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.
I’m guessing if you are are reading this, you know the very battle we are talking about and you want to know more. Dave talks about the value of mindset and the struggles that many creatives have around their …
Building a business requires to you “get over” having to do it all yourself. Abbie shares how she learned to create the leverage (or team) that has allowed her to create a more powerful business. In the beginning, Abbie did …
John Lee Dumas is the host of the wildly popular podcast “Entrepreneur on Fire”. Today he shares the pain and the fears he faced with his podcast (and in particular Day #57). John has reached a level of success that …
There is a hard way and an easy way. You can choose either, but listening to this episode might help you in your decision to “focus” or “specialize” your business. Most photographers choose the hard way by offering their services …
Freedom is the Dream When You are “In The Trenches” This show is all about “freedom”. Entrepreneurs get into business for many reasons, but one of the huge benefits is the “freedom” that business owners have. Freedom is the dream. …
Let me be direct and say that many web design firms don’t get it. They attempt to be all things to all customers. If you have listened to previous episodes here, you understand that is dangerous. Jennifer Bourn gets it, …
Kevin Rogers is the man…the man with a gift to tell a story, make you laugh and help you tell others what you do. In today’s episode, we will discuss humor in business, the value of giving away your stuff …
Jessica’s Journey to Solving a Specific Problem Jessica Rhodes started her Virtual Assistant (VA) services to entrepreneurs by offering all the different services business owners wanted. She was pulled in many directions and knew that business would be better when …
Megha has finally found her profitable niche for her business, but it was not always the case. Being the jack of all trades (taking any client that came along) stressed her out so she decide to find your target audience. …
Jason blows me away in this interview by sharing his approach to building his business. Jason clearly believes in niching and lives it with each of his businesses. Most web design firms or agencies tend to approach the business with …
In this episode of the Leaders in the Trenches Podcast, I’m pumped to welcome a great friend of mine, Jason Swenk to the show! We are going to explore the journey he had in creating his six figure consulting business …
Kimanzi Constable started out with a ton of success by selling 80,000 books using social media and transforming his own life in the process. To get there, he began with a wide and broad approach, but quickly realized he had …
Rick Mulready interviews Fortune 500 social media managers to find out how small business can better use social media. Rick’s tool of choice is Facebook. We discuss how Facebook offers a way to connect with your ideal customer using many …
Today we talk with Deanna Maio who has recently gone through a re-branding experience for her business, Delegated to Done. We discuss the importance of finding the “profitable niche” as well as how difficult that can be without the help …
Jim’s story is unique in all the specific twist and turns, but the principles are similar across all business owners that have pulled themselves “out of the trenches”. From the days of his first newsletter in 1981 to now where …