Peer Effect

How do you deal with waking up each morning not knowing if it’s going to be the best week of your life or the worst? When you’re raising money this uncertainty can stretch out for months and it takes…

Why would you need a business coach when everything is going great and you’re totally happy with where you are?

In this episode you’ll meet an entrepreneur who is ten years into what she thought would…

Today we’re peering into the interpersonal side of running a company and managing a team. My guest today found herself in a moment where she and a key contributor left an interaction both feeling att…

Imagine being under so much pressure that you burst into tears in front of a stranger. I think for most people, that would qualify as one of the most memorable moments in their life. But for founders…

Last week we talked to a founder who had sold his company and was looking into the abyss of the next phase of his life and career. Today, we’re talking to a founder who is at an even earlier inflecti…

Selling your company. It’s an outcome that can be considered the closest thing to the finish line for an entrepreneur. So why is it memoirs aren’t written about the amazing vacations founders take po…

When Joe Burns and his co-founder attended a Growth Accelerator Program, they were asked one question by their coach which changed the course of their business and their partnership.

"What revenue num…

Today I'm talking about imposter syndrome and Idiots Mountain--a topic which came up at dinner with friends this week.

In 1999,  David Dunning and Justin Kruger came up with a Dunning Kruger Effect ba…

It’s Spring of 2019. 

And Chelsey has just purchased a landscaping business. 

But after a few days on-site, not only does she realise that the numbers are negative. But that she and her attorneys had b…

Today I'm talking about one of my favorite things I share with my clients, The 1-10-100 Triangle.

In 1992, George Laitz and Yuang Chung proposed the 1-10-100 Rule, which maintains that data entry erro…

Do you really need a co-founder?

Shaunak found out his answer to this question the hard way. 

After acquiring a co-founder based on a VCs recommendation, just 1 year later, Shaunak was in a break up at…

Something has been coming up quite a lot for my clients in recent coaching sessions. It's the idea of going faster versus getting there faster. 

For entrepreneurs, founders and CEOs, there's  this ide…

Your company is at the pivotal moment where you can either choose to stay small — or take risk and grow.

But, because of your co-founder's bad experiences, you get stuck in the decision process.

This i…

Today, I'm gonna talk about the most difficult conversation you can have, which is when you're letting someone go. 

On last week's episode, I spoke with Jeff J. Walker who, as a corporate employee had…

Jeff had the dream job.

But he needed to leave — ASAP. 

And in this week’s podcast, he shares 4 significant moments over an excruciatingly difficult time that forced him to make a decision to leave his…

Today, I'm going to be talking about a situation that strikes fear into the heart of every business owner. This is one of the biggest and most dreaded what ifs, the stuff of nightmares, guaranteed to…

What is your initial reaction when you lose your biggest client, which accounts for 90% of your income?

For James, it was anger. 

The uncertainty of it all — mixed with feelings of embarrassment and de…

Founders are faced with critical decisions on an almost daily basis, but perhaps the most critical of all is choosing a co-founder to accompany you on your journey.

If you end up the wrong co-pilot in…

What do you do when you can no longer ignore the signs?

Sean had been in partnership for over 2 years. Both of his co-founders were close friends, but one of them wasn’t a good fit. 

The truth was, he …

Running a business isn't easy at the best of times. When you're running a business and fundraising, the threat of burnout is all too real and ever present.  Today, I'm talking about this exact issue,…