104 Why Your IQ Won't Save Your Startup (But Your EQ Might) with Lee Povey

What if the smartest founders are actually sabotaging their own success?In this eye-opening episode, we dive deep with Lee Povey, a transformation coach who's spent two decades turning technically brilliant founders into emotionally intelligent leaders who can scale. Discover why 70% of high IQ founders struggle to break the $10 million revenue barrier, the four-part emotional framework that Navy SEALs use under pressure, and why Reed Hastings fired his entire Netflix executive team despite their technical prowess. Lee breaks down the simple six-emotion model that successful founders use to regulate themselves and reveals why being right isn't the same as being effective. This isn't feel-good advice—it's battle-tested neuroscience for founders who want to stop being their own biggest bottleneck.Keywords: emotional intelligence, founder development, Lee Povey, startup scaling, leadership skills, EQ vs IQ, founder psychology, business growth