This podcast started in 2014 to serve leaders on their journey of growth and significance with their work. It is conversations with leaders for leaders. My name is Gene Hammett, host of the show. I am proud to be recognized by Inc Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine for our impact on leaders that are evolving to better serve their teams. Currently we are ranked #13 on the 100 Best Leadership Podcasts on Feedspot and listed as a top leadership podcast on TheeDigital.
This is the one and only podcast that interviews founders and CEOs of Inc 500 companies. The interviews uncover the key principles of fast-growth. You will find topics of growth, culture, leadership and other areas of growth for leaders.
Accountability vs. Ownership is the difference between a team you have to chase and a team that runs without you. Most founders say, “My team isn’t accountable,” then add more check-ins, more dashboards, and more follow-up. It feels like leadership. …
In this episode, we sit down with Mike Thompson, founder of SVI, ranked No. 3,013 on the 2025 Inc. 5000, and Learner Mobile, to explore how AI is transforming the way frontline workers access critical information. Mike explains why frontline …
In this episode, we explore the challenges founders face when their businesses become too dependent on them, creating bottlenecks in decision-making, execution, and growth. As companies scale, internal leadership often needs to evolve alongside external priorities like hiring, sales, and …
In this episode, we explore what it takes to lead effectively through crisis and why disruption is becoming faster, more complex, and more intense. We discuss why past experience alone isn’t enough when leaders face unfamiliar challenges, and why a …
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 how founders can get stuck doing too much themselves and how that can affect alignment, focus, …
What does powerful leadership look like when a business is growing and challenges arise? In this episode, we explore how founders, CEOs, and business leaders can take ownership instead of blaming employees. We discuss practical leadership strategies, including clear communication, …
Featuring Andrew Razumovsky, co-founder of CANDA Solutions, this episode of Growth Think Tank explores what it takes to scale a company, develop leaders, and build an organization that can operate beyond the founders. Founded in 2008, CANDA Solutions has grown …
Your team won’t make decisions because you’re always available to make them. Employee decision-making is the critical element that separates founder-dependent companies from team-driven ones. In this episode, Gene shares a breakthrough from one of his founder clients who discovered …
As founders and CEOs work to scale their businesses, it’s easy to focus on external growth hiring A-players, increasing sales, launching new products, and building better systems. But what if the biggest obstacle to growth is the founder themselves? In …
In this conversation, Boris Musheyev, founder of BORISMTAX, ranked No. 2,051 on the 2025 Inc. 5000, shares his approach to employee experience, leadership, and building a strong company culture. Boris describes the firm as a tax planning and advisory business …
In this episode, Wes Cobb reflects on his career at JLJ, a leading critical infrastructure construction company, and his journey from field operations to project management, finance, and ultimately CEO in 2022. He discusses JLJ’s specialized work renovating and upgrading …
In this episode, we’re joined by Nicholas Janni, leadership coach and co-author of Leading in Chaos, for a thoughtful conversation about what it takes to lead effectively in times of uncertainty and constant change. We explore why inner work is …
In this episode, we focus on three ways to improve the value of our company and explain how they work together. We discuss EBITDA as a measure of profitability, the multiple as a measure of risk, and how these combine …
Most founders end up as their own default CFO, buried in spreadsheets, cash flow, and pricing decisions. In this episode of Growth Think Tank, Gene Hammett talks with Brennan de Raad, founder of Vessel Advisors (No. 2,665 on the Inc. …
Want to increase company value without grinding out more hours? The fastest lever is not revenue. It is reducing founder dependency. In this episode, Gene Hammett shares a real client story: a business doing $4 million in revenue, worth roughly …