Escape the CEO Doom Loop
Escape the CEO Doom Loop is built for CEOs and leadership teams ready to grow. Each episode delivers practical insights, real-world stories, and tools you can use today to lead with clarity and scale with confidence. We spotlight what’s working—and what’s not—for leaders navigating growth, building culture, and driving accountability.
It’s more than a podcast—it’s a gateway to The CEO Playbook and the next step in becoming the leader your business needs next.
Escape the CEO Doom Loop
Latest Episodes
Episode 25: Why Great CEOs Let Go of What They Used to Do Best | Keith Nichol
Most CEOs become successful by being excellent operators.Then growth demands a different job.You have to stop solving every problem yourself and focus on the work only the CEO can do.In this conversa...
Episode 24: Your Strength Becomes Your Bottleneck | Troy Schroeder
Troy Schroeder built Clutch from a couple of people to just shy of 60, doubling the business several times in nine years. He was also the firm's best salesperson. Which made him, in his words, the thing standing in the way.In this conver...
Episode #23: The Real Work Is Building Leaders Before You Need Them | Barry Conchie
A lot of companies say they care about leadership, then lower the standard when it is time to choose.Barry Conchie does not do that.This conversation gets into what leadership actually predicts, why most teams are...
Episode #22: Why Growth Stalls When the CEO Stays in the Middle | David Sokol
A lot of CEOs think they have a growth problem.What they really have is a leadership problem.David Sokol shares what changed in his business when he stopped being the center of everything, invested in senior leadership, and treate...
Episode #21: Why Your Team Isn't Telling You the Truth | Michael Reddington
Most CEOs think they have a culture problem. Michael Reddington says it's a conversation problem.Michael is a certified forensic interviewer, president of Quaive, and author of The Disciplined Listening Method. He spent a decade...
