All Episodes

#100 – The Data Told Us to Do This

#099 – Essentials: AI Always Sounds Right

#098 – AI Is Lying to You

#097 – Essentials: Faster Doesn’t Mean Better

#096 – AI Is Speeding Up Bad Business

#095 – Essentials: People Still Matter

#094 – The Human Problems AI Can’t Solve

#093 – Essentials: AI as an Engine

#092 – AI Isn’t the Tool. It’s the Engine.

#091 – Essentials: The AI Blind Spot

#090 – Employees Are Already Using AI

#089 – Essentials: How Teams Adopt Change

#088 – The Adopt Problem: Why AI Breaks After It Ships

#087 – Essentials: Solve Real Problems

#086 – Building the Next Generation of AI Agents with Tyler Reed

#085 – Essentials: AI Can’t Fix Trust

#084 – AI and The Trust Recession with Ryan Doser

#083 – Essentials: The Human AI Moment

#082 – Essentials: Old Truths, New Change

#081 – Leading AI Change Like Every Other Revolution

#080 – Essentials: Mess First, Clarity Next

#079 – Don’t Fear the AI Bubble, Prepare for What Comes Next

#078 – Essentials: Clarity in AI Noise

#077 – The Road Ahead, Part 2: What It’s Really Like to Build Clarity As a Job

#076 – Essentials: The Human AI Moment

#075 – The Road Ahead, Part 1: AI, Consulting & What We’ve Learned So Far

#074 – Essentials: The Real Reason AI Doesn’t Work

#073 – Beating the AI Odds with Jason Beutler

#072 – Essentials: Systems Over Sparks

#071 – MIT State of AI in Business 2025

#070 – Essentials: Human-Centered AI

#069 – The 2025 Forrester Report on AI Strategy

#068 – Essentials: Structure Is Strategy

#067 – Smarter Ways to Scale Past $100M with Ray de Silva

#066 – Essentials: Leading From Inside Out

#065 – The Heart of Growth with Traci Cheatham

#064 – Essentials: Prove It or Pivot

#063 – How to Build a $100M GTM Engine with Jack Nolan

#062 – Essentials: Stepping Into AI on Purpose

#061 – AI Strategy at Scale with Caleb Gove

#060 – Essentials: How AI Can Multiply You

#059 – Understanding AI’s Future with Troy Kelley

#058 – Essentials: Enhancing Humans with AI

#057 – Enhancing Humans with AI by Rethinking Tasks

#056 – Essentials: Simplify or Stall

#055 – The Cost of Complexity: Simplify or Stall

#054 – Essentials: Operator to Owner

#053 – Executive Multiplication: From Operator to Owner

#052 – Essentials: Scaling Without Losing the Soul

#051 – The $100M Identity Crisis: Scaling Without Losing the Soul

#050 – Part 2: More Data, Same Problems

#049 – Part 1: More Data, Same Problems

#048 – Essentials: Let Go to Lead

#047 – From Concept to Scale: Letting Go to Grow

#046 - Essentials: Passion When Business Gets Tough

#045 – The Secret to Resilience: Passion When Business Gets Tough

#044 - Essentials: The Power of Adaptability

#043 - Optimize to Expand: Why Margin Precedes Growth

#042 - Essentials: Identity Over Imitation

#041 - The Boldness to Create: Why Identity Unlocks Innovation

#040 - Essentials: Hours vs. Outcomes

#039 - Outcomes Over Office Hours: Building Flexible Teams Around Results, Not Schedules

#038 – Essentials: 5 Elements in a Successful Sales Process

#037 - The Power of Why: Asking Better Questions to Sell Smarter, Lead Better, and Build Trust

#036 - Essentials: The Courage to Own Your Growth

#035 - Scaling Requires Change: More of What Matters and Let Go of the Rest

#034 – Essentials: Feeling Busy Is a Lie

#033 - AI as the Path to Being More Human: Cutting Busywork & Embracing Heart

#032 – Essentials: How to Set Real Goals

#031 - Leading With Emotion: Why Growth Requires More Than Grit

#030 - How to Communicate Clearly: Presentations, Emails, and Messages That Land

#029 - How to Set Goals That Actually Drive Growth

#028 - Channel Partnerships: How Aligned Brands Unlock Bigger Wins Together

#027 - Reviewing HubSpot’s Ultimate Guide to Growth Marketing: What’s Gold, What’s Gray, and What To Actually Do

#026 - Why Teams Beat Stars: The Hidden Advantage of Scalable Leadership

#025 - Beating the Odds: How to Break Growth Plateaus and Scale With Strategy

#024 - From Moments to Momentum: Using Events to Drive Marketing, Loyalty, and Long-Term Growth

#023 - Leading from the Front: How Owning Mistakes Builds Trust and Buy-In

#022 - Reviewing Zapier’s AI Tactics Guide: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What You Should Actually Do

#021 - Leading Through Growth: How to Adapt Your Style for Different Personality Types

#020 - Building Marketing Campaigns That Actually Work: Ads, Attribution & Always Adding Value

#019 - The 15-Minute Email That Changes Everything: Team Updates, Board Reports, and Better Meetings

#018 - From Test to Invest: How to Use Data Spikes Without Losing Momentum

#017 - Sales Process Fundamentals

#016 - How to Increase Annual Contract Value (ACV)

#015 - Deepening Customer Value Through Online Academies and Ongoing Training

#014 - A Framework for Smarter Decisions

#013 - Forecast Accuracy and Board Metrics

#012 - Growth Stage 5 — Part 1 ($10M–$20M) - Market Leadership: Expanding Brand, Products, and Influence

#011 - Growth Stage 4 ($5M–$10M) - The Growth Engine: Building Teams and Systems for Scale

#010 - Growth Stage 3 ($2M–$5M) - Scaling What Works: Expanding Product-Market Fit

#009 - Growth Stage 2 ($1M–$2M) - Proving Traction: Turning Early Wins into Repeatable Growth

#008 - Growth Stage 1 ($0–$1M) - Building Your Foundation: From Idea to First Customer

#007 - Cross-Department Data Synergy: How to Break Down Silos & Foster Collaboration

#006 - Data Storytelling: Presenting Insights That Drive Action

#005 - Data for Small Businesses: You Don’t Need Big Budgets to Be Smart

#004 - The Right Data at the Right Time: Avoiding Information Overload

#003 - When to Trust Your Gut vs. When to Trust the Data (Part 2)

#002 - When to Trust Your Gut vs. When to Trust the Data (Part 1)

#001 - Transforming Data into Actionable Insights