Path for Growth

Building in Public #3: Alex (CEO) & Olivia Graham (Coaching Manager)


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One of the most important decisions a leader can make is finding the next right person to join their leadership team. In this episode, Alex talks with Path for Growth Coaching Manager Olivia Graham about the lessons she’s learned in the first 6 months of her role. Olivia shares several principles she’s discovered while working to operationalize Path for Growth’s coaching program to better develop and support effective coaches. She and Alex also discuss the lessons they’ve learned about setting expectations around the overlap of friendship and business. 



  • Get to know Path for Growth Coaching Manager Olivia Graham (2:55)
  • Can you tell us about your transition from contractor to coaching manager? (10:06)
  • What did you learn from interviewing with people you already knew? (16:20)
  • What are some principles you’ve learned in your time at Path for Growth? (22:30)
  • 1. Leaders should balance creating systems with paying attention to individuals (23:01) 
  • Why is it so important to catalog best practices? (32:40)
  • 2. Context and trust are the most important thing in your first 30 days (34:10)
  • What tactics have you learned for becoming a better listener? (38:18)
  • How have we learned to set expectations around business and friendship? (41:48)
  • 3. Start with the end in mind. Have a clear idea of what winning looks like (54:06)
  • What do you say to leaders who think they can’t communicate their vision (1:01:40)
  • 4. Set your standard for the season you’re in (1:07:25)
  • 5. Freedom is not something you earn, it’s something you experience (1:18:09)
  • What are you most excited about right now? (1:21:24)


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