Founder/CEO/investor; hands-on guidance for leaders on scaling teams, finance, and meeting/operating systems.

Good leaders must communicate the following: Purpose – why are we doing what we’re doing? Direction – where are we going? Progress – how are we doing? I call this trio PDP. The clearer the PDP is to the team, the more effective the person will be as a leader. I wrote an article on how to test your leadership skills. If you want to check it out, comment “PDP” and I’ll send it to you

When people think of great business leaders... They usually think of someone like Steve Jobs or Richard Branson. But I’ve studied 100’s of managers as we grew our company from $0 to $1B+ And the most effective leaders were more operational...

What a CEO actually does ☝️ Want to read my article on this exact topic? Comment “CEO” an I’ll send it to you.
I call this the “PDP test”. Purpose, direction, and progress. One’smce you answer these for yourself, it’s good practice brings question to your whole team to pinpoint areas in need of improvement. if you want to read my full article on this...

A new way to manage performance. If you want to check out my article I wrote that breaks down this new way of managing performance (without annual reviews), comment “LEADER” and I’ll send it to you. #annualreview #performancemanagement #leadership

The perfect bonus plan DOES exist. I built one at Classy that our team loved. Now, you can use the exact same system. Comment “BONUS” and I’ll send you a link to get access to my Bonus Plan Leadership Kit. You’ll get - masterclass...

I built a leadership kit that teaches it. The 7 responsibilities every CEO must master, based on what I learned scaling Classy to $100M+ and what I now teach inside Highland. Comment “CEO” and I’ll sen you the link to get...

Can you answer this question? Better yet, can your entire team answer this question in the same way? 👉 Where are we going as a company? Sounds simple, but 99% of teams answer this question in two ways: - They literally have no idea -...

Comment “MEETING” and I’ll send you an in depth article I wrote on this All-Hands meetings. Agenda framework included. (Reposting this carousel from a few months back as it’s highly valuable) #allhands #companymeetings #founder #ceo

Are 1x1 meetings still relevant? Yes. 1 on 1 meetings are one of the most important tools you have as a manager. But most people get them dead wrong. Wasting so much time and money... With a calendar full of useless...

How to run the perfect leadership meeting 👆🏼 If you want to dive deeper on this topic, comment “MEETING” and I’ll send you an article I wrote on Leadership Team Meetings.

Most people are waiting for the perfect moment. The right market. The right team. The right time. There is no perfect moment. There’s just the decision to go. Every company I’ve built started with one thing, the choice to try. Everything else figured...

Weak leadership can hide behind good intentions... but your team feels the difference every day. Fix these blind spots, and you won’t just be a better manager, you’ll build a team that wants to follow you. (Repost from a few months ago) #management #leadership...

Culture is a reflection of how the team feels about the workplace. It’s an output, not an input. I created a free PDF resource for leaders that dive into the 10 ingredients for a high-performance culture. Comment “CULTURE” and I’ll send it...

Most CEOs can’t answer these clearly. → Purpose – Why are we here? → Direction – Where are we going? → Progress – How are we doing? So I built a framework to fix this. I call it the Northstar. It puts mission,...