𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯. I spoke recently with a software engineer I was recruiting for a client. When he first agreed to take my call, it wasn’t because he was

In a recent LinkedIn post, @TomBrady announced his role as Founding Chief Wellness Officer at @eMedHealth_. Predictably, the reactions followed: “Celebrity healthcare?” “What qualifies him?” “Is this just window dressing?” Not only do these comments miss the real issue—they

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄. Most job offers aren’t turned down because of compensation, per

Half empty or half full? Or Waiting to be completely filled? That distinction matters, because mindset shapes how we see everything— not just how we feel, but how we decide, build, and lead. “Half full” is a judgment of the present. What I see is potential, trajectory, and

“𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘄, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.” — 𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗲 A power law is simple: 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗹𝘆… 𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. Every founder reaches an inflection point...a moment when the next phase of growth requires a different kind of team. One of August Venture Talent’s greatest strengths is helping founders hire the leaders and

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Some of the founders I work with as clients pull the best work out of me — and I see them do the same with their teams. They elevate the people around them and then give the credit away. That’s a force multiplier leader.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿-𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲? ⚡ We’re helping @FynancialApp hire their 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 / 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 —

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🌊 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 // 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 When a leader is clear, everyone around them breathes easier. Gary Keller calls this the domino effect: “𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺,

🛡️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 // 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟱: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Knowing your ONE Thing is only half the work. The other half is defending it. As Gary Keller writes in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳

🛡️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 // 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟱: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Knowing your ONE Thing is only half the work. The other half is defending it. As Gary Keller writes in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳

𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀? I’ve been thinking about David Ogilvy’s famous quote: “𝘐𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘧𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩

🔁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 // 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟰: 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 Gary Keller’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 reframes success as sequential, not simultaneous: “𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘢

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 I’ve been thinking deeply about what it means to build 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴. Not just high-performing, but teams whose alignment, trust, and shared purpose make the impossible

💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 // 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 Most breakthroughs don’t come from adding more. They come from subtracting what dilutes us. As Gary Keller writes in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, “Extraordinary results