Lead Smarter Podcast
Welcome to the 'Lead Smarter. Not Harder' Podcast by David Kent, your window into the minds of visionary leaders, trailblazing innovators, and savvy business owners.Get ready to immerse yourself in the captivating stories and invaluable lessons from the best and brightest…
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The Fastest Way to Destroy a Business You Just Bought (opens the original)
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Ben Mimmack runs Sulis Capital, an independent sponsor focused on the lower middle market. He buys businesses where the founder retains a meaningful minority stake and stays operationally engaged as a leader of leaders. Which makes day one of any acquisition a relational problem before it's an operational one. In this conversation, Ben walks through why coming in with a “my way or the highway” mindset is the fastest way to torch the value of a business you just paid millions for. He talks about
Going First: How to Lead Your Team Through the AI Shift | Brian Anderson (opens the original)
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Brian Anderson joined me on the show, and we explored what it takes to lead an organization through a shift as big as AI, and why that kind of leadership has to start with the leader going first. Brian is the CEO and co-founder of Augusto Digital, where he helps organizations harness AI, custom software, and rapid innovation to drive real business outcomes. He has spent over two decades building software, products, and teams, and has guided Augusto through a full pivot toward applied AI. In our
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