In this episode of the Show Your Value Podcast, host Lee Benson sits down with entrepreneur John St. Pierre, who built a 55 million dollar company… and lost it all.

John opens up about the painful lessons behind that collapse and the powerful mindset that helped him rebuild his success. He calls it patient ambition, the balance between drive and discipline that every founder needs to master.

Together, Lee and John unpack what really happens when you grow too fast, why most entrepreneurs overestimate short-term gains and underestimate long-term potential, and how to protect your company from losing control.

If you’re building a business, raising capital, or chasing growth, this conversation will change the way you think about success.

In This Episode:

- The real story behind losing a 55M company

- What “patient ambition” means and why it matters

- How to grow without overleveraging or burning out

- The seven principles that protect and scale a business

- The difference between ownership and control

- How to build lasting enterprise value

Timestamps:
00:00 John’s story: from 55M to zero
02:00 Ambition vs patience
06:00 What caused the collapse
10:00 Protecting your business and team
15:00 The 7 principles of the $100M Journey
20:00 How to grow responsibly
25:00 AI, leadership, and the future of entrepreneurship
30:00 Final takeaways

About the Guest:
John St. Pierre is the author of The $100M Journey, entrepreneur, and advocate for sustainable growth. Learn more at 100mjourney.com

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If your business feels busy but not better, this is for you.
Lee Benson shares a practical, no-fluff system to get unstuck: build a healthy relationship with struggle, define value clearly, operate with live resistance on the front lines, and install a management operating system that scales (a true Value-Creation System).

You’ll learn

- Struggle, redefined: healthy vs. unhealthy vs. intentionally designed struggle and how to raise your tolerance to create more value.

- Organize & Develop: the two-word mantra to fix frustration fast and point effort at the bottleneck.

- Value-Creation Funnels: see where marketing/sales/ops are breaking and fix the right stage.

- Live Resistance: why front-line work beats armchair strategy (and how founders prove scalable traction).

- Letting go: clear rules for when to part ways with people or pivot initiatives.

- MOS that works: what a management operating system must track (one number per team, flow across the whole org).

- Fulfillment over Happiness: how leaders keep emotional energy high, for themselves, their teams, and their families.

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What does real leadership look like in today’s workplace? Aviation executive and leadership expert Stephanie Chung shares her 40-year “overnight success” story and explains why leadership is not about DEI but about ROI.

In this episode you will discover:

- Why most employees only give 60 percent at work

- The crisis of character affecting today’s workforce

- How to lead across six different generations

- Why diversity of thought drives profit and growth

- The ALLY and EARN frameworks for simple, effective leadership

- How to turn teams into billion dollar growth machines

Stephanie’s journey from parking planes at Boston Logan Airport to becoming president and board member in private aviation proves the power of excellence, integrity, and showing up with your best every day.

If you want practical tools to lead teams that win, this conversation is for you.

Learn more about Stephanie: https://stephaniechung.com

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On this episode of Show Your Value we sit down with Peter Cuneo, the legendary turnaround CEO who rescued Marvel Entertainment from bankruptcy and transformed it into a global powerhouse, eventually selling to Disney for $4 billion.

Peter shares the leadership lessons that guided him from serving as a Navy officer in Vietnam to running billion-dollar companies. He reveals:

- How Marvel’s “wagon wheel strategy” with 4,700 characters built unstoppable synergy

- Why not knowing anything about movies or comic books gave him an advantage as CEO

- The 28 Essentials of Superhero Leadership from his upcoming book

- How to build trust, culture, and resilience in high-pressure turnarounds

- Why emotional strength and knowing when to step aside are critical for leaders

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, executive, or future leader, this conversation is packed with practical advice on business turnarounds, leadership development, and creating long-term value.

Peter Cuneo is the former CEO of Marvel Entertainment, widely known as the “turnaround guy.” He has led multiple global companies through successful transformations and is the author of Superhero Leadership: 28 Essentials for Every Leader.

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What does it take to break a 1,500-year-old system of poverty and oppression?

In this episode of Show Your Value, Lee is joined by Dr. Abraham George, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of Shanti Bhavan. His groundbreaking schools are helping children from India’s poorest families rise from one-room huts to top universities like Stanford, Duke, and Princeton.

Dr. George shares:

- His near-death experience in the military that shaped his life’s mission

- How he built and sold a multimillion dollar company before dedicating everything to education

- Why he believes the caste system can be broken in a single generation

- The success stories of children who went from “invisible to unstoppable”

Watch Daughters of Destiny on Netflix to see this mission in action, and hear directly from Dr. George about the challenges, sacrifices, and vision that drive him.

If you believe in creating opportunity and lasting social change, this episode is for you.

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Kash Rocheleau went from executive assistant to CFO, then to CEO of a $30M+ company in just five years. She wasn’t chasing titles, she was chasing opportunities, learning, and creating value.

In this episode of Show Your Value with Lee Benson, Kash shares:

- How she moved from EA to CEO without a pedigree or master plan

- Why chasing titles for the wrong reasons leads to burnout

- The truth about leadership, servant stewardship, and creating value

- How sugar reduction, health, and nutrition tie into her business at Icon Foods

- Why curiosity, resilience, and transparency matter more than credentials

Her views on hiring, team culture, and balancing passion with responsibility

This is a raw conversation about leadership, growth, and doing the work to create value for people, teams, and customers.

📌 Connect with Kash Rocheleau:

Website: iconfoods.com

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Is it possible for a CEO to go from an 80-hour workweek to just 15, all while increasing the value of their company? The answer is yes, and it’s not about magic, it’s about a fundamental shift in leadership.

Many leaders are trapped in a cycle of endless work, constant firefighting, and team misalignment. They believe the only way to grow is to grind harder. In this episode, 8-time founder Lee Benson dismantles that myth and unveils the powerful frameworks he used to reclaim his time and build self-reliant, high-value organizations.

Discover "Holistic Value Creation," a model that goes beyond the balance sheet to energize your team, and learn the art of "nudging" the subtle, consistent coaching that aligns everyone to the company's core mission. This is frontline wisdom for leaders who are ready to stop being the bottleneck and start being the architect of a business that runs itself.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

- The 3 essential pillars every leader must understand to scale effectively.

- Why traditional performance reviews fail and the “Performance Snapshot” alternative that creates total clarity.

- How to apply core business principles to build a lasting family legacy.

- The practical steps to take back your time and escape the 80-hour grind for good.

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What does it take to go from outlaw biker to Marine to saving over 15,000 lives during the fall of Afghanistan?

In this powerful episode of Show Your Value, host Lee Benson sits down with Daniel Stinson to hear his incredible journey of redemption, faith, and purpose. Daniel shares how he grew up in a rough family, found brotherhood in a motorcycle club, hit rock bottom, and then experienced a God moment that changed everything.

From serving in the Marine Corps and learning multiple languages, to leading one of the largest private evacuation missions during the fall of Kabul, Daniel reveals how he went from hurting people to helping thousands. His story covers:

- The "Brothers vs Others" mindset that shaped his life

- His near-suicide and miraculous turning point

- Saving Arya, a young Afghan woman targeted by the Taliban

- Building the One God Foundation to support veterans, fight human trafficking, and help orphans worldwide

- Finding true purpose after decades of searching

This is not just a military story. It is about leadership, redemption, brotherhood, and what it means to dedicate your life to helping others.

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What separates companies that scale from those that stall? Philippe Bouissou, former Apple executive and author, joins Lee Benson on Show Your Value to break down the Four Dimensions of Alignment every business must master to grow faster than its market.

From Apple’s lessons under Steve Jobs to case studies on Levi Strauss, Segway, and beyond, Philippe explains how alignment between customer pain, company claims, messaging, delivery, and delight is the real engine of value creation. He also shares why pricing strategy is misunderstood, how frictionless transactions create growth, and why CEOs need alignment not just with markets but also with their teams and boards.

If you’re a business owner, leader, or entrepreneur who wants clarity on what to do “Monday morning at 8:00” to grow, this episode will give you a playbook rooted in real-world experience and data-driven insights.

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What does it really take to lead a global company with over 250 facilities across 60 countries? In this episode, Jennifer Harvey, CEO of Crown Worldwide Group, shares the habits that define quietly powerful leadership. From navigating economic disruption and succession planning to empowering employees to innovate, she offers a candid look into what sustainable leadership looks like at scale.

You'll learn:

- Why no CEO can succeed alone

- How to turn internal ideas into real business growth

- The challenges and rewards of leading a legacy company

- How clarity, humility, and consistency drive global success

If you're building a team, growing a business, or stepping into a bigger role, this episode will give you the mindset and habits to lead with confidence.

For more free videos, tools, and resources about the MIND Methodology go to https://etw.com/