Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season features Joe Patneaude talking about Big Life—How Micro-Progress Creates Massive Change.

Joe Patneaude Executive Coach for Financial Advisors | Creator of the STAR Scalability℠ Method. Joe Patneaude is an executive coach, author, and creator of the STAR Scalability℠ Method, a practical, people-first framework that helps leaders grow their businesses without sacrificing their time, health, or team. With more than 25 years in financial services, Joe’s career spans operations, compliance, technology, and executive leadership, including a rise from the mailroom to the C-suite. That journey gives him a perspective most coaches don’t have: he understands the invisible gap between how leaders think their business works and how their people actually experience it. Joe specializes in helping founders, financial advisors, and service-based leaders simplify complexity, build stronger teams, and scale sustainably. His work blends real-world leadership experience with direct, honest insight. No fluff. No recycled coaching platitudes. Just clear, actionable principles grounded in lived experience. Podcast audiences appreciate Joe because he brings a refreshing mix of straight talk, relatable stories, and genuinely useful strategies. Whether discussing burnout, team culture, scaling pains, or the challenges of growing a business that actually supports your life, Joe makes complex leadership issues simple and practical. If your audience is full of leaders, owners, advisors, or entrepreneurs looking for clarity, focus, and a sustainable path forward, Joe brings the insights, and the candor, that make conversations memorable and valuable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices