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In The Trenches

The only podcast dedicated exclusively to Entrepreneurs and CEOs running Small to Medium Sized Businesses (SMB). Nobody knows what it’s like to be an Entrepreneur or CEO unless you’ve been one. Though many understand the rewards of company leadership, very few understand the arduous journey that’s required to get (and stay) there. I share my own lessons as an Entrepreneur and CEO, and interview experts spanning Sales, Leadership, Mental Health, M&A, and Operations (among others) all with a single goal: To improve the personal and professional lives of Entrepreneurs and CEOs running SMBs.

The Biggest Temptation of a Software CEO

15 mins; June 09, 2022

Employee Burnout and The Great Resignation

68 hours 35 mins; May 26, 2022

Should You Become an Entrepreneur?

20 mins; May 12, 2022

Having Hard Conversations (Live Panel Discussion from 2022 MIT Sloan Search Fund Summit)

60 hours 20 mins; April 28, 2022

A Leader’s Most Important Skill

16 mins; April 14, 2022

Quality of Earnings Analysis: What You Need to Know Before Buying a Business

61 hours 57 mins; March 31, 2022

Lessons Learned in Capitalizing an Acquisition

21 mins; March 17, 2022

Aaron Ross: Author of "Predictable Revenue" and "From Impossible to Inevitable"

51 mins; March 03, 2022

The Entrepreneur and the Spousal Relationship

21 mins; February 17, 2022

Bob Pritchett: Author of "Fire Someone Today" and Founder & Executive Chairman of Faithlife Software

74 hours 55 mins; February 03, 2022

The Working Capital Adjustment

12 mins; January 20, 2022

All Things Hiring with Randy Street: Co-Author of " Who: The A-Method for Hiring" and Vice Chairman of ghSMART

70 hours 52 mins; January 06, 2022

Considerations Unique to Acquiring a Software Company (Product)

27 mins; December 23, 2021

Verne Harnish: Founder of The Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), Author of "Scaling Up" and "Mastering the Rockefeller Habits"

60 hours 56 mins; December 09, 2021

Implementing a Formal Operating System Like EOS or the Rockefeller Habits

15 mins; November 25, 2021

The Realities of Managing Extremely Rapid Growth

79 hours 13 mins; November 11, 2021

Considerations Unique to Acquiring a Software Company (Financial)

18 mins; October 28, 2021

What M&A Lawyers Want CEOs to Know About Selling Their Companies

77 hours 37 mins; October 14, 2021

Lessons From my First Month as the CEO of a Newly Acquired Company

20 mins; September 30, 2021

Rich Manders: Lessons from Founding, Growing, Buying, Selling, Coaching, and Investing in SMBs

87 hours 0 mins; September 16, 2021

Why Your Business Needs a Set of Core Values (or Why Yours May Not be Having an Impact)

12 mins; September 02, 2021

Building and Managing a World Class Product Management Discipline

64 hours 31 mins; August 19, 2021

Busting the Biggest Myth About Selling Your Business

23 mins; August 05, 2021

Understanding and Managing The Psychological Toll of Being an Entrepreneur or CEO

81 hours 42 mins; July 22, 2021

Lessons in Managing my own Psychology

21 mins; July 08, 2021

CEO Coaches: What do they do, how do they work with CEOs, and why might you consider hiring one?

69 hours 8 mins; June 24, 2021

Migrating Your Software Company from On-Premise to SaaS (Part 2)

22 mins; June 10, 2021

What I Learned During my First (Failed) Attempt to Sell my Business

24 mins; June 04, 2021

Considerations in Selecting Your M&A Advisor

21 mins; June 02, 2021

Pricing Power: How Small Changes Can Have Big Impacts

17 mins; May 30, 2021

The Private Equity Perspective on Acquiring, Operating, and Selling Software Companies

88 hours 32 mins; May 27, 2021

Migrating Your Software Company from On-Premise to SaaS (Part 1)

24 mins; May 26, 2021

Hiring Your Senior Leadership Team

20 mins; May 17, 2021

Why So Many Companies Rarely Achieve Their Annual Goals

22 mins; May 17, 2021

The Entrepreneur and Mental Health (Part 2): My Advice to You

16 mins; May 13, 2021

The Entrepreneur and Mental Health (Part 1): My Journey

19 mins; May 13, 2021

Sales: Hiring, Onboarding, Compensating, Scaling & Supporting a World Class Sales Team

89 hours 57 mins; April 29, 2021

In The Trenches (Trailer)

59 secs; April 19, 2021

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