If you’ve ever wondered why some business strategies work in theory but fall flat in real life, this episode is for you. Brad Smith, founder and CEO of Stellar Insight, Inc., draws on his varied career—analytical chemist, business manager, executive coach—to reveal how self-awareness, trust, and intuition shape business outcomes. You’ll pick up why company “blind spots” hold leaders back, how to turn intuition into a practical decision tool, and actionable steps for building sustainable growth. We also get into repeatable systems, employee relationship dynamics, and the difference between gut instinct and true intuition. Plus, Brad shares a step-by-step exercise for focusing your growth over the next decade. Tune in and learn from a leader who’s coached CEOs for over 25 years.

Connect With Brad Smith
Website: https://stellarinsightinc.com

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Chapters
00:00 Brad Smith’s Unconventional Journey
00:50 Lessons From a Chemist’s Beaker
01:49 Escaping the Leadership Bubble
02:22 Business Is a Human System
03:35 Why Trust Drives Business Growth
04:15 Building Rapport—Listening vs. Talking
05:12 The “Leader Has All Ideas” Fallacy
06:20 Founder’s Dilemma and Growth Limits
07:41 Why Time Is Every CEO’s Cap
08:06 Turning Awareness Into Better Decisions
08:48 Mapping the “Missing Puzzle Pieces”
09:31 Epiphanies, Intuition, and Subconscious Solutions
10:49 Internal Employees—Listening and Results
11:16 Coaching Case: $3M to $13M Growth
12:48 Company, Process, and Self Awareness
13:14 Making Intuition Practical
14:07 Training the Intuitive Mind
15:08 Gut Instinct vs. Deep Intuition
16:11 How to Actually Train Intuition
16:47 Brainwaves, Presence, and Meditation
17:37 Managing the Presence Muscle
18:16 The 10-Year Compounding Growth Exercise
18:51 Where to Connect With Brad
19:22 Applying One Idea From the Show