The Stagnation Assassin Show

Welcome to the world's most BRUTAL business transformation channel!

I'm Todd Hagopian, CEO of Stagnation Assassins and Executive Director of the Stagnation Intelligence Agency. Every week, I deliver fast-paced, in-your-face episodes that teach aspiring stagnation assassins how to DECLARE WAR ON STAGNATION!

WARNING: This channel contains:
⚔️ Uncomfortable truths about why your business is failing
💀 Strategic brutality that transforms companies
🔥 Zero tolerance for corporate mediocrity
💰 Profit-producing insights that your competitors don't want you to hear

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Podcasting since 2025 • 24 episodes

The Stagnation Assassin Show

Latest Episodes

Your Competitors Know Your Weaknesses Better Than You Do—Because They're Exploiting Them

While you're comfortable in your ignorance, your competitors wake up every day studying you. They know your strengths because they're avoiding them. They know your weaknesses because they're exploiting them. I asked a leadership team their comp...

January 23, 2026 • 8:21

Your P&L Is Lying: How 100 Customer-Product Combinations Generated 150% of Profit While 1,700 Destroyed the Rest

I built a spreadsheet at 2 a.m. that revealed a company's darkest secret. 100 customer-product combinations generated 150% of their profit, while 1,700 combinations destroyed the other 50%. That's 5% creating all the value while 95% burned it d...

January 22, 2026 • 9:12

The Karelin Method: How One Mathematical Formula Creates 600% Productivity Advantage

While your competitors scatter effort across 100 activities like confetti at a failure festival, one mathematical formula creates nearly 600% advantage on what actually matters. Alexander Karelin went 13 years undefeated—not through better wres...

January 22, 2026 • 8:24

Your Leadership Team Isn't Incompetent—They're Playing Chess When Transformation Requires Poker

You hired people optimized for steady-state operations and you're shocked they can't lead revolutionary change. Research shows 30-80% of leaders who thrive in normal operations won't survive successful transformation—and keeping them is costing...

January 21, 2026 • 9:15

The Stagnation Genome: Five Organizational Genes Creating Death Spirals Where Every Fix Accelerates Your Decline

Your business isn't struggling because of the economy, competition, or bad luck. It's dying from a genetic disease you've been misdiagnosing for years. Five organizational genes are multiplying inside your company right now, creating death spir...

January 21, 2026 • 8:57

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