Ideas on leadership, decision-making, and building companies.

I write and talk about what I've learned from 30 years of building and coaching. Direct. Tactical. Real.

Dec 20, 2025

What Founders Get Wrong About Traction

Founders chase "traction" but don't know what it means. This breaks it down into 5 clear rungs of evidence that...

Dec 08, 2025

Clarity is a Two-Way Street

You think you're being clear. Your team thinks they're hearing you. You're both wrong. Why clarity breaks down in both...

Dec 02, 2025

How to Stop Reacting and Start Responding

or… why you shouldn't reply "F YOU!"

Nov 12, 2025

Consensus Kills

Who owns this decision?If the answer is “we both do,” you’ve got a problem.Consensus feels safe, but it kills speed,...

Nov 03, 2025

The Case for Daily Stand-Ups (Yes, I Mean You)

or… why you should be seeing your team every day. Most meetings suck. This one doesn’t. Fifteen minutes a day.Clarity,...

Oct 22, 2025

Clarity First

If your team doesn’t know exactly what success looks like, that’s not their fault. It is your fault. As a CEO, clarity...

Critical Moments

Conversations with leaders about one specific moment in their career that changed everything. I talk with founders, CEOs, and leaders about the decisions that defined them; the hard calls, the lessons, the things they wish they knew.

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Recent episodes

Ep. 23

What Liana Douillet Guzmán Couldn't Unsee

When SVB collapsed, Folx Health's CEO faced a crisis that revealed deeper business truths.

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Jacob Ross on Trusting Yourself and Building the Business You Can See

PebblePost's CEO on strategic pivots and the gap between good and great opportunities.

38 min Ep. 21

Sue Heilbronner on Losing a Role, Choosing Herself, and Selling Without Selling

After being told "I've lost confidence in you," she built a coaching practice her way.

42 min Ep. 20

Chris Grosso on Leading an IRL Business Through Covid

Intersection's CEO navigates 75% revenue collapse and wartime leadership decisions.

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