Hiring more people doesn't fix a broken leadership structure. Today, I'm joined by Kasia Lane, founder of Iron Peak Solutions, for an unfiltered forensic audit of the scaling process. Kasia pulls back the curtain on the "messy middle" of growth—from building their first loadboard in Airtable to the hard realization that being a founder and being a leader are two completely different skill sets.

We dive into the "Hard Lessons in Hiring," including why emotional hiring leads to "B-Player" rot, how to stop over-coaching the wrong people, and the exact moment they realized that clear expectations remove the emotion from management. If you've ever felt like your team is drifting away from your standards, this episode is your blueprint for reclaiming your culture and scaling with structure.

Inside this Leadership Briefing:

• The Airtable to Revenova Journey: Scaling your tech stack as your volume explodes.
• The Emotional Hiring Trap: Why hiring friends and "mini-mes" stunts your growth.
• Accountability vs. Empathy: How to stop avoiding hard conversations and start setting non-negotiables.
• The 'Never Give It Back' Mentality: Instilling a bias for action and ownership in your ops team.
• Skills Over Gut: Using structured assessments to find "A-Players" who actually execute.

About Katherine Lane

Kasia is a co-founder and CEO of Iron Peak Solutions, a freight brokerage built from the ground up in Colorado. She leads the company's growth and tech stack development, while overseeing the moving parts of the business to keep everything aligned and executing. Kasia is known for her honest take on what it actually looks like to scale a business, including the mistakes, lessons, and leadership challenges that come with it.

Connect with Kasia

• Website: https://ironpeaksolutions.com/
• Email: [email protected]

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