In this episode, Carl sits down with Ashish Gupta, founder of ScaleUp Exec, to discuss business turnarounds, leadership decisions, and culture resets. Ashish shares how he acquired a struggling company, realized innovation had stopped, and eventually rebuilt the team to change the company's trajectory.

Key takeaways:

• Why the business must come first

• How to identify thinking leaders during interviews

• The role of systems before people and process

• When AI tools help — and when they fail

• How founders define success differently

This episode offers practical insights for entrepreneurs and operators who want alignment between strategy and execution.

Listen now and start measuring your success.

Guest Assets:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashish-gup/

Website https://scaleupexec.com/