In this episode of the Strategy Ladders Podcast, Kas and Josh finally raise the curtain on the challenges caused by role confusion in growing service businesses—particularly when dealing with evolving teams and jobs in fast-paced environments. Founders often blur responsibilities, muddying expectations and overwhelming employees, which puts many limiters on business growth.

Josh introduces the structured approach of using root cause analysis to solve hiring struggles by focusing on capacity vs bandwidth. Many founders mistakenly evaluate an employee’s free hours (bandwidth) without considering emotional, mental, and operational capacity—factors that significantly impact performance.

Kas in turn shares his perspective on employee onboarding and rapid decision-making. They explore why role differentiation matters and how inconsistency in job scopes creates unnecessary context-switching that damages team momentum.

They also breaks down the mindset shift required for decisive leadership. Founders must move past emotional attachments to underperforming hires and recognize when it’s time to let go. As Josh explains, avoiding tough decisions often risks the stability of the entire team, slowing down the business's growth trajectory.

What You’ll Learn:

✅ How to apply root cause analysis to identify hiring issues.

If you’re a founder struggling with hiring decisions, role clarity, or team performance, this episode helps remove the illogical attachments to team dynamics so you lead decisively and unlock your business’s next phase of growth.

👉 Watch it now! And don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more no-BS insights from Strategy Ladders!

Burnout, empathy, and resistance to change are a common challenge for leaders, entrepreneurs, and executives—but it doesn’t have to define their journey. With the right amount of inner work in personal and professional growth, performance and executive coach (Rachel Hamlin) believes that understanding your nervous system and embracing empathy can help you lead with resilience and confidence.

In episode 6 of the Strategy Ladders Podcast, Rachel shares her personal experiences with burnout and how it shaped her unique approach to leadership coaching. She explores how mindset, rooted in both emotional and physiological states, can be transformed to combat burnout and foster effective leadership.

From managing stress to maintaining focus under pressure — and harnessing unique solutions like somatic processing and therapeutic memory reconsolidation — Rachel provides practical tools and actionable strategies that every leader can use to reclaim the title of high-performer.

What you’ll learn:

→ Mindset Beyond the Mental: How leadership and decision-making don't just depend on mental frameworks, but create an important role for the nervous system in burnout that needs to be regulated for peak performance.

→ The Value of Empathy: How true empathy is about understanding and listening without necessarily solving every problem, and why practicing it with boundaries makes it a powerful leadership tool.

→ Somatic Techniques: How techniques like EFT tapping and breathing exercises can help interrupt stress responses, cultivate a constructive mindset, and help leaders stay grounded during high-pressure moments.

If you’re looking for practical, science-backed advice to shift your mindset, break free from limiting patterns, lead with empathy, and navigate burnout effectively, this is the leadership level-up you've waited for.

👉 Watch now to start building a truly resilient leadership style. Like, comment, and subscribe for more insights!

Branding isn’t just a buzzword. It’s the foundation of your digital marketing strategy and the secret to unleashing serious change that will help your business scale. In episode 5 of the Strategy Ladders Podcast, Brian (our founder) and Kas (our marketing maverick) tackle the art and science of branding, sharing real-world strategies and hard-earned lessons to help you build a brand that truly stands out — without becoming a roadblock to your business.

From navigating the tricky transition from personal brand to company brand to mastering platform-specific branding strategies, this video is packed with actionable insights on how to become a force through positioning. Join our advisors as they explore how to create a branding strategy that ensures consistency while it keeps evolving, helping your business stay relevant in a competitive digital landscape. Whether you’re trying to dominate YouTube, connect on LinkedIn, or simply keep your brand intact across all channels, we’ve got you covered.

We're here to drop the no-hype takes on:

Packed with practical tips, humor, and a dash of inspiration, this video is your ultimate guide to building a brand that grows with your business.

Ready to rethink your approach to branding and take your business to the next level? Hit play now!"

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Hiring the right talent isn’t just about filling seats—it’s about shaping the future of your business. In Episode 4 of the Strategy Ladders Podcast, Josh and Austin bring raw, unfiltered insights into the high-stakes world of recruitment. They’re sharing real stories and lessons learned from the trenches, exposing the costly mistakes that lead to employee turnover and toxic workplace culture.

Think resumes tell the whole story? This episode dives deep into why cultural fit matters more than what’s on paper, how ignoring red flags can sink your team, and why accountability in hiring is the ultimate game-changer.

We’re talking about:

🔥 Spotting the yellow and red flags before it’s too late.

Whether you’re building your first team or scaling a thriving operation, this episode will help you take a step back, rethink your hiring process, and set your team up for long-term success.

Key takeaways include:

✔ Why desperate hires often lead to disaster (and how to avoid them).

Don’t settle for less in your hiring process. Tune in to discover how to build a recruitment strategy that drives growth, minimizes turnover, and creates a workplace culture worth bragging about.

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Are you struggling to be the master, not the slave, of your debt, or find it difficult to control the cash flow in your business? Understanding how your finances are managed is essential for any founder looking to succeed and scale their business. In this episode of Strategy Ladders Podcast, Josh and Doug tackle the pressing financial issues many businesses face today. From cash flow management to the critical differences between personal finance and business finance, they cover it all!

In this episode, Brian and Josh dive into the heart of entrepreneurship, tackling the grit and grind of personal growth, accountability, and self-reflection. If you’re a founder, business leader, or just someone aiming to grow, this conversation delivers no-BS insights on achieving success through focus, confronting fear, and cultivating a work-life balance that fuels growth.

Entrepreneurship isn’t for the faint-hearted—it’s for those willing to embrace discomfort, challenge themselves, and dig deep into personal development. Brian and Josh bring their perspectives on why fear and discomfort are more than just obstacles; they’re signals that you’re pushing boundaries. They explore the power of accountability and why setting clear, attainable goals creates a path to success in both personal and business life.

Key Takeaways:

If you’re serious about personal growth and want to develop the skills and mindset essential to impactful leadership, this episode is for you. Hit subscribe to never miss insights like these—where real entrepreneurs get honest about what truly matters in business and beyond.

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In the first episode of the Strategy Ladder podcast, Brian and Austin sit down to talk about the importance of a growth mindset and how it radically shapes the trajectory of a business. Founders often exhibit irrational behaviors, particularly in hiring, which stalls business growth. Hiring alone doesn’t solve deep-rooted business problems and emotional attachments to employees complicate matters even more. Founders may feel they’re investing in people, but are they investing in the right focus?

Our advisors explore how C players in a team steals momentum from the A players, and why **stagnation in business growth often stems from getting too stuck in set approaches. Leadership requires making tough decisions, especially when it comes to fostering a thriving environment for a founder’s team. Brian and Austin stress that challenging relationships are essential for both personal and business growth. They give a no-bars-held take on the need for decisive leadership and the willingness to step outside of one’s comfort zone.

The episode also covers exit strategies, pointing out that many founders don’t have a clear plan for their business's future. It again stresses the importance of a growth mindset, the resource that allows leaders to continuously question, adapt, and make tough choices to roadmap their way to long-term success.

Keen to learn how a founder’s thinking, fearless leadership, and exit strategies play into sustained business growth? Then this video is for you. Watch now to gain cutting-edge insights and learn how overcoming these obstacles can put your business to work for you!

Are you a Founder of a $1M to $5M Business? Let us help you tackle challenges like:

🚀 Co-Creating a Clear Path to Growth

📉 Stabilizing Sales & Unlocking Hidden Revenue

🔥 Reducing Founder Dependency to Avoid Burnout

🎯 Refining Market Positioning for Maximum Impact

👀 Building Accountable and High-Performing Teams to Scale

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Let’s Connect:

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