In the early days of a company, everything moves fast. You’re in the trenches—closing deals, hiring team members, fixing bugs, answering customer support tickets, troubleshooting vendors, maybe even assembling the office furniture yourself. You do whatever it takes to get things off the ground. You’re not thinking...
For many CEOs, perfectionism isn’t just a personality trait—it’s what helped them succeed in the early stages. When you’re building a company from scratch, attention to detail matters. You’ve likely been the final decision-maker, the editor-in-chief, the quality control, and the culture bearer. It’s what kept...
When most CEOs talk about culture, they reference their company values, a polished mission statement, or a page on their website. But let’s be clear: Culture isn’t what’s written down. It’s what you allow. And, it’s shaped by what happens in real moments—starting from day one. The...
For many CEOs, growth is the goal. But, it often becomes a moving target. You chase new opportunities, expand the team, increase revenue—and suddenly you’re stuck in a cycle of keeping up rather than leading forward. But here’s the truth: Chasing growth is often what causes...
There’s a phase in every company’s journey that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: the messy middle. It’s that in-between stage where you’re no longer a scrappy startup—but not yet a fully scaled, mature company either. You’ve got traction, revenue, and a growing team. Instead of feeling...
Let’s talk about one of the biggest—yet most overlooked—sources of CEO burnout: operational inefficiency. Yes, long hours can wear you down. But more often than not, it’s not the hours—it’s the chaos. You're not overwhelmed because you're doing too much. You're overwhelmed because you’re doing too...
Growth is exciting—until it becomes overwhelming. In the early stages of building a company, hustle is your fuel. You do what it takes, work around the clock, and push hard to keep momentum going. That energy can carry you surprisingly far. But then comes the tipping point....
One of the biggest myths in growing a business? That your first executive hire has to be full-time. The traditional thinking goes like this… Once your startup reaches a certain size or revenue target, you must bring on a full-time C-suite leader. Someone to “own” operations, finance,...
Being a CEO isn’t just about setting the vision, fueling growth, and crafting strategy. It’s about steering the business through the moments that test leadership the most—the hard conversations. If you’re doing the job right, you’ll eventually face them. And, how you handle these conversations often...
It might sound counterintuitive—especially to founders who’ve poured everything into building their business from scratch—but it’s a truth more CEOs need to embrace: Your job isn’t to be needed everywhere. Your job is to build something that works—even when you’re not in the room. In the early...