Family traditions.

This is a conversation every founder should hear.

Sci-Fi Foods may have shut down, but their impact lives on.

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Their biggest lesson? Honest communication.

“We told employees everything. They knew the risks. And they stayed until the end.”

They documented everything in a guide, Graceful Exit. “Most companies go dark when they fail. We wanted to show the right way,” Josh explained.

“The failure of a company isn’t your personal failure,” said Kasia. “It’s about how you communicate and show up.”

Vulnerability in leadership isn’t weakness—it’s strength.

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Listen to the full conversation about radical candor, self-awareness, and balancing results with relationships:

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#Leadership #Podcast #CriticalMoments

Lesson 2: Be authentic.

You don't have to fake the interest or "play the game" -- rather show up as your true self, in this episode's case "a driven professional who is also working mom trying to juggle tons of responsibilities.

Some really good learnings from stomach-punch feedback.

Lesson 1: Build relationships.

Taking time to connect with peers—whether at happy hours or in meetings—strengthens collaboration and trust.

Sometimes a GSD-ONLY mentality actually gets LESS SD.

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Episode 2 is with Cristina Miller, former COO of Goldbelly. She shares how she managed a holiday shipping disaster:
📦 70,000 packages at risk; hours to find a solution.

💡 Takeaways:
• Staying calm in chaos
• The power of escalation (she called the CEO of UPS!)

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In Episode 1, I sit down with Matt Blumberg, former CEO of Return Path.

We dive into how a huge deal fell apart at the last second—and the resilience it took to rebuild.

💡 Lessons:
• Turning failure into future success
• Managing team morale in tough times

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My husband and I do a weekly standup on Sundays and about three months ago we added a "gratitude" section right at the top of the meeting

It's been really great

Avengers, unite!