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From Grit to Growth
Welcome to From Grit to Growth! With a combined 50+ years of executive experience in retail, technology, and financial services, Mark and Jennifer have played pivotal roles in the success of several Fortune 500 companies. In this podcast, they'll talk about the key factors of successful founders, what holds them back from growth, how to find the why behind what they do, and much more.
From Grit to Growth
12. Loyalty Blindness: The Hidden Risk That's Costing Founders Growth
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As the year wraps, Mark and Jennifer have the conversation most founders avoid: how the business actually performed — not how it felt.
They unpack the three areas that never lie in a growing company: people, cash, and focus. Through a practical, operator-level lens, they explore how loyalty blindness quietly stalls growth, why it’s so hard to confront, and how integrity — not comfort — is what ultimately scales a business.
Drawing from patterns they’ve seen across more than fifty investments, the conversation reveals why thinking bigger only becomes possible once founders get brutally honest about today’s reality.
This is a grounded, practical episode designed to help founders recalibrate, reset, and step into the next year with clarity and intention.
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About Dundee Growth Partners
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