Coming off a big win, CEO Steven L. Blue thought he had cracked the code for international expansion—until a bold business venture in Havana failed fast and hard. In this episode, Steve reflects on …
The Biggest Mistakes Small Business Owners Make: Insights from Cynthia Kay
What happens when a business partnership looks good on paper but fails in practice? Cynthia Kay shares how starting her company with the wrong partner became a defining leadership lesson—and why …
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Joe Davis of BCG on Leadership Lessons from Generosity, Feedback, and Inclusion
Early in his career, Joe Davis learned a painful lesson about feedback—one that shaped how he would lead for the next 40 years. In this episode, the longtime BCG leader and author of The Generous …
Founder Brian Gottlieb on Building a $200M Company and Learning from Mistakes
What if a decision you regretted for decades turned out to be the reason everything worked? Brian Gottlieb shares how skipping college became the mistake that pushed him to build a $200M business—and …
Gut-Checking Business Decisions: CEO Megan Gluth-Bohan on Learning from Pandemic Mistakes
What happens when fast, high-pressure decisions override instinct? Megan Gluth-Bohan, CEO of Catalynt Solutions, shares how pandemic-era business decisions became costly mistakes—and how pausing, …
Lynn Kelley on Leading Change — and the Mistakes That Finally Made It Work
Why do smart change initiatives still fail—even with the right tools and intentions? Lynn Kelley shares the career mistake that reshaped how she leads change across healthcare, manufacturing, …
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