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Leaders in the Trenches

Gene Hammett

Leaders in the Trenches conversations with leaders for leaders. We explore the thinking of today's entrepreneurs who are leading their market, their company, and their peers. Discover the fe...

Episodes

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How to Delegate Effectively and Lead Your Team with Justin Fortier at FYC Labs

In this episode, Justin Fortier, CEO and CTO of FYC Labs Inc Rank No. 4,499 (2025), shares how he transformed a small creative agency into a...

24:32Nov 2, 2026

3 Ways to Get Promoted as a Manager (Your CEO Will Notice) with Gene Hammett, Founder Coach

Want to get promoted as a manager? Doing your job well is no longer enough. In this episode of Growth Think Tank, Gene Hammett speaks direct...

13:07Oct 26, 2026

The Dirty Little Secrets of Scaling to a Billion with Ben Hobson at JobNimbus

In this episode, Ben Hodson shares how AI is helping the engineering team deliver customer-facing work four times faster than six months ago...

27:09Oct 19, 2026

Accountability vs Ownership: The Shift That Frees CEOs

Accountability vs. Ownership is the difference between a team you have to chase and a team that runs without you. Most founders say, "My tea...

09:14Oct 12, 2026

Leading Change in the Age of AI with Mike Thompson at SVI

In this episode, we sit down with Mike Thompson, founder of SVI, ranked No. 3,013 (2025) on Inc, and Learner Mobile, to explore how AI is tr...

23:05Oct 5, 2026

Avoid this Big Leadership Mistake for More Company Growth with Gene Hammett, Founder Coach

In this episode, we explore the challenges founders face when their businesses become too dependent on them, creating bottlenecks in decisio...

06:06Sep 28, 2026

Leading During A Crisis with Henry J. Evans at Dynamic Results

In this episode, we explore what it takes to lead effectively through crisis and why disruption is becoming faster, more complex, and more i...

32:47Sep 21, 2026

The Journey of Self-aware Leadership with Gene Hammett, Founder Coach

In this episode, we discuss self-awareness in leadership and why it becomes important when old ways of leading no longer work. We talk about...

09:11Sep 14, 2026

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...

07:18Sep 7, 2026

Breaking 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...

23:11Aug 31, 2026

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...

09:22Aug 24, 2026

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...

05:24Aug 17, 2026

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...

25:32Aug 10, 2026

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...

10:43Aug 3, 2026

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...

34:40Jul 27, 2026

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...

25:31Jul 23, 2026

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...

08:13Jul 16, 2026

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...

26:02Jul 8, 2026

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...

07:32Jun 29, 2026

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-...

08:58Jun 22, 2026