Blog

Some CEOs chase growth by focusing only on customers and revenue. The best CEOs know their employees are just as critical. My guest on The Scaling CEO, Lindsay Johnson, proves that building a company means investing in people. Lindsay is the founder and CEO of FitPros, a workplace wellness company she bootstrapped into a global … Read more

Most CEOs obsess over product, operations, or fundraising. My guest on The Scaling CEO, Neema Mahdavian, insists the most important skill is sales. Neema is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor who thrives in high-risk industries, cannabis, crypto, AI, and beyond. He’s built and exited more than seven companies in the past six years. Today, … Read more

Most people travel. Few truly explore. Zach Smith built his company to solve that problem. As the founder and CEO of anywhere.com, Zach has created a travel brand rooted in something most companies only talk about — real human connection. He didn’t start with funding or flash. He started on the ground in Costa Rica, … Read more

CEOs come from many backgrounds, but few journeys are as unconventional as Peter Malick’s. Before founding Inbound AV, a HubSpot solutions partner, Peter built a career as an award-winning music producer, guitarist, and songwriter. That experience taught him how to manage big personalities, extract the best from talent, and thrive in unpredictable environments. When he … Read more

There isn’t a straight road to success. Every CEO must find their own path. Reza Mirza, CEO of Icelandic Glacial, has built one of the most recognizable premium water brands in the world. His journey offers lessons for any leader trying to scale in a hyper-competitive market. Reza’s background spans Colgate-Palmolive, Nestlé Waters, and Activate … Read more

Scaling a company is never simple. It demands clarity, discipline, and sometimes courage to take risks others avoid. My guest on The Scaling CEO, Chia-Lin Simmons, has lived this reality across every stage of business—Google, Amazon’s Audible, early-stage startups, venture capital, and now as CEO of LogicMark, a publicly traded company focused on the care … Read more

Scaling is never just about revenue and market share. For some founders, it’s about something bigger. My guest on The Scaling CEO, Ninh Tran, embodies that. Born in Vietnam, raised in the Czech Republic, and eventually building companies in the U.S., Ninh has lived the reality that opportunity often depends on geography. His mission now: … Read more

Some CEOs scale with ideal conditions. Others do it in the middle of war, economic crisis, and market disruption. My guest on The Scaling CEO, Vladyslav Podoliako, has done the latter. As founder and CEO of Belkins, he’s built one of the most effective B2B growth agencies in the world—scaling to 300 people across multiple … Read more

Rethinking What It Means to Scale a Business We think about product, people, and processes when scaling. But what if we’re overlooking something even more fundamental — the building itself? In this episode of The Scaling CEO, I sat down with Allan Lopes, biologist and founder of the Healthy Building Certificate. What he shared completely … Read more

You’ve probably been told that scaling your company means more sales. That’s wrong. On The Scaling CEO podcast, I spoke with Nellie Akalp, founder and CEO of CorpNet. She sold her first company for $20 million. Then she started again and built a second company that has now helped over half a million entrepreneurs. She’s … Read more