Tag: Business Growth
Why Most Businesses Get Stuck, And How to Break Through with Dan Bubniak (Ep. 9)

Why Most Businesses Get Stuck, And How to Break Through with Dan Bubniak (Ep. 9)

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Growth sounds exciting, but most entrepreneurs hit a point where what used to work suddenly stops working. The challenge is not just growing the business; it’s changing how you lead it.

In this episode of The Pleasant Street Pod, host Taylor Nissi, CFP®, CEPA, sits down with Dan Bubniak, certified EOS implementer and former COO/CFO, to unpack what it takes to scale a business with clarity, structure, and confidence. Dan shares lessons from helping grow a family business 20x, including why decision-making gets messy when roles are unclear and how the right structure can unlock faster growth. The conversation also explores why so many founders stay stuck at a plateau, and how better systems, stronger accountability, and the right hires can create momentum both in business and in life.

Taylor discusses:

  • Why most businesses plateau, and how to recognize when it is time to change
  • The real risk in growth, and why not hiring may cost more than hiring
  • How implementing systems like EOS can reduce friction and improve decision-making
  • What it takes to move from being the operator to becoming the true leader of your business
  • And more!

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About our Guest:

Dan Bubniak is a certified EOS implementer based in Connecticut who helps entrepreneurs build better businesses and better lives through the Entrepreneurial Operating System. He began his entrepreneurial journey at 24, stepping into a family business as COO and CFO, where he helped scale the company to over 250 employees and achieve 20x growth. Today, Dan works with leadership teams to bring clarity, accountability, and structure to their organizations so they can break through plateaus and grow with intention.

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Leadership Through Authenticity: Todd Palmer on Transparency, Purpose, and Growth (Ep. 5)

Leadership Through Authenticity: Todd Palmer on Transparency, Purpose, and Growth (Ep. 5)

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Building a thriving company requires more than strategy and execution. But what if the key to becoming a better leader lies in embracing your vulnerabilities rather than hiding them?

How can authenticity transform your relationships with employees, family, and yourself? What role does purpose play when financial goals are met but fulfillment remains elusive?

In this episode, Taylor Nissi, CFP®, CEPA, sits down with Todd Palmer, Coach & Retreat Facilitator at Extraordinary Advisors and author of From Suck to Success, to explore how business owners can break through obstacles by leading with authenticity, transparency, and vulnerability. Todd shares his journey from being $600,000 in debt to making the Inc. 5,000 list six times, and reveals the frameworks that helped him turn his company and life around while addressing imposter syndrome and building genuine connections.

Todd discusses:

  • How authenticity, transparency, and vulnerability (ATV) helped him overcome imposter syndrome and transform his leadership
  • Why open-book management builds trust with employees and teaches financial literacy across the organization
  • The Ikigai concept and how identifying your true purpose prevents post-exit emptiness and regret
  • Why setting intentions rather than expectations leads to faster iteration and better problem-solving
  • How breaking generational trauma through honest conversations strengthens family relationships and business outcomes
  • And more!

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About our Guest:

Todd Palmer is a coach and retreat facilitator at Extraordinary Advisors, a global corporate human capital consultancy that leads organizations and their leaders to undergo significant transformation. With over 25 years of experience as a CEO, entrepreneur, author, and keynote speaker, he has made it his mission to improve lives by teaching, guiding, and empowering leaders and entrepreneurs on how to take the complex and make it simple regarding human capital and culture.

He works with growth-minded leaders and entrepreneurs who want to achieve their highest personal and organizational potential. He helps them adopt a growth mindset and develop the necessary business skills to create a business and life by design. He also helps them become employers of choice, inspiring their employees to be engaged, loyal, and connected. He uses a proven four-step model that defines, stabilizes, and strengthens organizational leadership and culture. Through his work, he enables leaders and entrepreneurs to overcome any internal challenges that impact decision-making, such as imposter syndrome, fear, or self-doubt.

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