Time To Press Pause - Real-Life Stories from the C-Suite
The only constant is change.
To successfully navigate through the change, leaders need the time and space to focus.
It’s time to press pause.
Ellen Williams, CEO of The Salient Strategist, is the host of these raw, intimate C-Suite "press pause" stories. Listen to the why, when, and how they knew it was time to press pause and their outcomes.
Pausing to focus is crucial, whether it is minutes, days, weeks, or longer because some decisions can be made quickly, but many can’t and shouldn’t.
Time To Press Pause - Real-Life Stories from the C-Suite
Press Pause to Grow: Hiring, Letting Go & Choosing Family Over Hustle with Thomas Cox
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In this episode of Time to Press Pause, Ellen sits down with Thomas Cox, founder of Cox Capital, investor, and former college football coach, to talk about one of the hardest decisions leaders face:
👉 When growth starts costing you your life.
Thomas shares two pivotal “press pause” moments that changed everything:
- Walking away from a 75-hour work lifestyle
- Hiring before he was financially ready
- Choosing family presence over short-term profit
And here’s the truth most people won’t say out loud:
Sometimes growing your business means making less money first.
This episode is about:
- Why hiring is the hardest (and most necessary) leadership move
- The real cost of not delegating
- How to know when it’s time to step back
- Why you shouldn’t be the smartest person in the room
- And what actually matters when you zoom out
If you’ve been stuck doing everything yourself…
or questioning whether it’s “worth it”…
This conversation will hit.
🎧 Listen now and ask yourself:
What do you need to press pause on ?