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Send a text If you’re stuck working in the business while trying to scale it, this conversation is for you. In this episode, I sit down with Bill Reynolds, founder of Element 502, a creative agency helping businesses find their authentic voice and connect meaningfully with their audiences. Bill has led through acquisition, financial pressure, operational chaos, and the daily reality of the Agency Owner Grind. We unpack the tension between working in vs on your business, real-time team feedbac...
Send a text Scaling has a way of exposing pressure points. Revenue grows, but so does decision fatigue, team friction, and the feeling that you’re still the bottleneck. In this episode, I sit down with Rajesh Nagjee, CEO mentor and business physicist, creator of CEO Freedom OS, to unpack what he calls the “velocity crisis”: the widening gap between your company’s systems and your capacity to run them at speed. We explore Scaling Leadership through a different lens: aligning your inner game wi...
Send a text If everything still runs through you - decisions, approvals, follow-ups - it’s not a motivation problem. It’s an ownership problem. In this episode, I sit down with Mike Michalowicz, author of Profit First, Clockwork, and his newest, All In, to unpack why capable teams stall and what actually causes people to step up. We go far beyond culture, perks, or performance pressure and get into Psychological Ownership, the missing system behind self-managing teams, clean handoffs, and sus...
Send a text If your agency has grown—but the pressure hasn’t eased—this episode will hit close to home. I sat down with Calvin Correli, founder of Simplero, an all-in-one platform that’s generated over $857 million for creators, to unpack why scaling often feels heavier instead of lighter. Calvin operates from a single premise: your business is a reflection of your inner code. And when that code is off, no system, automation, or AI workflow will fix the friction. We explored the Founder Ident...
Send a text There’s a moment every scaled founder hits where effort stops producing leverage. Revenue is real. The team is capable. But progress feels heavier than it should, and decisions take longer, cost more, and drain energy faster than before. In this episode, I sit down with Alexis Sikorsky, a strategic advisor to founders who are serious about scaling fast and exiting strong. Alexis isn’t sharing theory. He built, scaled, and sold a Switzerland-based software company in a nine-figure ...
Send a text Growth doesn’t usually fail because of strategy. It fails when ownership breaks down and culture can’t keep up with scale. If your agency is growing, your calendar is full, and you’re still the point of escalation for too many decisions, this conversation will sharpen how you think about leadership ownership culture. In this episode, I sit down with Chris Sund, President and COO of UnitiMed and GQR Healthcare, two of the largest healthcare staffing companies in the country. Chris ...
Send a text Growth can look strong on paper while everything underneath feels heavier than it should. You’re making decisions, approving work, clarifying expectations, answering questions, again. The numbers are up, but the agency still runs through you. That’s the Founder Bottleneck. In this episode, I sit down for the second time with Marilyn Jenkins, digital growth strategist and founder of MJ Media Group LLC and Law Marketing Zone. Marilyn has spent decades helping service businesses scal...
Send a text You can grow revenue, scale teams, and carry real responsibility, and still feel like the business isn’t paying you. In this episode, I sit down with Mauro Campagnaro, Financial Advisor at Campagnaro Wealth Advisory in Calgary, Alberta, to address why getting paid as an owner often breaks down as companies scale. Mauro brings over 20 years as a business owner and financial strategist. We talk about what happens after growth, when retained earnings pile up, tax exposure increases, ...
Send a text If you’re scaling a team and the drag from one low performer is slowing everything down, this conversation will give you the clarity and language you need. I’m joined by Brett Hoogeveen: trained engineer, former healthcare executive, startup investor, and co-founder of Better Culture, a firm trusted by leaders from fast-growing startups to Fortune 500 companies. We explore the real reason culture becomes a bottleneck as you scale, and why protecting your high performers is one of ...
Send a text When you’re leading a fast–growing agency, becoming the bottleneck isn’t a character flaw; it’s a sign your systems, team structure, and internal leadership rhythms need to evolve. In this episode, I sit down with Tom McGehee, Marine, corporate leader, consultant, entrepreneur, and co-CEO of the Halftime Institute, to unpack how seasoned leaders break free from overload and step into Leadership for Agency Owners that actually works. Tom’s journey through special operations command...
Send a text When your agency is growing, but profit stalls, client churn rises, and your team feels the pressure, it’s easy to wonder which lever to pull next. In this episode, I’m joined by Jeremy Shapiro, a seasoned serial entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience whose work has helped business owners break through growth plateaus using a simple, powerful framework he calls the Business Growth Playbook. We break down the practical levers behind profit expansion, customer lifetime value, pri...
Send a text Too many high-performing leaders hit their goals and still feel drained. If you’ve built success but can’t seem to slow down without guilt, this episode is for you. I sat down with Ari Williams, a bold and refreshing voice in Christian music and author of The Boundless Mind, to explore what happens when performance becomes our default mode. Ari shares her story of leading worship, writing, and serving, until her pace landed her in a hospital room. That moment changed everything. I...
Send a text Posting more isn’t your problem; conversion is. In this episode, I sit down with Ruheene Jaura, co-founder of Hey Levi and the new app Brandify, whose background includes launch work with Apple and Amazon. We unpack how AI personal branding (done right) separates you from your business brand, clarifies positioning, and drives revenue without feeding the algorithm treadmill. You’ll hear how Ruheene moved from reach to results using deep audience research, systems, and practic...
Send a text Scaling isn’t the same as growing, and no one knows that better than Rachel Allen. For 17 years, she’s run Bolt from the Blue Copywriting, serving clients in 21 countries. But when she built and scaled an agency because she thought she “should,” the result was burnout, frustration, and misalignment. In this episode, Rachel and I unpack the mindset and structural shifts that lead to sustainable agency growth: growth that fits your wiring, not the industry’s expectations. We talk ab...
Send a text When your agency grows fast, the pressure grows faster: clients, team, tech, everything scaling at once. The temptation? Add more tools, more systems, more noise. But growth without stability eventually breaks. That’s why I sat down with Kelsi Navalta, Director of Affiliate Programs at HighLevel, the leading white-label marketing platform for agencies. Kelsi is part of a smart-idea culture, where AI tools for agencies don’t replace people, they realign them toward what reall...
Send a text Scaling an agency comes with growing complexity: more clients, bigger teams, higher stakes. And with growth comes risk. If a single misstep could cost you clients, revenue, or even your reputation, how do you protect what you’ve built while continuing to scale with confidence? In this episode, I sit down with Kieffer Rittenhouse, a 30-year commercial insurance broker and partner at Integrated Insurance Solutions, who specializes in protecting small to mid-sized businesses through ...
Send a text Decision fatigue, endless bottlenecks, unclear messaging - scaling an agency past 7 figures doesn’t just demand more hours, it demands smarter systems. That’s why I invited Lynn Colepaugh, founder of Cyber PR Army, to join me for this conversation. She blends brand strategy, music industry grit, and an unusual partnership with AI to help leaders use technology not as a crutch, but as a thinking partner. In this episode, Lynn shares how AI for agency owners can reduce overwhelm, sh...
Send a text When you’ve poured months into a book, a campaign, or a launch, the last thing you want is to see it fade into the noise. But that’s exactly what happens when we rely on short-term thinking instead of building systems for long-term brand growth. In this episode, I sit down with Marika Flatt, founder of PR by the Book, who has spent more than two decades helping authors, entrepreneurs, and leaders amplify their message with sustainable visibility. Marika shares why “hope is not a s...
Send a text Hiring top talent is the single greatest lever for scaling beyond 7 figures. Yet too many agency owners find themselves stuck in bottlenecks, worn down by failed hires, or wasting energy micromanaging instead of building. In this episode of Catalytic Leadership, I welcome back Kasim Aslam, founder of multiple 6, 7, and 8-figure businesses, creator of Pareto Talent, and author of Hire: The Essential Guide to Building Powerful Teams and Reclaiming Your Time. Kasim has hired hundreds...
Send a text If you’re scaling your digital agency past seven figures, you already know how costly bottlenecks can be. Old leads sit untouched, team handoffs slow progress, and valuable time disappears qualifying prospects who will never buy. That’s why I sat down with Bryce DeCora, co-founder and CEO of Closebot, to explore how AI for agencies is transforming sales and client acquisition. Bryce brings his background in AI, engineering, and sales to show how agencies are reactivating databases...
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