Ben Landers, Founder, and Advisor of Blue Corona- a 9-time Inc. 5000 digital marketing & technology company that focuses on home services helping them increase sales, reduce cost, and differentiate their brands online. Ben is currently the brand ambassador and the host of the Growth Stories Podcast. He believes that the company exists to help clients' businesses grow, and its success is solely dependent on the growth and success of others.

Here are some key moments from our conversation:

• How did you achieve the 9-time Inc. 5000 notoriety?
• How would you describe your true north as a leader? (4:15)
• For your company’s transformation, how did you align behind that set of beliefs and operationalize them? (5:30)
• Talking about recruitment, how are you selecting people who are most likely to be engaged and thrive at work in your environment? (8:35)
• In transitioning your position from CEO/Founder to more of an advisory role now, how is the journey been for you, and how is your true north as a leader kind of informed your decisions along the way (12:48)
• What’s transpired in your awareness to make that decision to shift into another role back in 2018 (18:08)
• When you started Blue Corona, what did that leap of faith looks like and how did that come about? (24:15)
• What do you see next for you and Blue Corona? (31:38)
• How do you overcome or mitigate challenges? (35:55)
• How do you stay on top of your game and recharge? (40:54)
• If you could take everything you know about leadership and entrepreneurship and distill it down to one key piece of advice for our listeners, what is the nugget you want to leave people with? (42:07)