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July 17 2026 Sarah Shepard

Spicy, Not Toxic: How Jay and I Argue Without Wrecking the Partnership

A few years back, Jay told me to stop shitting on his ideas. Not in an email, not in Slack, just straight to my face, after one too many meetings where he pitched something he was excited about and I started poking holes in it before he had even ...

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July 13 2026 Sarah Shepard

Why Experienced Teams Still Need Reset Days

I picked up Scott Galloway's The Algebra of Wealth expecting the usual bruising honesty he's known for, the kind of book that tells you things about money and ambition you'd rather not hear (or wish you had decades ago). And it delivered. What stuck ...

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July 13 2026 Jay Feitlinger

Your Reps Aren't Updating the CRM. That's Not a Training Problem.

You rolled out CRM training last quarter. Reps sat through it, asked decent questions, and even nodded along when you explained why accurate pipeline data matters for forecasting. Three months later, deal stages are stale, half the activity logged ...

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July 12 2026 Jay Feitlinger

What Do B2B Buyers Actually Want From Agencies?

If you've ever sat in a room building a buyer persona out of age, job title, and company size, and still walked away without a clue why your best-fit prospects keep ghosting you, this episode is for you. Sarah sat down with Susan Baier, founder and ...

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July 9 2026 Jay Feitlinger

How to Build an AI Advisor Council for Your Business

You've got a leadership team that shows up prepared and a quarterly planning rhythm you've protected for years, and you still leave the room knowing some of the hard things went unsaid. The commitments come out fuzzy because everyone's being polite, ...

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