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The Growth-Drive Hot Seat: Measuring Strategic Capacity and CEO Discipline
Summary This deep dive explores why smart business owners with great ideas still fail to build lasting value—arguing the real gap isn't vision but strategic capacity: ...
The Growth-Drive Hot Seat: Linking Weekly Execution to Enterprise Value
Summary This episode breaks down George Sandmann's preview of the Clarity platform update, which replaces the subjective self-grading of legacy tools like EOS and OKRs...
Private Equity Loves MRR - And This Is Why Their Acquisitions Fail.
Everyone in business seems to worship Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR): founders chase it, advisors push it, and markets reward it. But we have confused the metric with...
The Growth-Drive Hot Seat: From Business Mechanic to Relentless Challenger
Summary Most advisors play mechanic — fix the part, hand back the keys — but businesses aren't cars, and Growth Drive's revised seven-step framework is built around th...
The Growth-Drive Hot Seat: Growth Drive Summit–How Elite Advisors Build Asset Class Business
Summary Most growth plans die because everyone rushes from analysis straight to execution — skipping the design phase entirely. This episode unpacks the actual agenda ...
What Is the Role of a Wealth Advisor in Ensuring the Business Asset Serves Their Client's Long-Term Personal and Wealth Goals?
Summary In this episode of The Growth-Drive Hot Seat, George Sandmann discusses the critical role of wealth advisors in helping business owners maximize their business...
The Growth-Drive Hot Seat: What Buyers See That Business Owners Don't with Steve Cummings
Summary George welcomes back Steve Cummings, Managing Partner of Rizolve Partners, to talk about what really separates growth from value. Steve breaks down his firm's ...
The Growth-Drive Hot Seat: The $5.6 Million Question: Does AI Know Who You Are? with Jimi Gibson
Summary What if the biggest threat to your business revenue isn't your competition — it's your invisibility to AI? In this episode, George sits down with Jimi Gibson, ...
Growth-Drive Hot Seat: The Middle Is Gone–Two Paths for Advisory Firms with Mike Garrison
In this Growth-Drive Hot Seat episode, George Sandmann welcomes bestselling author and referral marketing expert Mike Garrison for a conversation about growth, trust, ...
The Growth-Drive Hot Seat: Strategic Capacity: The Missing Metric in M&A
Summary What if both sides of a private capital transaction operated from the same quantified evidence? In this episode, George Sandman walks through the pre-final dra...
What Happens After the Deal Closes? With Susan Latremoille
Contact Susan: susan@nextchapterlifestyleadvisors.com Learn more about Next Chapter Lifestyle Advisors at nextchapterlifestyleadvisors.com In this episode, Susan Latr...
The Growth Drive Hot Seat: From Burnout to Breakthrough: Corey Ganim’s Shift Into AI Automation
In this engaging episode of the Growth-Drive Hot Seat, Corey Ganim shares insights on AI's transformative role in business, focusing on building AI operating systems, ...
The Echo Effect: How PR Shapes What the Market Says About You with Ania Kubicki
Summary In this episode of the Growth-Drive Hot Seat, PR expert Ania Kubicki discusses the evolution of public relations, its distinction from marketing, and strategic...
The Growth-Drive Hot Seat: How Much Is My Business Really Worth? With Bob Wegbreit
Contact Bob: bobw@tagnifi.com Summary In this insightful interview, Bob Wegbreit of powercomps.com shares his expertise on private business valuation, market condition...
The Growth Drive Hot Seat: From Lease to Leverage: Real Estate’s Role in Business Value with Jason Bush
Get in touch with Jason: cre-advisory@jason-bush.com Summary In this insightful interview, Jason Bush shares his expertise on strategic real estate planning for busine...
The Growth-Drive Hot Seat: Change Doesn’t Have to Be Hard–A Framework for Leading It with Tim Rhode
Summary In this episode of the Growth-Drive Hot Seat, Tim Rhode discusses his journey as a business advisor and the importance of community in driving growth. He empha...
Influencing Outcomes–The Real Definition of Leadership with Larry Prince
Summary In this conversation, George Sandmann and Larry Prince delve into the intricacies of leadership, emphasizing the importance of emotional intelligence, trust, a...
The Growth-Drive Hot Seat: Mission-Driven, AI-Enabled, Client-Centered–The Future of Business Advice
Summary In this conversation, George Sandmann discusses the importance of strategic capacity in business growth, emphasizing a shift from platform-centric to network-c...
The Growth-Drive Hot Seat: How Dietz Next Stage Built a Scalable Exit Advisory Practice
Summary In this conversation, George Sandmann speaks with Mike Sur and Larry Dietz about the evolution of Dietz Next Stage, focusing on exit planning and the importanc...
The Growth-Drive Hot Seat: Strategic Referrals, Real Growth: The SRT Blueprint with Mike Garrison
Summary In this conversation, Mike Garrison discusses his journey as a consultant and the creation of the Strategic Referral Team (SRT). He emphasizes the importance o...