as a founder will now work against you as a CEO
- How to shift from managing people to building systems that create real alignment
- What it truly means to lead from the heart while maintaining strong structure