Freeing the Founder

The Hardest Lesson in Growth: Bill Ryan on Confronting Leadership to Hit $350M

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In this episode of Freeing the Founder, executive and consultant Bill Ryan reveals the uncomfortable truth behind massive business scaling. Drawing on his experience helping companies achieve hypergrowth (including a jump from $20M to $350M), Bill explains why organizational change must start at the very top.
 
Listen to learn:
  • The Owner's Mirror: The single most challenging but necessary step to achieving massive growth (Hint: it involves the owner confronting themselves).
  • The Four Pillars of Trust: Bill's unique framework for defining trust within an organization: Integrity, Competence, Experience, and Intent.
  • The "Butthead" Test: How to build relationships where you can challenge the owner's behavior and why successful executives are not just "yes men."
  • Culture Defined: Why culture is simply "the way things are," and how to fix it through aligned values, processes, and agreements.
  • The Super Bowl Mentality: How to use aspirational, transparent metrics to align your entire team—from the accounting department to the shop floor—around meaningful work.

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    Freeing the FounderBy Randell Mauricio