Impact with Eddie Wilson

43 - Give Violence a Chance | The Ruthless Decisions Your Business Is Avoiding


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Most founders don’t have a business problem, they have a decision problem. In this hard-hitting episode, Eddie Wilson reframes “violence” not as physical aggression, but as surgical intensity: the courage to cut people, systems, and revenue that are quietly killing your empire. Using a story from the Continental Congress, memories of his father’s quiet strength, and real world examples from his own companies, while breaking down three “violent” decisions every empire builder must make. You’ll learn why delay is often just fear in disguise, why your gut as a solid operator is rarely wrong, how to think in terms of protecting your future instead of punishing the past, and why “profit that costs purpose is way too expensive.” Eddie closes with three piercing questions to audit your life, business, and relationships so you can finally make the cuts you already know you need to make.


TIMESTAMPS:

  • 00:00 – Franklin vs. Adams & the danger of endless diplomacy
  • 02:03 – Empires require clear, courageous, sometimes ruthless decisions
  • 03:01 – Eddie’s dad’s quiet strength
  • 06:27 – Defining “violence” in business: not fists, but focus and surgical intensity
  • 08:09 – Why most founders avoid “violent” decisions: indecision, loyalty, and “not burning bridges”
  • 10:03 – Trusting your gut vs. over-rationalizing what people have already shown you
  • 10:45 – Violent Decision #1: The courage to cut
  • 16:15 – You’re not punishing the past; you’re protecting your future
  • 17:19 – Who in your organization is no longer qualified to carry what’s next?
  • 17:48 – Violent Decision #2: Burn what’s comfortable but broken
  • 19:28 – Violent Decision #3: Kill the wrong revenue
  • 21:40 – “Profit that costs purpose is way too expensive”
  • 22:02 – What “violence” actually looks like
  • 25:11 – Empire builders don’t swing wildly; they strike strategically and on time
  • 26:06 – Three questions: What are you tolerating out of fear, what are you delaying, and what “violence” does your empire need today? 

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