Kate Dwinell
Talk Systems To Me
This podcast exists because something broke in how online businesses scale and CEOs like YOU are paying the price. You don't need to be less chaotic and you don't need to become a systems person. And you definitely don't need to white-knuckle your way through the next phase of growth. You do need to stop being the pin holding everything together. This show is for established business owners who lead with vision, creativity, and momentum and are tired of being the firefighter, project manager, and ops brain inside their own business. Here, we talk about what it actually looks like to lead like...
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Episodes
What the effff are operations anywho? 11.10.2026 15:33
In this episode, we're breaking down what operations REALLY looks like inside your business, from launches and client onboarding to hiring, team management, automations and all the moving pieces that somehow keep finding their way back to you. We're unpacking why having a team doesn't automatically mean you have operational support , why more systems aren't always the answer and how healthy operat...
Black Friday Is Coming...Here's What Should Be Happening RNRN 04.10.2026 17:00
Black Friday is comingggggg and if your current plan is still somewhere around "yeahhhh we should probably do something for that"... hiiii. We need to talk. Because a successful Black Friday campaign isn't built Black Friday week. The offer decisions, audience warming, emails, funnels, automations, team assignments + all the tiny backend shit that makes the campaign actually WORK should be happeni...
You're Not Bad at Boundaries. Your Operations Keep Breaking Them. 27.09.2026 15:34
This episode is for CEOs who feel like they're constantly having to "get better at boundaries" - clients are DMing you where they shouldn't, everything suddenly feels urgent, you're over-delivering in ways that create resentment, and somehow you're always the person who has to be the bad guy and reinforce the standard. We're unpacking why some of the boundary problems inside your business might ac...
Steal This System: They Bought… Now WTF Happens? The Client Onboarding System 20.09.2026 20:31
STEAL THIS SYSTEM HERE : https://katedwinellco.myflodesk.com/sts-onboarding-workflow This episode is for CEOs who are selling a signature offer, course, or group program and still have pieces of the client onboarding experience that depend on someone manually making it happen after the sale. We're kicking off the Steal This System podcast series with one of the systems I think every established...
How to Get Your Team to Truly Run Your Launch For You 30.08.2026 12:41
This episode is for CEOs heading into Q4 who already know what's coming: Black Friday, holiday promotions, fall launches, year-end revenue pushes… and the very real possibility that you'll somehow end up managing all of it while also trying to sell. We're unpacking the difference between managing a launch and actually leading one - because your job as the CEO during a launch isn't to track timelin...
Why KDC's Best Clients Never Leave 23.08.2026 13:06
This episode is for CEOs who've already built momentum, have a team, and are ready for operational support that goes beyond hiring someone to manage a few projects or take tasks off their plate. I'm taking you behind the scenes of why clients stay with KDC for years - and what actually changes when your operations team knows your business, your brain, your preferences, your history, and your goals...
How I Plan Every Launch So the CEO Isn't Holding It All 16.08.2026 13:13
This episode is for CEOs heading into launch season who already know they do not want another Q4 spent managing timelines, checking links, answering team questions, and holding the entire launch together while simultaneously trying to sell. I'm taking you behind the scenes of exactly how we plan launches for our retainer clients inside KDC - what happens before the CEO ever sees the launch plan, t...
I Started Therapy Today. Here's Why That's a Business Decision. 09.08.2026 17:34
This episode is a little different. Today, I'm taking you behind the scenes of something happening in my life in real time: I'm starting therapy for the first time as an adult, and I want to talk about why taking care of the human behind the CEO might be one of the most important investments we make. Because there's a weight that comes with entrepreneurship that we don't talk about enough. You can...
Keeping the Human in the Business (My Real Take on AI, Your Team, and What Actually Moves the Needle) 02.08.2026 13:35
This episode is for CEOs, VAs, and OBMs who are trying to figure out how AI fits into their business- without sacrificing the relationships, creativity, and human connection that made their business successful in the first place. We're unpacking one of the biggest conversations happening in online business right now: how to use AI as a tool that supports your business instead of replacing the very...
How to Get Your Team to Truly Take Things Off Your Plate 26.07.2026 14:00
This episode is for CEOs who are tired of hiring great people… only to feel like they still have to oversee, answer, correct, and redo everything themselves. We're unpacking one of the most overlooked reasons founders stay stuck as the bottleneck: a lack of documented systems. Because more often than not, your team isn't underperforming- they're operating without a clear definition of what "done w...
What I'd Do Differently If I Started My OBM Business From Scratch Today 19.07.2026 20:00
This episode is for VAs, OBMs, and aspiring operations leaders who are building a business they want to be proud of - not just one that keeps them busy. I'm sharing the lessons I wish someone had sat me down and told me when I started my business. The mistakes that nearly broke me, the decisions that slowed my growth, and the shifts that completely changed the trajectory of my business. Because wh...
I Don't Just Run Businesses. I Hold Them. 12.07.2026 11:18
This episode is for CEOs who've built a successful business, have support in place - or know they need it - but still feel like they're the only person truly carrying the weight of what they've built. Today is a little different. I'm not walking you through a framework or teaching a launch strategy. Instead, I'm pulling back the curtain on what I actually do, what I believe operations should feel...
Why Your OBM Can't Save Your Launch 05.07.2026 12:42
This episode is for CEOs who've already built momentum, have support in place, and are wondering why they still feel like every launch depends on them. We're unpacking one of the biggest misconceptions I see in the online business space: expecting an OBM to solve a problem that actually requires a completely different level of operational leadership. Because while a great OBM is invaluable, there'...
CEO Tax: The Cost of All Your Launch Decisions Running Through You 28.06.2026 14:51
This episode is for CEOs who are preparing for their next launch and wondering why every launch seems to require more of them, not less. We're unpacking one of the most expensive costs hiding inside your business: the CEO Tax. The time, energy, decision-making, and revenue lost when every launch depends on you being the plan, the system, the approval process, and the person holding everything toge...
How I Know A Launch Is Going To Be A Problem Before We Even Enter Pre-Launch 21.06.2026 15:31
This episode is for CEOs who've already built momentum, have launches on the calendar, and are wondering why every launch seems to become more complicated, more stressful, and more dependent on them as the business grows. We're going behind the scenes of how I audit a business before a launch ever begins - because the truth is, I can usually tell within minutes whether a launch is going to feel sm...
AMA: The Unfiltered Insight from an Ops Genius 14.06.2026 22:16
This episode is for CEOs, OBMs, and VAs who are trying to figure out what kind of support a business actually needs as it grows - and why adding another hire doesn't always solve the problem. We're diving into some of the most common questions I get from founders on sales calls, in DMs, and inside growing businesses every single week. Questions about support, systems, project management tools, hir...
Calling Your Clients Out (and why it's the most loving thing you can do) 07.06.2026 17:11
This episode is for CEOs, OBMs, and support roles who want relationships that actually create results - not just smoother communication. We're unpacking one of the most uncomfortable but transformative parts of operational leadership: telling clients the truth when they're the thing slowing themselves down. Because at a certain level of growth, elite support is not being agreeable all the time. It...
You're Not An OBM If You're Just Completing Tasks and Not Making Decisions 31.05.2026 14:05
This episode is for CEOs, VAs, and OBMs who are stuck in the frustrating cycle of everything still routing back to the founder - even with support in place. We're unpacking the hidden dynamic that quietly slows businesses down: when ops people are afraid to make decisions, and CEOs are afraid to release them. Because at a certain stage of growth, the problem is no longer whether you have support....
The Systems Behind The Operations CEOs Actually Keep + Refer 24.05.2026 14:49
This episode is for CEOs, VAs, and OBMs who want to understand what actually separates task support from true operational leadership. We're unpacking the shift that happens when an ops person stops simply completing tasks and starts thinking like someone who is responsible for the health, movement, and scalability of the business itself. Because at higher levels of growth, CEOs are not looking for...
What I Wish Every VA and OBM Knew About CEO Operations / Launching like a Real Company with a Real CEO 17.05.2026 12:31
This episode is for CEOs, VAs, and OBMs who are navigating the messy middle between "having support" and actually operating like a real company. We're unpacking what founders at higher levels of growth actually need from operational support - not just task completion, but anticipation, reliability, ownership, and infrastructure that allows the business to move without the CEO carrying every decisi...
Signs Your Business Has Outgrown Your Systems 10.05.2026 14:26
This episode is for CEOs who've already built momentum - revenue is coming in, your team exists, your launches are working - but something still feels heavier than it should. Not because your business isn't working. But because your systems haven't caught up to the level you're operating at. We're getting diagnostic in this episode. Not surface-level "get more organized" advice - but the real, spe...
Q1 Review: Lessons + Wins 03.05.2026 13:32
This episode is for CEOs who've already built momentum- revenue is coming in, your business is working- but you're starting to see where things still quietly depend on you more than they should. We're pulling back the curtain on what actually went down behind the scenes in Q1 inside my own business- the wins, the gaps, the moments that forced me to step back in, and what it revealed about where th...
The Hidden Payroll Leak Most Founders Don't Notice (but it tanks their profit margin) 14.04.2026 17:46
This episode we're unpacking the payroll leak most founders never think to look at, not bad ad spend, not a software subscription you forgot to cancel, but what you're actually paying your team to do versus what you think you're paying them to do. This conversation isn't about paying your team less or cutting hours. It's about understanding the difference between having a team, having tools, and h...
Launch like a CEO Mini Series: FAQ about Launches 09.04.2026 18:22
This episode we're unpacking the real questions that come up at this stage of growth- why launches still feel chaotic even when you have tools and SOPs, whether you actually need a bigger team to scale, how to know what should and shouldn't be on your plate, and why things keep falling back to you even when you try to delegate. This conversation isn't about hustling less or "getting better" at del...
Launch like a CEO Mini Series: Behind the Scenes of a No-Burnout Launch 07.04.2026 15:32
This episode is for CEOs who've already built momentum, your launches work, revenue is coming in, clients are getting results but every single time, you're left completely wiped out on the other side. Because your launches are still being held together by you. We're going behind the scenes of two real client launches, very different businesses, very different situations and unpacking what actually...
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