Stop Blaming Your Team Members and Lead More Powerfully with Gene Hammett
What does powerful leadership look like when a business is growing and challenges arise? In this episode, we explore how founders, CEOs, and...
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20 of 1,245 episodesBreaking Founder Dependency and Building Leadership That Scales with Andrew Razumovsky with CANDA Solutions
Featuring Andrew Razumovsky, co-founder of CANDA Solutions, this episode of *Growth Think Tank* explores what it takes to scale a company, d...
Why Being Always Available Kills Employee Decision-Making
Your team won't make decisions because you're always available to make them. Employee decision-making is the critical element that separates...
Better Alignment to Scaling Your Business
As founders and CEOs work to scale their businesses, it's easy to focus on external growth: hiring A-players, increasing sales, launching ne...
How to Create an Amazing Employee Experience with Boris Musheyev at BorisMTax
In this conversation, Boris Musheyev, founder of BORISMTAX, ranked No. 2,051 on the 2025 Inc. 5000, shares his approach to employee experien...
How to Increase Company Value by Ending Founder Dependency
Want to increase company value without grinding out more hours? The fastest lever is not revenue. It is reducing founder dependency. In this...
Reading Leadership Books is Great, And Hypergrowth Demand Real Leadership: What It Actually Takes to Lead a Company Through Hypergrowth with Wes Cobb at JLJ Associates
In this episode, Wes Cobb reflects on his career at JLJ, a leading critical infrastructure construction company, and his journey from field...
The Inner Work of Leadership in Chaos with Nicholas Janni, co-author of Leading in Chaos
In this episode, we're joined by Nicholas Janni, leadership coach and co-author of Leading in Chaos, for a thoughtful conversation about wha...
3 Ways to Improve Your Enterprise Value with Gene Hammett, Founder Coach
How do you increase the value of your company? In this episode, we break down the three critical drivers that determine business value: prof...
When Do You Know When to Hire a Fractional CFO with Brennan de Raad at Vessel Advisors
Most founders end up as their own default CFO, buried in spreadsheets, cash flow, and pricing decisions. In this episode of Growth Think Tan...
Learning to Be A Better Leader is NOT in the Book with Gene Hammett, Founder Coach
In this episode, we discuss how leaders learn and why information alone doesn't create growth. We explore the difference between consuming c...
2 Key questions to unlock transformation as a leader with Gene Hammett, Founder Coach
In this episode, we explore what we truly want and how we often stand in our own way, covering the importance of clear goals, spotting self-...
Staying True to Your Mission While Scaling a Fast-Growing Company with Arad Levertov at Sunbit
In this episode of Growth Think Tank, Gene Hammett sits down with Arad Levertov, CEO and Co-Founder of Sunbit, an Inc. 5000 company ranked N...
3 Leadership Mindset Shifts to Turn Problems Into Growth
Every leader faces problems, and founders carry more than their share. In this episode of Growth Think Tank, Gene Hammett breaks down the le...
Why Your Team Won't Execute Without You (And How to Fix It)
In this episode, we explore why teams sometimes struggle to execute without leadership involvement and why leaders may be too quick to blame...
The Leadership Challenges of Scaling Fast While Staying Mission-Driven with Matt Pierce
In this interview, Matt Pierce, co-founder and CEO of Immediate, shares the story behind the company and its mission to give employees early...
Who Are You Becoming? The Mental Game Behind Leadership and High Performance with Joshua Lifrak, Author of Win Today
In this episode, Joshua Lifrak shares how leadership and performance are shaped by mental preparation, self-awareness, and the choices we ma...
The Hidden Price of Open Door Leadership: Your Best Work Never Gets Done
In this episode, we explore the hidden downsides of open-door leadership and how it can quietly impact productivity, focus, and team perform...
The Future of AI-driven Leadership with Mark Hughes at Solidroad
In this episode, I sit down with Mark Hughes, co-founder and CEO of Solidroad, for a real conversation about how AI is reshaping customer ex...
Black Belt Lessons: How Competing Against a World Champion Taught Me What Great Leadership Teams Do
In this episode, I share how competing against a two-time world champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu shaped my understanding of leadership and pe...