The CEO Who Built a Business That Can’t Win Alone (Hometown CEO Dennis Levene)

Episode 408

Winning alone is losing.

Dennis Levene, CEO of Hometown, bet the business on his customers’ success… and it’s paying off.

Most CEOs obsess over market share and margins.

Dennis obsessed over a broken system robbing schools of money.

And he asked the question that changed everything:

“Why should $25 of my $100 school donation go to a fundraising company?”

That wasn’t frustration — it was a blueprint.

A blueprint for a company designed to win only when its schools do.

Now, Hometown helps thousands of school communities raise more, keep more, and invest directly into the programs that shape students’ futures.

Dennis shared the line that defines his entire model:

“We align ourselves with our schools… when they’re successful, we’re successful.”

This isn’t marketing.

It’s business architecture.

And it’s one of the most compelling leadership strategies I’ve seen.

This episode is a masterclass in:

-Engineering customer alignment into your business model

-Leading with purpose without sacrificing performance

-Turning shared success into a competitive advantage

The companies that endure aren’t built on extraction...

They’re built on shared victories.

What would it be like if you aligned more closely to your customers' success?

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Follow Dennis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-levene/

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