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

Extrology: Mastering People, Performance & Purpose

Extrology: Mastering People, Performance & Purpose
The Hidden Cost of Hypergrowth: Lessons from Salesforce, Oracle and Siebel with Steve Garnett #140
Oct 21, 2025 Episode 140
Lee Cooper

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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