Send us a text AI can sift resumes, flag cheaters, and surface real talent—but only if you pair it with clear roles, smart assessments, and disciplined communication. That’s the system Ben Johnson, CEO of Particle 41, walks us through as we compare notes on hiring at scale, building global engineering teams, and turning remote work from transactional to tight-knit. We get specific on how an AI resume scorer and assessment workflow cut through 500+ applicants a week, why an 85% relevance thres...
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Send us a text AI can sift resumes, flag cheaters, and surface real talent—but only if you pair it with clear roles, smart assessments, and disciplined communication. That’s the system Ben Johnson, CEO of Particle 41, walks us through as we compare notes on hiring at scale, building global engineering teams, and turning remote work from transactional to tight-knit. We get specific on how an AI resume scorer and assessment workflow cut through 500+ applicants a week, why an 85% relevance thres...
Send us a text AI can sift resumes, flag cheaters, and surface real talent—but only if you pair it with clear roles, smart assessments, and disciplined communication. That’s the system Ben Johnson, CEO of Particle 41, walks us through as we compare notes on hiring at scale, building global engineering teams, and turning remote work from transactional to tight-knit. We get specific on how an AI resume scorer and assessment workflow cut through 500+ applicants a week, why an 85% relevance thres...
Send us a text Growth shouldn’t require sacrificing your sanity. We sit down with first‑gen founder and medical professional Nelly to unpack how she turned a survival hustle into a sustainable business by aligning purpose, hormone health, and a team she can trust. Her story moves from 3 a.m. anxiety and cortisol spikes to clear decisions, warmer leadership, and a brand that converts through real connection, not pressure. We dig into how sharing your story creates trust, referrals, and retent...
Send us a text Fundraising doesn’t have to be a black box or a waiting game. We sit down with Woodie, co-founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors and a key architect behind the JOBS Act crowdfunding rules, to map a founder-first path that fuses data, community, and disciplined execution. From Wall Street to Silicon Valley to Washington, Woodie’s journey reveals why regulation crowdfunding has unlocked billions for startups in thousands of cities—and how the next wave of “influestors” will power ...
Send us a text Buyers don’t pay top dollar for a founder’s heroics; they pay for a business that runs without the founder. We sit down with M&A advisor John Martinka to map the moves that turn people power into enterprise value, from reducing owner dependency to proving that your management team and systems deliver results without you. If you’ve ever wondered when to start planning an exit, how to treat addbacks, or what actually spooks a lender, this conversation is your field guide. Jo...
Send us a text Want the truth about RTO, hybrid, and remote without the noise? We cut straight to the work: define how value is created, then choose the model that best serves it. With guest Nahed Khairallah, a veteran HR and scaling leader who’s supported 150+ companies from seven to nine figures across multiple regions, we dismantle assumptions, expose the traps leaders fall into, and lay out a practical path to better outcomes. We start by flipping the debate. Instead of arguing over offi...
Send us a text What if the biggest threat to your growth isn’t competition or cash, but hesitation? We sat down with John Marvin, president and CEO of Texas State Optical, to pull back the curtain on how decisive leaders hire earlier, set cleaner guardrails, and turn people into the engine of compounding growth. John traces lessons from small-town medicine to a 90-year network of independent optometry practices, showing why founders learn business by building one—not by collecting credential...
Send us a text What if the fastest way to grow isn’t a new channel, but a new mindset? We sit down with founder Todd Schuchart for a candid masterclass on turning chaos into compounding growth by optimizing the only two things you fully control: your conversations and your decisions. From the first four seconds of a sales call to the last line on your P&L, Todd breaks down the simple, repeatable systems that convert curiosity into customers without gimmicks. We start where most founders ...
Send us a text What if you stopped selling features and started winning on outcomes? We sit down with founder Jason Bryll to unpack the plays that turned a one-person consultancy into a high-performance services engine built on trust, speed, and rock-solid systems. From healthcare data trenches to global team leadership, Jason shares the unvarnished moves that drive compounding growth without the chaos. We start with the founder shift: hire earlier than feels comfortable, build around owners...
Send us a text What if growth didn’t feel like a grind? We sit down with founder Ricardo Viso to explore how joy can be designed into your day, your team, and your culture so creativity, focus, and results compound. Ricardo’s path—from retail and e‑commerce to beating a severe cancer diagnosis—reshaped how he thinks about work and life. He breaks down why happiness often depends on outcomes, while joy is a repeatable practice you can build with small, reliable inputs. We get tactical fast. Y...
Send us a text What if your biggest win isn’t the highest revenue month but the day you walk away on your terms? We go straight at the myths around exit timing, value creation, and “someday” planning with succession expert and wealth strategist Joseph LoPresti, breaking down the moves that turn a chaotic founder led operation into a transferable, high multiple business. From defining your Freedom Point to engineering enterprise value that a buyer will pay for, this conversation trades vague p...
Send us a text What if the fastest way to scale isn’t hiring more people, but removing the friction that slows the people you already have? We sit down with executive coach and lean practitioner Lorraine Armijos to break down a simple, repeatable way to grow: align strategy, process, and people, then empower the front line to solve problems where the work happens. We start with the mindset shift founders struggle with most—slow down to go fast. Lorraine shows how to define the real problem b...
Send us a text Growth gets loud when sales spike and calendars fill, but profit whispers through the numbers. We sat down with CFO and founder Natalia Zacharin to unpack the simple, durable moves that turn frantic effort into financial clarity. We start with the non‑negotiables: founders must sell until the offer is proven, resilience is built on reframing “I can’t” into “I can’t yet,” and your circle should normalize both bigger wins and smarter failures. These habits unlock options—and opti...
Send us a text Micromanagement can’t fix burnout, noise, or fragmented teams—and perks won’t, either. We sat down with inclusive leadership expert Kelli Lester to show how clear vision, better questions, and real follow‑through unlock performance across stressed, remote, multi‑gen workplaces. From aligning on what “empowerment” actually means to closing the loop on engagement data, we unpack specific plays you can run this week to build trust and ship results. We start by reframing the manag...
Send us a text What if the fastest path to growth isn’t a new playbook, but a new way of seeing people? We sit down with bestselling author and executive coach Susan Inouye to unpack Sabona leadership—the Zulu-rooted philosophy of “I see you”—and how it transforms culture, performance, and profit. Susan shares how a gift-centered approach, forged in youth mentoring programs and refined across 600 companies, helps leaders move from command-and-control to connection-and-receiving, from brittle ...
Send us a text Have you ever wondered why some workplaces thrive while others struggle, despite having similar talent and resources? The secret might be hiding in plain sight – it's your culture, and contrary to popular belief, it's not just HR's responsibility. In this eye-opening conversation with Brett Hoogeveen, founder of Better Culture, we dive deep into what truly makes workplace environments flourish from the ground up. Brett challenges the conventional wisdom that culture is somethi...
Send us a text Every founder dreams of rapid growth, but few are prepared for the leadership challenges that come with it. In this candid conversation with John Marvin, who brings 25 years of experience as President and CEO of a major eye care company, we dive deep into the leadership strategies that actually work when your business hits the "messy middle" - that critical scaling phase where what got you here won't get you there. Marvin doesn't mince words when identifying the biggest leader...
Send us a text What if your greatest competitive advantage is hiding in plain sight within your HR department? Terri Wilson, CEO of Doing HR Differently, joins me to shatter outdated notions of HR as merely a compliance function and reveals how transforming your people operations can become your rocket fuel for growth. Terri passionately unpacks how most organizations drastically underutilize their HR teams by relegating them to transactional work when they could be driving strategic busines...
Send us a text What if the biggest obstacle to your business success isn't your strategy, market, or team—but the narrative written decades ago in your childhood? Dr. Sharon Spano joins Gwendolyn McCreary to reveal how our earliest experiences create patterns that silently shape our leadership decisions. These subconscious scripts influence everything from hiring practices to work-life integration, often creating what Sharon calls "the emptiness of success"—when leaders achieve their busines...
Send us a text Workforce flexibility isn't what you think it is. While most businesses scramble to plug staffing gaps when demand spikes, true flexibility comes from strategic planning that anticipates shifts before they happen. James Terry, a workforce transformation leader at Indeed Flex, reveals how businesses can build resilience through data-driven labor planning. "Flexibility actually starts with being able to do effective labor planning," Terry explains. "Understanding operationally w...
Send us a text What's the real difference between profit and cash flow? For many founders without finance backgrounds, this distinction remains frustratingly opaque—yet understanding it could mean the difference between securing crucial funding or watching growth opportunities slip away. Kyle Smith, a former professional poker player who pivoted to become a CPA and co-founder of Strata Cloud Accountants, breaks down this financial conundrum with remarkable clarity on our latest episode. His ...
Send us a text AI can sift resumes, flag cheaters, and surface real talent—but only if you pair it with clear roles, smart assessments, and disciplined communication. That’s the system Ben Johnson, CEO of Particle 41, walks us through as we compare notes on hiring at scale, building global engineering teams, and turning remote work from transactional to tight-knit. We get specific on how an AI resume scorer and assessment workflow cut through 500+ applicants a week, why an 85% relevance thres...
