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EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 1H 1M

The Alignment Problem That Slows Down Companies - Fixing What's Beneath the Surface with Carly Pepin

from The Reluctant Entrepreneur Podcast · host Mike Konrad

There’s a common belief in business that if something isn’t working, the answer is to change the strategy. Adjust the plan. Work harder. Push faster. But what if the real problem isn’t the strategy at all?What if the bottleneck… is the person leading it?Today’s guest, Carly Pepin, works at the intersection of business growth and human behavior. She helps founders and leadership teams scale their companies, not just by improving systems and processes, but by addressing the underlying patterns in decision-making, communication, and alignment that often determine whether a business moves forward… or stalls out.In the first part of the conversation, we’ll explore Carly’s journey. How she got into this space, the challenges she faced early on, and the moments that shaped her perspective on leadership and growth.In the second part, we’ll dig into her work. What alignment really means inside an organization, why so many scaling efforts break down, and what leaders may be overlooking when they try to take their business to the next level.If you’ve ever felt like your business should be further along than it is… this conversation may challenge how you think about why. https://www.westcoastgrowthadvisors.com

There’s a common belief in business that if something isn’t working, the answer is to change the strategy. Adjust the plan. Work harder. Push faster. But what if the real problem isn’t the strategy at all?What if the bottleneck… is the person leading it?Today’s guest, Carly Pepin, works at the intersection of business growth and human behavior. She helps founders and leadership teams scale their companies, not just by improving systems and processes, but by addressing the underlying patterns in decision-making, communication, and alignment that often determine whether a business moves forward… or stalls out.In the first part of the conversation, we’ll explore Carly’s journey. How she got into this space, the challenges she faced early on, and the moments that shaped her perspective on leadership and growth.In the second part, we’ll dig into her work. What alignment really means inside an organization, why so many scaling efforts break down, and what leaders may be overlooking when they try to take their business to the next level.If you’ve ever felt like your business should be further along than it is… this conversation may challenge how you think about why. https://www.westcoastgrowthadvisors.com

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