ADAPT or die
When disruption hits, average leaders freeze—great ones adapt.
Former tech-CEO–turned-leadership-coach Andreas Pettersson sits down with C-suite executives, founders, and change-makers to dissect the exact moment they faced a make-or-break challenge, the mindset pivot that unlocked progress, and the measurable success that followed.
Every episode delivers:
- Challenge → Adaptation → Success — a tight, three-act story you can steal.
- A 60-second “Hot-Seat” mini-coaching segment that turns insight into action.
- Concrete metrics, battle-tested tactics, and candid reflections you won’t hear on the PR circuit.
If you’re scaling a team, steering a turnaround, or future-proofing your career, this show equips you to adapt and thrive—because in leadership, the alternative is extinction.
ADAPT or die
Bethany LaFlam & Other People’s Everything: Turning Failure into Your Fast-Track
When securities attorney & serial entrepreneur Bethany LaFlam watched her first investment fund implode, she lost more than cash—she lost confidence. In this premiere of ADAPT or Die, host Andreas Pettersson unpacks the exact moment Bethany hit rock-bottom, the mindset pivot that set her free, and the measurable wins that followed.
- Challenge → A brilliantly complex $50 M fund no investor could understand—followed by debt, doubt, and angry LPs.
- Adaptation → Bethany gave herself permission to fail forward, invested in masterminds & coaching, and coined her core philosophy: OPE—Other People’s Everything.
- Success → She rebuilt credit, launched a thriving securities law firm, and now helps founders leverage other people’s money, skills, and ideas to scale safely.
🔥 60-Second Hot Seat: Bethany’s mantra for overwhelm—“I can do hard things”—and how to spot (and prune) misaligned partnerships fast.
If you’ve ever felt chained to a past mistake, this episode hands you the key. Listen, adapt, thrive.
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