This interview is recorded in front of a live audience who had just finished lunch at the Independence Golf Clubhouse. We had a terrific audience of business leaders who you will hear in the background during the interview. Since the last live Authentic Interview event 5 years ago, I turned those first interviews into this podcast The Authentic Leader Show and interviewed 70 additional people.

This interview with Boomer Muth, CEO and Co-founder of Koalafi (formally WestCreek Financial). Kaoalfi has partnerships with local and national Fortune 100 retailers. Their rapid growth has been acknowledged by Deloitte and Forbes has recognized Koalafi as one of the best startup employers.

Here is just a sample of what we discuss in this interview:

• Boomer’s first management experience
• Boomer’s leadership style and how it’s directed by a code that he lives by.
• How aspiring to be a rock star has led to Boomer’s eventual start of a business and becoming CEO?
• Why your business should not be a family.
• How Boomer is using AI and how AI affects your cognitive load.
• I share my story of one of my biggest failures when providing my services. And it happened with Koalafi.