Strategy Ladders Podcast

Mar 05 2025 16 ep. 38 mins 2

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Welcome to Strategy Ladders, where our expert advisory team gives you no-nonsense, real-world advice on business strategy, business growth, and badass business ownership. If you're a B2B service provider looking to scale, streamline, or get out of day-to-day ops, this channel is for you. Our podcasts dive into core topics like B2B sales, leadership, and the mindset shifts required for long-term growth. With over 17 years of hard-earned experience, we break down actionable strategies to help you overcome business bottlenecks, build stronger teams, and ultimately, put your business to work for

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Content Strategy vs. Content Authenticity: What Actually Matters?

Mar 05 2025 45 mins

Authenticity or attention—do you actually need to choose?Personal branding is the golden ticket for founders, creators, and business leaders—because let's be real, shouting into the void isn’t a growth strategy. But the hot debate sweeping LinkedIn and Twitter rants: Is content authenticity still a thing, or does playing the algorithm always win?In our latest Strategy Lad

Why Founders Bottleneck Their Own Growth | Breaking the Rule of 20

Feb 27 2025 53 mins

Businesses always scale fast in its early stages, but as they mature, most founders hit a growth plateau. The uncomfortable reality these business owners face? When a business is hovering around 20 employees, they are the reason it's stuck.You think you're driving growth, but in reality, you’re the bottleneck. This is the Rule of 20—the invisible ceiling that keeps smal

Relocating, Hiring & Personal Growth: How Founders Actually Scale

Feb 19 2025 38 mins

Is relocating the ultimate founder growth hack? Or just another distraction?When Kas packed up and moved to Mexico City, it was more than just a change in location—it was a catalyst for personal growth, sharper decision-making, and business expansion. In this episode of Strategy Ladders, Kas joins Brian in their first-ever in-person episode to take dive deep into how your environ

The Founder Addiction No One Talks About (Until It’s Too Late)

Feb 12 2025 36 mins

You’re not addicted to work. You’re just committed, right?Wrong.Entrepreneurs love to glorify the grind. They convince themselves that 80-hour weeks, constant stress, and sacrificing everything is just the price of success. But many founders are addicts to the dopamine hit of working non-stop. And worse? They don’t even realize it.In this episode of the Strategy Ladders podca

Cold Email Isn't Dead in 2025, But Your B2B Growth Strategy Might Be

Feb 05 2025 35 mins

Cold email is dead? No. But your approach probably is. In this episode of the Strategy Ladders Podcast, Kas invites Vovik Tsybulskyi to rip apart the biggest myths about B2B business growth, discuss why cold email is still a game-changer in 2025, and why most B2B agencies set themself up to fail before they've even properly started. The #1 reason B2B agencies struggle to scale?

The Entrepreneurial Mindset That Makes Smart People Quit

Jan 30 2025 48 mins

How do you build loyal and high-performing teams that thrive and scale with you? In this episode of the Strategy Ladders Podcast, Kas and Austin dig into the business models, leadership styles, and entrepreneurial mindsets that create strong, aligned teams for the long haul. Too many businesses focus on hiring the right people, but then fail to keep them engaged. Austin shares how

From Resolutions to Results: Personal Priorities That Grow a Business

Jan 15 2025 38 mins

Are New Year's resolutions worth all the hype? Or are they setting you up to fail? In our first episode from Season 2 of the Strategy Ladders Podcast, we tackle why most resolutions fall apart and uncover how aligning with your personal priorities and values can drive true personal growth and business development that sticks. Join our host (Brian) and our strategic advisors (Josh,

10 Brutal Truths Every Entrepreneur Must Know to Scale in 2025

Jan 03 2025 23 mins

Ready to transform your business in 2025? Buckle-up. It won't be easy, but we promise it will be worth your while! In our New Year’s episode for the Strategy Ladders Podcast, our founder Brian Smith steps up to speak to you directly by diving into the 10 powerful truths that every entrepreneur must embrace to unlock sustainable business growth...instead of avoiding it. These aren

Redefining Discomfort and Development Through Perception of Obstacles

Dec 25 2024 40 mins

In this episode of the Strategy Ladders Podcast, Brian Smith and Rachel Hamlin dive deep into the transformative power of shifting your perception of obstacles. Real resilience draws it’s impact from embracing challenges, discomfort, and fear to become the foundation for true personal development and professional success. And in this installment, they show us why… With her back

Capacity vs Bandwidth: Hidden Hiring Mistakes Founders Make in Scaling

Dec 18 2024 32 mins

In this episode of the Strategy Ladders Podcast, Kas and Josh finally raise the curtain on the challenges caused by role confusion in growing service businesses—particularly when dealing with evolving teams and jobs in fast-paced environments. Founders often blur responsibilities, muddying expectations and overwhelming employees, which puts many limiters on business growth. Josh