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#145 - From Founder to Leader: The Identity Shift | Be A Wolf - Sessions | Nayzel Sushil
Quick Summary:
In this episode of Be a Wolf Sessions, Nayzel Sushil dives deep into the transformation from being a hands-on founder to becoming a visionary leader. Drawing from his journey of building Feature Studio from a garage in South Auckland to leading a 7-figure creative empire, Nayzel explores the mindset shift required to scale a business by empowering others.
This session is packed with real-life anecdotes, actionable insights, and leadership lessons designed to help founders, creatives, and changemakers evolve their identity and lead with impact.
Key Takeaways:
- The Identity Shift: From Doer to Leader
- Why evolving your identity is crucial for growth.
- Letting go of control to empower your team.
- Trusting Your Team: The Foundation of Leadership
- Real-world example: Trusting Ryan with creative control.
- Creating a culture of innovation by allowing mistakes and learning.
- Vision, Strategy, and Communication
- Setting a clear vision and communicating it effectively.
- How storytelling connects your team to the bigger mission.
- Perfectionism vs. Progress
- Shifting from perfectionism to continuous improvement.
- Building momentum by embracing “80% done.”
- Building a Culture of Ownership and Accountability
- Empowering team members to take full ownership.
- How outcome-focused leadership creates leaders within the organization.
- Aligning Team Goals with Your Vision
- Connecting day-to-day tasks to the bigger mission.
- Creating purpose and motivation by showing the “why.”
- Dismantling Limiting Beliefs and Building Leaders
- Breaking stereotypes and encouraging growth within the team.
- The Be a Wolf philosophy: Empowering people to lead with confidence.
- Call to Action: Are You Ready to Lead?
- Reflection prompt: Are you stuck in the founder’s mindset, or are you ready to evolve into a leader?
- Plug for the book: "Start-Up, Scale-Up, Grow-Up" – Pre-order now at https://nayzvswild.com/product/start-up-scale-up-grow-up/
Episode sponsored by: www.featureweddings.co.nz
Fine Art Wedding Photo & Film established in 2013. Dedicated to the Brides and Grooms of New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands. Services include wedding photography and films, elopement photography and films, and engagement photography and films. We capture special moments, weddings, proposals, family and love. Chasing essence is our motivation. Endless love is our inspiration…
We believe that love always wins.