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Honestly real conversations with founders who are building businesses, communities, and movements while breaking patterns, and leading with radical truth. No varnish. No script. Just showing up as humanly possible with your host, Anne Gillaspie.
Anne is a the CEO & founder of Fix & Form | A Denver Branding Firm, co-founder of 10toLaunch building launch ready brands in just ten days, and Anne Speaks where she takes the stage as a thought provoking keynote speaker. She is raising three incredible kids with her partner in crime in Denver, Colorado.
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051: The North Star Metric: One Million Websites & The "Work Family" Myth
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In this episode, Matt and Anne explore how to kickstart momentum when the team is lagging behind the founder's energy. While Anne emphasizes the importance of social connection and viewing the team as a "second family" to build identity and engagement , Matt pushes back, arguing that viewing business as family is a mask that hides the reality of business mechanics. The two compare their personal drivers for 2026: Anne’s service-focused goal of delivering 12 deep brand makeovers versus Matt’s product-led "North Star" of powering one million websites. They discuss how having a singular, massive goal simplifies decision-making and makes it easier to wake up "ready to go" every morning.
🚨 Stuff You’ll Want to Remember:
- "You just need one North star and you just go for it, whatever it takes to hit that North star, whatever... It's very easy to wake up... and that's easy to control." — Matt
📡 Where to Find Us
- Anne → Fix & Form - LinkedIn
- Matt → ChipBot - LinkedIn