Paul Starkey - ELAN, Bravas, VITAL | What Winning Businesses Understand: A Founder’s Perspective

What happens when an innovator steps outside the industry they helped shape?In this episode of 1NSIGHTS, Jason Griffing sits down with Paul Starkey — a key force behind ELAN, Bravas, Magnifi, PrepTECH, and several other ventures — for a candid conversation about what he's learned across a career defined by building, pivoting, and creating lasting value. Paul brings a rare perspective: someone who helped shape the CI industry from the inside, stepped away, and can now reflect honestly on what it does well, where it falls short, and what it takes to win long-term.Listen and you'll learn:What actually drives growth, and where businesses tend to break as demand, capacity, and process fall out of syncWhat to watch in private equity roll-ups, why the real challenges start after the deal closesHow AI, data, and better systems are changing how fast businesses can operate, and where most are behindWhat lessons from outside the industry can help you build a stronger businessWatch the video recording here:https://youtu.be/oFHIryP9Os8?si=KHhNIpKnRk7__xVV