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Since Aug 2020
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Built for high-performers who don’t need help. 
Just leverage.
This is the show that breaks what quietly kills performance at scale. 
Especially the mental patterns slowing down even the smartest founders.
If you never want to get dragged down by pressure, burnout, or hesitation… welcome home.
Hosted by doctor of psychology and executive coach Dr. Yishai Barkhordari. 

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S11E382 The Work That Stops Founders From Scaling (Adam Spector) | 382

Jun 04, 2026 54m

You finally get into the work only you can do.Then a Slack message. An email. A customer on fire.And the morning's gone. You're pulled back out.The work that moves your company keeps slipping to the…

S11E381 The Founder Mistake That Looks Like Good Hiring (Gaurav Sabharwal) | 381

May 14, 2026 42m

You hire carefully.Values check. Track record check. Culture fit check.Then a project goes sideways.And quietly, people start protecting themselves before they protect the work.Small ways first.Then…

S11E380 Doing Everything Right. Still Not Working By Now. (Elizabeth Eiss) | 380

Apr 23, 2026 1h 7m

You’re doing everything that should be working.Real work. Consistent work.But the pipeline isn’t moving like it should by now.So you add more.New channels. New experiments. More content.You’ve built…

S10E379 The Hardest Person to Fire | 379

Mar 19, 2026 9m

You already know who it is.You've known for a while. But every time you get close to the decision, something pulls you back. Gratitude. History. The memory of when they showed up before anyone else…

S10E378 Why Founders Stay Busy but Avoid the Work That Matters (Nicholas Louise) | 378

Mar 12, 2026 53m

A founder blocks time for sales.The calendar fills anyway.Client work.Slack messages.Problems that feel urgent.By the end of the day, nothing new entered the pipeline.Not because the founder lacks…

S10E377 AI Scales Startups. It Also Breaks Them. (Amos Bar Joseph) | 377

Mar 05, 2026 48m

AI allowed the 3-founder company to scale with zero hiring. A co-founder had a baby. Great news!But the company almost stopped moving.It started with one week of chaos. They managed about 20% of the…

S10E376 You Built It. Now You Can’t Step Back. (Christoph Merrill) | 376

Mar 05, 2026 57m

You built the company.So why does it still feel like you can’t step away?You delegate. You hire well. You try to step back.And somehow, you still step back in.Even when you promised yourself you…

S10E375 Why Founders Struggle to Let Go (AJ Cassata) | 375

Feb 26, 2026 44m

You built the team.You hired well.You know you should step out of the day-to-day.But every time you look closer… you find something missed.So you step back in.It feels responsible. It feels like…

S10E374 When Your Team Stops Hearing You at Scale (Rob te Braake) | 374

Feb 12, 2026 53m

You built the company by thinking fast.Now it’s bigger.Twenty people. Thirteen countries.But growth adds complexity. Complexity creates gaps. Gaps create pressure. Pressure either becomes fuel or…

S10E373 What Breaks When You Try to Sound Responsible (Jimi Gibson) | 373

Jan 29, 2026 48m

You are doing the job right. But your words are starting to slip.Meetings sound fine. Decisions take longer.People nod, then hesitate.You wonder if it’s ego. Or doubt.Or if you are slowly losing the…

S10E372 The Real Reason Leaders Hesitate at the Next Level (Ari Galper) | 372

Jan 22, 2026 36m

You feel the stretch.The game is bigger now.The move looks right on paper.But something doesn’t settle.Ari Galper has spent decades building trust at the highest levels with companies.When invited…

S10E371 Why Leadership Feels Heavier Than It Should (Kira Shishkin) | 371

Jan 15, 2026 43m

Uncertainty shows up.Not as noise.But as pressure.Not as failure.But as something you want to escape.Most leaders either push it awayor get stuck inside it.You still lead. You still decide.But…

S10E370 Why You Keep Second Guessing Yourself as a Founder (Pete Sacco) | 370

Jan 08, 2026 49m

You can have more data than ever.And still feel slower than you should.Before email.Before meetings.A verdict gets made about the day.In this conversation with Pete Sacco, we explore why high…

S10E369 The Bottleneck Hiding In Plain Sight (Tom Schwab) | 369

Jan 01, 2026 53m

Want a team that grows the business even when you’re not there?That’s what Tom wants.People who think.Experiment. Learn. Lead.But here’s the problem.Things still slow down when the work gets…

S10E368 Too Many Good Options (Bill Goodwin) | 368

Dec 25, 2025 53m

You are not stuck because you have too many options.You are stuck because choosing one means letting the others down.You know what the smart move is.You just cannot make yourself commit to it.So you…

S10E367 Why Everything Stalls When It Matters (Derek Crager) | 367

Dec 18, 2025 1h 1m

Your team knows what to do.Then the moment comes. Pressure goes up, and everything slows down. Someone hesitates. Guesses. Asks the same question they already asked last week.The real cost is not…

S10E366 Escape Feels Like Speed (Eric Rogell) | 366

Dec 12, 2025 50m

You say you want speed. But what you really want is relief.So you chase what feels lighter. New ideas. New paths. New distractions.It feels like movement. But it quietly slows you down.In this…

S10E365 When Winning Breaks Your Identity (Nick Shelton) | 365

Dec 05, 2025 51m

You win. Then you wake up and feel lost.And no one warned you about that part.This episode shows you how to rebuild the version of you that can climb your next mountain without losing yourself.Nick…

S10E364 Is Emotional Intelligence Dead? (Nada Nasserdeen) | 364

Nov 27, 2025 40m

Every company says emotional intelligence matters.But if EI works… why are so many top performers still stuck?Why do smart people hesitate? Why do leaders plateau? Why do teams still fall apart?This…

S10E363 Stop Fighting the Wrong Fires | 363

Nov 20, 2025 9m

You ever drop everything to fix a “fire”… then realize it wasn’t a fire at all?Today you'll learn why your internal alarm can pull you in all the wrong directions.And how to respond the right way,…

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