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178: Josh Frantz: "The Value Behind Extracting Knowledge From Frontline Employees"
In this episode, Erik sits down with entrepreneur and Blyndspot CEO Josh Frantz to explore one of the most overlooked ideas in business: the untapped…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
177: "Is Typing Becoming Old-Fashioned in the AI Age?" ft. Justin Coats
Episode 177
Erik and Justin take a practical tour through AI “tools that actually ship.” They start with Lovable to build a real landing page fast, then move to …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
176: "Is Talking to Your Boss the Same as Talking to a Brick Wall?" ft. Alli Murphy
Episode 172
Alli and Erik work through a familiar leadership bottleneck: a team is burning out, a senior leader brings data and requests support, and the boss ke…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
175: "Are You Leading Conversations… or Just Waiting to Talk?" (reflections on Nicole O'Sullivan)
🧠 Erik’s Take
This conversation with Nicole O’Sullivan went deeper than expected—and that’s exactly why it mattered. What stood out wasn’t just how to…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
174: "Ownership Builds Trust Faster than Success Does" (reflections on Zia Mohi)
🧠 Erik’s Take
Erik reflects on his conversation with Zia Mohi through a leadership lens that’s both practical and deeply personal. What stood out most…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
173: Nicole O'Sullivan: "What If a Mindset Shift Could Add $56M to Your Sales?"
Nicole O’Sullivan doesn’t teach sales tactics—she rewires how people think about selling. In this conversation, she and Erik explore why most sales c…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
172: Zia Mohi: "Are You Leading… or Just Taking Credit?"
In this conversation, Erik sits down with Zia Mohi, COO of CTI Staffing, to unpack a journey that started in reluctant sales and evolved into high-le…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
171: "Can Companies with 5 Employees and 50 Digital Employees Thrive?" ft. Justin Coats
Episode 171
Erik and Justin unpack what an “AI orchestration layer” actually means when agents move from experiments into day-to-day operations. They focus on th…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
170: "What Changes When You Start Leading Leaders?" ft. Alli Murphy
Episode 168
Erik and Alli compare notes on what goes wrong when high-performing leaders move from managing individual contributors to leading leaders. They highl…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
169: "Are We Really Preparing Like it Matters?" (reflections on Scott Anderson)
🧠 Erik’s Take
Erik reflects on his conversation with Scott Anderson as a rare opportunity to learn from someone who has led where most people will nev…
5 months ago