Wondering if People On Purpose® is right for you? Let’s get into what makes us different from traditional management training, and why PoP® is the program you’ve been looking for. Leading a team is one of the most vulnerable, challenging, and, let’s be real, expensive aspects of running a business. Whether you’re a CEO or […]

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) groundbreaking new rule on Contractor vs. Employee classification is a game-changer for businesses and workers nationwide. But while it cleared up a ton of confusion about how to classify your team, it didn’t exactly hand us a step-by-step guide on what to do next. So, it’s no surprise that businesses […]

Let’s chat about those nail-biting, sweat-inducing ‘tough conversations’ with employees. You know, the ones — where your heart races faster than a caffeinated Yorkie?  Tackling these chats head-on is not just brave; it’s essential for a thriving workplace and a productive company culture. Avoiding them is like ignoring a squeaky wheel — eventually, the whole […]

The Three Traits Behind Every Founder Who Scales A few weeks ago I went digging through our client archives and realized we’ve taken nearly 150 business owners through The Paradigm Solution®. After I picked my jaw up off the floor from the shock of the number, I started thinking about where those business owners are […]

Is Your AI Already Reading Files It Shouldn’t? I moved this episode up in the season on purpose. Most of what I talk about on this podcast can wait a week or two. This one couldn’t, because I think there’s a lot of noise about AI and security right now, and almost none of it […]

This week I brought my friend Braden back onto the podcast. He’s a wedding industry lawyer, a repeat guest, and one of maybe three people I actually enjoy talking business with instead of performing it for an audience. We covered a lot of ground, from employee classification and conflict, to juggling your priorities as a […]

This week on People on Purpose, I’m tackling a topic that makes most founders’ eyes glaze over: the founder bottleneck. Service providers love pressing on it as a pain point, so it’s not like bottlenecking is a new phenomenon, but sometimes when something is everywhere, we tend to overlook it. Today we’re pulling back the […]

If you’re anything like most founders we work with at Paradigm, your business is your baby. So “what would it look like without you?” can feel like an unthinkable question. Still, someone has to ask. Maybe you’re hoping for an exit one day. Maybe you’re drowning in everything on your plate right now. Maybe you’d […]

This week we’re sitting down with Stacia, founder and CEO of Switch It Up Designs, a seven-figure digital marketing agency, and co-founder of authority.io — a DIY ad platform that lets small business owners run expert-level ads in four clicks. Her team manages over $8 million in annual ad spend and has helped generate over […]

Nobody wants to be in this position. But if you clicked on this one, you probably need it — and we’re glad you’re here. Nothing we say can make firing someone feel good, but this episode breaks down everything you need to know to ensure you’re letting someone go with integrity, in a way that […]

Not an actual cult. But kind of. The teams that show up fully, carry the business when things get hard, and genuinely care about the mission all have something in common — and it has nothing to do with skill set. In this episode, we’re getting personal about a really hard year, a team member […]

If you’ve ever let someone go in their first 90 days and thought “another bad hire” — this episode is going to challenge that story. The real reason your hires aren’t working out probably has less to do with them and a lot more to do with what’s happening before they ever find their footing. […]

If something feels off in your business and you can’t quite put your finger on it — culture could be the culprit. Company culture doesn’t collapse overnight. It drifts over time and by the time most founders realize there’s been a shift, it can be difficult to get things back on track. In this episode […]