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The $14M Payoff: How Sherry Deutschmann Built a People-First Empire
🚀 How do you scale a company from startup to $40M+ by putting employees first?
Sherry Deutschmann, Founder & CEO of BrainTrust, did exactly that.
She turned her people-first philosophy into an unstoppable business model—one that led to a massive exit and a $14M investor payout. Now, she's on a mission to help female founders break barriers and scale their businesses.
In this episode, Sherry shares:
âś… The power of profit-sharing and why her janitor made as much in bonuses as her CFO
✅ Why only 2% of women founders hit $1M in revenue—and how she’s changing that
âś… The hiring philosophy that built her $40M company (and the worst interview mistake she ever saw)
🔥 Don’t miss this conversation if you’re a founder, leader, or anyone who believes in building a business that thrives by investing in people!
🎧 Listen now and subscribe for more insights from top founders & executives.
00:00 – Intro & Welcome to Sherry Deutschmann
02:12 – The birth of BrainTrust & why women founders needed it
05:45 – Why only 2% of women-owned businesses hit $1M in revenue
08:30 – The shocking VC funding gap for female founders
11:50 – How BrainTrust is helping women scale businesses 200%+ YoY
14:10 – Sherry’s unconventional hiring philosophy (and why she fired her CFO)
18:25 – The $14M investor payout story (from startup to massive exit)
21:55 – Why she never paid her executives more than her janitors
25:40 – How profit-sharing transformed company culture & performance
30:10 – The worst hiring mistake leaders make (and how to avoid it)
34:15 – Sherry’s favorite interview question (and how it reveals true character)
37:50 – Why Nashville is a booming hub for entrepreneurs
42:30 – Sherry’s biggest business lesson from selling her company
45:00 – The book every entrepreneur needs to read right now
📖 Get Sherry’s book: Lunch with Lucy – A must-read for leaders who want to build a thriving business through culture.
đź”— Learn more about BrainTrust: braintrust.org
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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By MSH International, LLC🚀 How do you scale a company from startup to $40M+ by putting employees first?
Sherry Deutschmann, Founder & CEO of BrainTrust, did exactly that.
She turned her people-first philosophy into an unstoppable business model—one that led to a massive exit and a $14M investor payout. Now, she's on a mission to help female founders break barriers and scale their businesses.
In this episode, Sherry shares:
âś… The power of profit-sharing and why her janitor made as much in bonuses as her CFO
✅ Why only 2% of women founders hit $1M in revenue—and how she’s changing that
âś… The hiring philosophy that built her $40M company (and the worst interview mistake she ever saw)
🔥 Don’t miss this conversation if you’re a founder, leader, or anyone who believes in building a business that thrives by investing in people!
🎧 Listen now and subscribe for more insights from top founders & executives.
00:00 – Intro & Welcome to Sherry Deutschmann
02:12 – The birth of BrainTrust & why women founders needed it
05:45 – Why only 2% of women-owned businesses hit $1M in revenue
08:30 – The shocking VC funding gap for female founders
11:50 – How BrainTrust is helping women scale businesses 200%+ YoY
14:10 – Sherry’s unconventional hiring philosophy (and why she fired her CFO)
18:25 – The $14M investor payout story (from startup to massive exit)
21:55 – Why she never paid her executives more than her janitors
25:40 – How profit-sharing transformed company culture & performance
30:10 – The worst hiring mistake leaders make (and how to avoid it)
34:15 – Sherry’s favorite interview question (and how it reveals true character)
37:50 – Why Nashville is a booming hub for entrepreneurs
42:30 – Sherry’s biggest business lesson from selling her company
45:00 – The book every entrepreneur needs to read right now
📖 Get Sherry’s book: Lunch with Lucy – A must-read for leaders who want to build a thriving business through culture.
đź”— Learn more about BrainTrust: braintrust.org
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.