Most CEOs don’t get blindsided because they’re careless. They get blindsided because they didn’t prepare for what could happen. Markets shift. Customers churn. Growth surges faster than expected. Any one of these can turn a solid strategy upside down if you haven’t thought through the “what...
Intuition sparks great ideas—but it can’t sustain a scaling company. Early on, quick judgment calls are enough to keep you moving. You’re close to the ground, close to customers, and able to pivot quickly. But as your business grows, instinct alone becomes a liability. Decisions need...
Growth is almost always celebrated. More customers, more revenue, more momentum. On the surface, it’s everything a CEO dreams of. But behind the scenes, there’s a problem many leaders hesitate to admit: Sometimes growth comes faster than your capacity to handle it. And when that happens,...
When a company hits growing pains, there’s a familiar reflex: “Let’s hire a rockstar executive. That will fix it.” It might be a seasoned COO, a visionary CFO, or a marketing leader with a track record of scaling. The expectation? This one person will swoop in,...
When we think about what stalls business growth, we usually focus on the obvious culprits: cash flow issues, market changes, hiring challenges. But, there’s a quieter, more insidious threat lurking inside many scaling companies—one that doesn’t grab headlines but slowly erodes performance from the inside out. That...
If you’re a CEO or founder feeling frustrated because your team keeps “missing the mark,” it’s tempting to chalk it up to a talent issue. But, before you start revisiting hiring decisions or adding headcount, pause and ask this: Is it really a people problem—or...
Let’s be honest—letting go is hard. When you’ve built a company from the ground up, every decision, every win, every mistake has your fingerprints on it. The late nights, the pivots, the sacrifices—it’s all personal. So when someone says, “You need to delegate,” it’s not just...
Startup hustle is a beautiful thing. You wear every hat. You move fast. You get scrappy. You do what it takes to get the business off the ground—and it works. Until… it doesn’t. At some point in your company’s growth, the same energy that got you from zero to...
There’s a common myth in business—the idea of the lone genius CEO, the visionary who single-handedly drives a company’s success. We see it in headlines, movies, and even leadership books: the founder who took an idea from zero to billions, making every decision and single-handedly leading...
Everyone talks about growth like it’s the ultimate goal. What they don’t talk about? The pain that comes with it. Scaling isn’t just about selling more, hiring faster, or expanding into new markets. It’s about navigating the challenges that come with growth—challenges that can either break your...