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The Hidden Cost of Hypergrowth: Lessons from Salesforce, Oracle and Siebel with Steve Garnett #140

October 22, 2025 • Lee Cooper • Episode 140

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Some stories are told for inspiration, some for entertainment, but a very few become instruction manuals for the next generation.

Today’s Extrology episode documents one such manual, written by a leader forged through experiences at Oracle, Salesforce and Siebel Systems - Steve Garnett.

He grew up in a council house in Liverpool, mentored by one maths teacher who changed everything.

Behind Steve’s work scaling some of the most iconic tech machines in history, lies a lesson in systems, scar tissue and scale with soul.

What Steve's doing now with education, legacy and angel investing reveals not just how to build billion dollar companies, but how to build the kind of life that compounds…

Lee and Steve discuss:

The power of resilience and mentorship in shaping a life and career
Leadership at Oracle, Siebel, and Salesforce, and how they maintain high-performing
The critical role of core values
Challenges and opportunities presented by technological revolutions, and the need for leaders to adapt and drive change from the top
Legacy, philanthropy, and giving back

Steve Garnett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stgarnett/?originalSubdomain=uk

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