Explore every episode of the podcast Level 10 Leaders
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| Ep 24 – Power tip: “GWC works best when you trust your gut,” Ruth Uribes | 21 Apr 2026 | 00:03:38 | |
This Level 10 Leaders Power Tip is from Ruth Uribes, Heroic Voice Academy, sharing a key insight on applying the EOS® concept of GWC (Get It, Want It, Capacity to Do It) with an often-overlooked element: intuition. While GWC helps ensure the right people are in the right seats, Ruth explains that true alignment goes beyond skills and experience. Through real-world examples, she highlights how ignoring red flags, especially when someone has to “convince” others they fit, can lead to broken trust and a damaged culture. Her message is clear: great leaders don’t rely on frameworks alone. By trusting your gut alongside GWC, you can make better decisions, protect your team culture, and lead with greater confidence and alignment. Connect with Ruth Uribes: 👉 FREE Resource: level10.us/execution - Execution Strength Diagnostic Discover if your managers are driving results or letting commitments drift. 👉 Got a Level 10 Leaders podcast tip? - Submit your tip at lvl10.us/submit-tip Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 23 – 3 business growth lessons: profit, market focus & speed with Mark Stanley | 14 Apr 2026 | 00:44:41 | |
Ryan Castle sits down with Mark Stanley, EOS Implementer and co-author of "Data: Harness Your Numbers to Go from Uncertain to Unstoppable", to explore the practical realities of building and scaling a business through a data-driven lens. Mark shares three powerful insights from his journey: the importance of truly understanding the market you operate in, why gross profit matters more than revenue, and how speed creates a meaningful competitive advantage. Drawing from decades of experience, including multiple failed ventures, he unpacks the lessons that shaped his approach to leadership, decision-making, and growth. This episode is for entrepreneurs, founders, and leadership teams looking to simplify complexity, sharpen their numbers, and execute with greater clarity. If you’re navigating growth, struggling with focus, or want to build a more disciplined, data-driven business, Mark’s insights offer both practical tools and hard-earned perspective. Useful links: 👉 FREE Resource: level10.us/execution - Execution Strength Diagnostic Discover if your managers are driving results or letting commitments drift. 👉 Got a Level 10 Leaders podcast tip? - Submit your tip at lvl10.us/submit-tip Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 14 - Power tip: "Visionary self-awareness: thinking out loud at work", Ron Higgs | 10 Feb 2026 | 00:03:05 | |
Even the best EOS® visionaries can unintentionally frustrate their teams. In this Power Tip, executive coach Ron Higgs explains why the issue is rarely a lack of ideas and almost always a lack of clarity. Thinking out loud fuels innovation, but without context it can overwhelm teams and slow execution. Ron’s fix is simple and practical. Clarify your intent out loud. Say “I’m brainstorming” or “we need to decide.” Then actively partner with your integrator to challenge unclear moments in real time. The result is higher trust, stronger accountability, better Level 10 meetings, and traction without killing creative momentum.
Where else you can find us Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 13 – Calm Under Fire: Leadership Lessons from Gaza with Scott Anderson | 03 Feb 2026 | 00:36:13 | |
Our host Ryan Castle sits down with Scott Anderson, former US Army Major and former UN humanitarian leader, now COO at Real Property Management Express in Sioux Falls. Scott’s career spans 21 years in the Army, tours in Afghanistan, foreign military sales in Saudi Arabia, and nearly a decade in humanitarian operations across Gaza and Jerusalem. He shares what leadership looks like when the stakes are real and the environment is unpredictable. We dig into three leadership anchors Scott relies on: know yourself (authenticity and consistency beat charisma), drown out the noise (focus on the few inputs that drive outcomes), and hire slow, fire fast (protecting culture and momentum). If you’re leading in a fast-moving business or managing a team under pressure, this episode offers practical lessons you can use immediately.
Connect with Jonathan B. Smith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottanderson1967/
Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 12 - Power tip: Using a state of the company presentation to scale EOS® adoption, Nina Schwark | 27 Jan 2026 | 00:03:08 | |
In this Power Tip, Nina Schwark, founder and visionary of OpsLab, shares insights on using a State of the Company presentation to drive EOS® adoption beyond the leadership team. Nina explains how a simple, quarterly, company-wide presentation builds clarity, trust, and alignment by answering three key questions: where the company has been, where it is now, and where it is going. She also shares practical tips on balancing wins and challenges, keeping the format consistent, and involving the full leadership team. If you are an EOS® Integrator, fractional leader, or executive looking to create stronger alignment and buy-in across your organisation, this episode offers a practical approach you can use straight away.
Connect with Nina Schwark on LinkedIn
Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 11 - Fight Less, Win More: The Missing Manual to Never Split the Difference with Jonathan B Smith | 20 Jan 2026 | 00:33:27 | |
Our host Ryan Castle sits down with Jonathan B. Smith, best-selling author of Fight Less, Win More, negotiations instructor, and EOS Implementer, just after the release of his new book. Jonathan is a senior practitioner with The Black Swan Group, founded by former FBI lead hostage negotiator Christopher Voss. In this conversation, Jonathan shares how elite negotiation skills apply far beyond the boardroom. We dig into how to remove yourself as a threat in high-stakes conversations, why being heard is often the real breakthrough in negotiation, and how better listening changes outcomes with clients, teams, and partners. Jonathan also unpacks practical tools for making hard decisions faster, negotiating under pressure, and avoiding the costly delay that holds leaders back. If you lead people, run a business, or negotiate every day and want better results with less conflict, this episode offers practical, field-tested strategies you can use immediately. Useful links: Get the book Fight Less, Win More by Jonathan B. Smith, available now on Amazon
Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| EP 10 - "The #1 CEO skill: Strategic focus" with Hector Alvarado | 13 Jan 2026 | 00:02:37 | |
This week’s Level 10 Leaders Power Tip comes from Hector Alvarado, Optimize Business Systems, who reminds us that the real CEO superpower isn’t hustle: it’s strategic focus. Growth doesn’t come from adding more initiatives, products, or meetings. It comes from strategic subtraction and executing a small number of aligned priorities relentlessly. Hector draws on lessons from Bezos, Buffett, and Musk to show why saying no is often the most powerful move a leader can make. If you’re juggling too many priorities or feel your team is busy but not moving the needle, this tip reframes your role: success comes from deciding what not to do.
Where else you can find us Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 9 - Visionary–Integrator partnership insights with Megan Long, Second-in-Command | 06 Jan 2026 | 00:38:50 | |
Ryan Castle sits down with Megan Long, founder of Second First and longtime second-in-command, to explore what really makes the visionary–integrator partnership work. Megan explains why business operating systems like EOS® or Scaling Up are just the “Windows layer,” and how the right “software” on top – clear roles, better same-page meetings, and a shared end game – prevents organizational whiplash and turns Rocket Fuel into reality. She also unpacks why executive growth requires “extreme discomfort,” and makes the case that integrators, more than visionaries, benefit most from coaching and peer groups because they are the true force multipliers in the business. Useful links: Connect with Megan Long on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganclong/ 👉 Resource: lvl10.us/lma-offer - Digital LMA® Diagnostic Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 8 - Power tip: Dianne Cubinar on "How to find the feedback loop that kills your rocks" | 16 Dec 2025 | 00:03:25 | |
This week’s Level 10 Leaders Power Tip comes from Dianne Cubinar, Co-Founder of RO’I Ops & Beyond, who shines a light on a hidden operational risk: the invisible pothole of uncertainty. Dianne explains how silence in a team triggers guesswork, slows execution, erodes trust, and quietly kills your rocks. Her tip reframes feedback as a system problem, not a people problem. She shares a simple move leaders can make in their next Level 10 Meeting: pause on a metric that’s already on track and ask the owner what system or conversation kept it green. That small step turns success into a repeatable process rather than an accident. If you’ve been struggling with hesitation, rework, or a team that’s “busy but unclear,” this power tip helps you build a cleaner, clearer feedback loop, and stop uncertainty from stealing your traction.
👉 Resource: lvl10.us/lma-offer - Digital LMA® Diagnostic Where else you can find us Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 7 - Jen Hamilton, Hamilton COOs: What a fractional COO really does for your business | 09 Dec 2025 | 00:38:24 | |
Ryan Castle sits down with Jen Hamilton, Fractional COO, COO mentor and founder of Hamilton COOs, whose career took a hard left turn from CPA to operations. Jen shares how starting life in the numbers gave her a powerful edge in running businesses, and why she now prefers fixing broken systems, coaching leaders and building high performing teams over doing the detailed work herself. Jen unpacks what a great fractional COO actually does for an EOS business: using data and scorecards to spot the real problems, turning client complaints into retention and referral engines. She explains how to separate doer seats from leader seats, why mixing them kills growth, and how to use fractional talent to avoid overpaid generalists. Finally, Jen shares her playbook for onboarding a fractional integrator the right way, including what visionaries must stop doing if they want real leverage. If you are a visionary or integrator wondering whether a fractional COO could help you get to 100 percent strong, this episode will give you clear, practical answers. Useful links: Connect with Jen Hamilton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferdawnhamilton/ Sign up for free monthly roundtables with peers: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hamilton-coos/events 👉 Resource: lvl10.us/lma-offer - Digital LMA® Diagnostic Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 6 - Power tip: Shawn Dan on "SMBs: Read the Room & Assess" | 03 Dec 2025 | 00:02:38 | |
This week’s Level 10 Leaders Power Tip comes from Shawn Dan, Fractional Integrator at Integrate to Impact, who shares a practical reminder for SMBs running on EOS®: read the room, understand the intent behind the tools, and right-size the system to fit your business. Shawn explains how his team trims meeting clutter, uses async tools to cut noise, and simplifies scorecards without losing discipline. If you’ve been trying to run EOS® “by the book” when your company needs a leaner version, this tip will help you keep the spirit of the system while removing friction. Small tweaks to meetings, documentation, and communication can create meaningful momentum.
👉 Resource: lvl10.us/lma-offer - Digital LMA® Diagnostic Where else you can find us Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 5 - Sarah Williams, Leading Culture: Building multi-generational teams that perform | 25 Nov 2025 | 00:59:10 | |
Our host Ryan Castle sits down with Sarah Williams, founder of Leading Culture, whose career shifted the moment she stepped out of accounting and onto the factory floor. A single project revealed a truth that changed her path: numbers don’t transform businesses, people do! That realisation sparked a decades-long journey helping organisations turn culture into their competitive advantage. Sarah shares the four systems every organisation needs to thrive across generations: clarity, decision-making, recognition, and belonging. She explains why Gen Z demand authenticity, why improvement ideas almost always live with the people closest to the work, and how leaders can create cultures where everyone feels they matter and they belong. If you're leading teams through generational change or want a clearer foundation for a strong culture, this episode delivers practical, grounded guidance.
www.leadingculture.co.nz
Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 22 – Power tip: "Process mastery starts with micro-training", Sid Jashnani | 07 Apr 2026 | 00:03:40 | |
This Level 10 Leaders Power Tip features Sid Jashnani, Certified EOS Implementer, sharing a practical strategy for achieving process mastery through weekly micro-training. While many companies are good at documenting processes, the real challenge is making sure those processes are consistently followed by everyone on the team. Sid explains that strong businesses build scalability and consistency by ensuring processes are not only documented, but also regularly trained, measured, and reinforced. Instead of running long and often ineffective training sessions, Sid recommends adding 10-minute micro-training segments into weekly Level 10 meetings. Each week, a team member teaches a specific process, reinforcing learning while embedding training into the team’s regular meeting rhythm. Over time, these short sessions compound into dozens of hours of process training each year: strengthening accountability, improving process adoption, and helping leadership teams reduce operational issues.
Where else you can find us Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 4 - Power tip: Beth Jacobs on "Stop Talking, Start Moving: Leadership Momentum" | 24 Nov 2025 | 00:02:38 | |
This week’s Level 10 Leaders Power Tip comes from Beth Jacob, President and Co-CEO of vChief, who delivers a sharp reminder that leadership momentum doesn’t come from perfect plans, it comes from action. Using a simple surfing story, Beth shows how progress accelerates when we stop overthinking, fill leadership gaps quickly, and get someone “in the water” now. If you’ve been stuck in analysis paralysis or delaying key hires, this power tip will challenge you to move faster, learn faster, and keep your business rowing in the right direction. A small step this week could save months of stalled progress. Connect with Beth Jacob: Where else you can find us Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 3 – Dan Kasper, Co-Founder of Piloteer.ai, bringing Navy SEAL precision to high-performing teams | 21 Nov 2025 | 00:32:56 | |
Our host Ryan Castle sits down with Dan Kasper, former Navy SEAL officer and co-founder of Piloteer.ai, a relationship-intelligence platform using AI to capture real-time leadership behaviour. After leading teams in 33 countries, Dan has become obsessed with the art and science of high-performing teams and is now using technology to help leaders see what really happens in the room when they communicate, decide, and coach. We dig into what it means to be a “chameleon with a backbone,” why great leaders flip the org chart and work for their teams, and how to turn “thought leadership” into “thought-doership.” Dan unpacks decision-making under pressure, the power of micro-wins, and how AI plus human coaches can create fast feedback loops that actually change behaviour. If you’re scaling a fast-growing team and know your only real edge is your people, this episode shows you how to train leaders the way Olympians train in the pool – with constant reps, data, and coaching. Useful links: Where else you can find us Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 2- Power tip: Adam Goldschmiedt on "Getting Unstuck in 15 Minutes" | 18 Nov 2025 | 00:02:48 | |
This week's Level 10 Leaders Power Tip is by executive coach and EOS Implementer Adam Goldschmiedt, who shares a practical 15-minute exercise to help leaders get unstuck and regain clarity fast. It’s a guided framework built for real decision-making: identify what you truly want more of, uncover what’s blocking you, and take specific action this week to move forward. If you’re spinning your wheels or stuck in the weeds, this power tip is your reset button. Connect with Adam Goldschmiedt on LinkedIn: 👉 Resource: lvl10.us/lma-offer - Digital LMA® Diagnostic Where else you can find us Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 1 – Gretchen Heinen, Founder and CEO of Authsnap Inc, leading the fight against insurance injustice | 11 Nov 2025 | 00:41:30 | |
Our host Ryan Castle sits down with Gretchen Heinen, Founder and CEO of Authsnap Inc. She went from ER nurse to tech founder, driven by the injustice she saw when patients were denied insurance payout. Authsnap uses AI to turn clinical data and denial letters into fast, high quality appeal letters so more people get the care they deserve. We focus on the leadership journey behind that leap. How she risked comfort to step into purpose. How she built structure the right way with a lawyer first approach. How she surrounded herself with elite capability and stayed transparent when she did not yet know the answers. Gretchen shares how she scaled her own capacity through coachability, discipline, and execution. This conversation is a blueprint for leaders who want to use everything they have and who refuse to leave their potential on the table. Useful links: 👉 Resource: lvl10.us/lma-offer - Digital LMA® Diagnostic Where else you can find us Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/level10leaders/ | |||
| Welcome to Level 10 Leaders | 18 Aug 2025 | 00:01:12 | |
| Ep 21 – Rachel Downey on EOS, leadership & listening to your inner voice | 31 Mar 2026 | 00:33:06 | |
Ryan Castle sits down with Rachel Downey, EOS Implementer and founder of Guide Studio, to explore the deeply human side of entrepreneurship: what happens when success on the outside doesn’t match how you feel on the inside. Rachel shares three powerful insights from her journey: the loneliness that can come with leadership, the importance of listening to the “quiet voice” that signals when something needs to change, and why investing in yourself is the most impactful investment an entrepreneur can make. She opens up about moments of feeling lost despite running a thriving business, the pivotal role of community through EO, and how implementing EOS helped her build leaders within her company and step into a bigger vision. This episode is for founders, leaders, and high achievers who feel stuck, stretched, or disconnected. If you’re navigating growth, searching for clarity, or ready to evolve into your next level of leadership, Rachel’s story offers both reassurance and a practical path forward. Useful links: Connect with Rachel Downey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/racheldowney/
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| Ep 20 - Power tip: "Reframing time & accountability: a simple leadership mindset shift", Tonya Petrozzi | 24 Mar 2026 | 00:03:16 | |
This Level 10 Leaders Power Tip is from Tonya Petrozzi, EOS Implementer at Petrozzi Coaching & Consulting, who shares a powerful leadership mindset shift called Reframing Time & Accountability. Many leaders unintentionally give away their power by saying, “I didn’t have time.” Tonya explains why this language weakens accountability and how a simple shift can change the way leadership teams think about commitments and priorities. Instead of saying “I didn’t have time,” Tonya challenges leaders to reframe it as “I chose to do X instead of Y.” This subtle change moves the conversation from excuses to ownership, helping teams get honest about priorities and decisions. When leaders take responsibility for how they spend their time, accountability strengthens and teams gain real traction. Connect with Tonya Petrozzi: 👉 Resource: lvl10.us/lma-offer - Digital LMA® Diagnostic Where else you can find us Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 19 - Leadership lessons for engineers: how technical experts become great leaders, Ron Higgs | 17 Mar 2026 | 00:48:21 | |
Ryan Castle sits down with Ron Higgs, leadership coach at Wolf Management, former Naval Flight Officer, and aerospace engineering leader who now helps technical professionals transition into effective people leaders. Ron shares three practical leadership principles drawn from aviation, engineering, and years of coaching: stay open and curious, build genuine relationships before trying to lead, and always expect the unexpected. He explains why many technical leaders struggle when moving from individual contributor to manager, and how frameworks like “connect, inspire, lead” help bridge that gap. If you lead engineers, technical teams, or fast-growing organizations where communication, trust, and execution matter, this episode offers practical tools for building stronger teams and leading with clarity when things don’t go according to plan. Useful links: Connect with Ron Higgs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-higgs
Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 18 - Power tip: "Psychological safety in EOS®, why leaders must help teams feel safe and matter", Kyle Danner | 10 Mar 2026 | 00:02:58 | |
This Level 10 Leaders Power Tip is from Kyle Danner, Certified EOS Implementer at EOS Worldwide, to unpack two universal human needs that sit at the heart of great LMA inside EOS®: the need to feel safe and the need to matter. Kyle explains why psychological safety is foundational to healthy teams. When people feel safe, they raise issues without fear. When they feel heard, they engage in healthy conflict and commit to decisions, even when it is not their preferred option. If you want stronger accountability, better Level 10 meetings, and real traction, start by building a culture where every person knows they are safe and that their voice counts. Connect with Kyle Danner: 👉 Resource: lvl10.us/lma-offer - Digital LMA® Diagnostic Where else you can find us Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 17 – Execution drift: how to turn strategy into daily action with Dr Mike Ashby | 03 Mar 2026 | 00:35:27 | |
Ryan Castle talks with Mike Ashby (Level 10 Leaders) about execution drift: the gap between strategy and what actually gets done once everyone is back in the day to day. They unpack why plans stall (inertia, missed deadlines, “perfect conditions” thinking) and why execution is a daily behaviour, not a quarterly spreadsheet. Mike shares a simple 3 part fix: upskill managers to create time and headspace, coach in the workflow to break inertia, and build visible accountability so daily actions match the plan.
Connect with Dr Mike Ashby on LinkedIn
Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 16 – Power tip: "Real delegation starts with micromanagement", Linda van Egmond | 24 Feb 2026 | 00:03:52 | |
Delegation is one of the biggest friction points for founders and leaders. In this Power Tip, Linda van Egmond explains why delegation often fails and why that failure is rarely about people or motivation. It’s a structure problem. When everything stops without you, you don’t have a business. You have an expensive job. Linda reframes delegation as a staged process, not a handover. Define success. Model the work. Coach with a safety net. Move to partial ownership. Then fully let go. Yes, it takes longer upfront, but it compounds fast. If delegation doesn’t feel like micromanagement at first, you’re skipping steps. Connect with Linda van Egmond: Where else you can find us Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||
| Ep 15 - Everything is my fault: leadership lessons for EOS® leaders with Kenneth DeWitt | 17 Feb 2026 | 00:58:56 | |
Ryan Castle sits down with Kenneth C. DeWitt, a veteran EOS® Implementer with 14 years in the field and thousands of full day sessions behind him.
If you’re a Visionary, Integrator, or business owner running on EOS® and you want fewer fires, stronger leaders, and more consistent traction, this episode is a practical reset. Useful links: Connect with Kenneth C. DeWitt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethdewitt/
Website: https://www.level10leaders.com/ | |||