Right-Fit Leader

Growing your business shouldn't require you to work longer hours or make every important decision yourself. Yet many visionaries unknowingly become the biggest bottleneck to their company's growth. In this episode of the Right Fit Leader Podcast, Jen Young sits down with VisionSpark CEO Alec Broadfoot to discuss what it really takes to build a company that can operate, scale, and thrive without de...

What does it take to raise entrepreneurial children? In this episode of the Right Fit Leader Podcast, Jen Young sits down with Mark P. O'Donnell, Certified EOS Implementer, John Maxwell Leadership Coach, and Certified Success Principles Trainer, to discuss leadership, parenting, entrepreneurship, and the environments that help people thrive. Mark shares lessons from raising four children, three of...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Andrew Bartholomew sits down with Mark C. Winters to discuss the visionary-integrator relationship, why so many entrepreneurs struggle to let go of operational responsibilities, and what it truly takes to build a healthy leadership team. Mark shares practical insight from years of helping entrepreneurial companies identify the right integrator fit and explains...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Kat Lockhart sits down with Strategic Coach® President Shannon Waller to discuss unique ability, leadership self-awareness, and why even high-performing teams often misunderstand how to apply strengths-based leadership effectively. Drawing from decades of experience helping entrepreneurs and leadership teams maximize performance, Shannon explains why unique abi...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Jennifer Young sits down with EOS Implementer James Wisdom to discuss what truly makes a visionary-integrator partnership successful and why personality fit matters more than most companies realize. James shares lessons from helping entrepreneurial companies grow, thrive, and scale through EOS®, including the importance of creative tension, mutual respect, and...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Jennifer Young sits down with Kyle Mealy, visionary behind ENRG, to discuss entrepreneurship, EOS®, and why finding the right leaders is essential for sustainable growth. Kyle shares the story behind ENRG, the Entrepreneurial Networking Resource Group, and how it grew from a handful of local EOS connections into a rapidly expanding entrepreneurial community wit...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Alec Broadfoot sits down with entrepreneur, author, and Instant IP founder Kary Oberbrunner to discuss visionary leadership, intellectual property, and the transformational impact of hiring the right number two leader. In a highly personal conversation, Kary shares how early coaching conversations with Alec helped shape both of their entrepreneurial journeys an...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Jennifer Young sits down with Kirsten Smith and Haley Nogler of Beacon & Blade to discuss what truly makes a visionary-integrator partnership successful and why the right fit between those two roles can completely transform a company. As EOS® experts and leaders of a team of interim integrators, Kirsten and Haley share firsthand insight into the emotional i...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Jennifer Young sits down with Nelson Tepfer of ProCFO Partners to discuss one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurial companies face: hiring leadership talent that truly fits the organization. Nelson shares insights from working with companies across more than 30 industries and explains why leadership hiring is about far more than credentials or interview per...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Jennifer Young sits down with Cam Lawson to discuss ENRG, the growing EOS®-centered entrepreneurial community helping business owners connect, solve issues, and grow together. Cam shares how ERNG evolved from a small gathering of EOS entrepreneurs into a network of more than 80 chapters across the U.S. and Canada. He also explains why so many entrepreneurs feel...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Jen Young sits down with Peter O’Keefe to discuss leadership, stewardship, humility, and what it really means to become a “right fit leader.” Drawing from nearly five decades of experience helping individuals prepare for retirement and steward their wealth wisely, Peter shares lessons on leadership, personal growth, and the importance of surrounding yourself wi...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Jennifer Young sits down with Ryan Henry of ELEAP to discuss the biggest mistakes early-stage entrepreneurs make and why so many businesses never break through the first stages of growth. Ryan shares how ELEAP helps entrepreneurs with fewer than 10 employees avoid the “nightmare scenario” that traps many founders in chaos, overwhelm, and burnout. Drawing from y...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Jennifer Young sits down with Jay Abbasi of The Conscious Professional to discuss leadership, resilience, and how organizations can better support people through stress, uncertainty, and rapid change. Drawing from his experience working with leaders at companies like Google, Amazon, TikTok, and Tesla, Jay shares practical frameworks for building healthier leade...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Alec Broadfoot sits down with Heide Olson, founder of All In One Accounting, to discuss the future of accounting, leadership, AI, and what entrepreneurial companies need most as they scale. Heide shares how she built All In One Accounting from her basement 23 years ago into a nationwide strategic finance and accounting firm serving growth-minded entrepreneurs a...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Alec Broadfoot sits down with Alex Freytag and Peter Keim of ProfitWorks to discuss how entrepreneurial companies can create stronger cultures, improve retention, and help employees think like owners. Alex and Peter share the story behind ProfitWorks and explain why so many businesses struggle with disengaged teams, entitlement culture, and incentive plans that...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Jennifer Young sits down with EOS Implementer Josh Kwasny to discuss what makes leadership teams truly effective and why healthy conflict is essential for growing entrepreneurial companies. Josh shares insights from helping business owners and leadership teams across North Carolina gain traction through EOS® and explains why the relationship between a visionary...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Jennifer Young sits down with Ben Wolf of Wolf’s Edge Integrators to break down one of the most misunderstood roles in entrepreneurial companies: the integrator. Ben shares insights from helping businesses between $5M and $50M scale through fractional integrator leadership and explains why many founders struggle to identify the right person for the role. From c...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Kat Lockhart sits down with expert EOS Implementer and Data book co-author Mark Stanley to discuss why most leadership teams struggle with scorecards, accountability, and measuring what actually matters. Mark shares practical insights from working with hundreds of leadership teams and explains why data acts as the “force multiplier” inside the EOS® model. From...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Jennifer Young sits down with Lewis Schiff of Birthing of Giants to discuss why visionary entrepreneurs need community, peer groups, and space to think strategically about the future of their companies. Lewis explains how Birthing of Giants serves as a “school for visionaries,” helping founders move beyond day-to-day operations and focus on designing the next v...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Andrew Bartholomew sits down with EOS Implementer David Blackwell to discuss what truly creates healthy leadership teams, why visionaries struggle to let go, and the “trifecta” every growing company needs to scale successfully. David shares practical insight from years of helping entrepreneurial companies gain traction through EOS®, including the importance of...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference, Jen Young sits down with EOS Implementer Phil Cooper to discuss the relationship between visionaries and integrators, why so many entrepreneurial companies “hit the ceiling,” and what it really takes to build healthy leadership teams that gain traction. Phil shares insights from working with leadership teams across the Baltimore and Washington area, including t...

Recorded live at the EOS Conference 2026, Alec Broadfoot sits down with Jennifer Zick, founder of Authentic®, to discuss the evolution of marketing leadership, the rise of fractional CMOs, and why so many entrepreneurial companies struggle with what she calls “random acts of marketing.” Jennifer shares how growing businesses can transition from reactive marketing tactics to strategic, full-lifecyc...

The talent market has changed and most small to midsize businesses have not caught up. In this episode of the RightFit Leader Podcast, Alec sits down with Rob Levin, Co-Founder of WorkBetterNow and author of The New Talent Playbook, to unpack what is really happening in today’s hiring landscape. They break down why finding great talent is harder than ever, how offshore talent is evolving beyond co...

In a world racing toward automation, Sunny White makes one thing clear: culture is still a human job. As Founder & CEO of Xavier Creative House, Sunny has built a healthcare marketing agency that operates at the intersection of strategy, science, and empathy. In this episode, she breaks down how leaders can embrace AI without losing the human connection that actually drives results. From defin...

Most companies are getting AI completely wrong. Instead of using it to accelerate their strategy, they’re trying to make AI be the strategy—and it’s costing them time, money, and momentum. In this episode of The Right Fit Leader, Alec sits down with Evan Ryan, founder of Teammate AI and author of AI as Your Teammate, to break down what it really means to treat AI like a teammate instead of just an...