The Blog

Here, you'll find strategies for scaling your business without losing what makes it yours.

Some posts are tactical. Some are reflective. Some share hard won lessons from the boardroom or the backcountry.

All of them are here to help you move from chaos to clarity, from chief doer to CEO. Let's go.

Stop paddling. Start navigating.

LEADERSHIP

In 2022, I paddled 2,100 miles down the Mississippi River — and learned the hardest lesson of my leadership career somewhere in the dark at 2AM. The skill that gets you to the starting line is rarely the skill that gets you to the finish. Here's what the river taught me about developing the leaders around you.

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STRATEGY

Your vision: Why your team doesn’t get it (and how to fix it). Read >

BRAND

The #1 growth strategy of the Top CEOs. Read >

Put your boots on: Most undervalued trait of high performers. Read >

LEADERSHIP

Your to-do list is quietly killing your growth—and you don’t even know it. Read >

PRODUCTIVITY

TRENDING TOPICS

Amelia Ellenstein Amelia Ellenstein

The #1 growth strategy of the Top CEOs

Purpose isn’t just moral positioning. It’s operational clarity. And, clarity scales. The world’s Top CEOs know how to leverage brand clarity to grow. Learn exactly how brand strategy is leverage for growth.

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Amelia Ellenstein Amelia Ellenstein

Your Vision: What to do when your team doesn’t get it.

What happens when that brilliant clarity is something only you can see? Learn how to translate your deeply personal Vision into a shared understanding that ignites action across your organization in 3 straightforward steps.

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Amelia Ellenstein Amelia Ellenstein

Why your to-do list is quietly killing your growth.

How is it that we can be task-masters, crossing off our to-do list at lightening speed, but not make any progress toward our goals? It’s simple. We work on the wrong things. Learn a simple framework to work on the right things, everyday.

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