EP23: The Support Structure Leaders Need to Scale With Renee Hastings

EP25: Effort vs Structure: What’s Carrying Your Business? with Scott Abbott

🎙️ Inside the Conversation. Growth exposes what is actually holding your business together. If effort is carrying the business instead of structure, it will not sustain as pressure increases. Many founders believe they’ve built something strong until growth tests it. That’s when gaps show up: decisions slow down, execution becomes inconsistent, and progress depends on effort instead of a system. This is not a how-to conversation. It’s a clarity conversation. If you’re building or scaling, this episode will help you see what’s working and what needs to shift. Structure carries the load. Leaders carry direction.™ _________  ✨ Dig Deeper with This Resource. → To go deeper into what Scott shared on the show, grab his new book BOS-UP Moments: Catalyst [https://www.amazon.com/BOS-UP-Moments-Catalyst-Prosper-Business/dp/B0G1HRVSDX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BHUYX9ZQFJ5C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.f_51n47uV-4RJ8Gbgn7eerlWDjB0hKHqz5uJYeTW6qUyfiEktYryqfMbo1S1KlCI.ZopbwMZ5ajK_P542Im6M87_I-sIo-1HIPg2AGcWo6dQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=BOS-UP+Moments&qid=1777922450&sprefix=bos-up+moments%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-1]. It’s a modern, visual field guide packed with short videos, prompts, and practical insights you can use immediately in your business and life.   ✨ Guest Resources. 🌐 Website → https://scottabbottabc.com/ [https://straboco.com/] ✉️ Email → scott@bos-up.com _________  👤 Guest. Scott Abbott Scott Abbott specializes in creating, building, and coaching prosperous companies, leadership, and growth. He has 30+ years of skills, experience, and expertise launching, operating, buying, and selling successful companies. He is a finalist for the Ernst & the Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Award, an Entrepreneur in Residence at Indiana University, Inc. 5000 Winner, and the best-selling author of four books. Follow Scott on social media → LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottabbottabc/]| Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/scottabbottabc/]  🎧 Host. Cerila Gailliard, PMP, CSM Founder, Orchestrating Your Success [https://oysllc.com/]| Host, Manage Your Projects with Confidence [https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/] | International Bestselling Author | Creator of The Confident Collection [https://theconfidentcollection.com/]   Helping CEOs eliminate execution gaps, protect profits, and scale with clarity, structure and confidence. Follow Cerila on social media → LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cerila-gailliard/] _________  🎙️ Brought to you by The Confident Collection™ Not just merch. A mindset.  For women who lead, scale, and show up with purpose.  Because confidence isn’t a feeling. it’s a statement. 🛍️ Shop the Confident Collection [https://theconfidentcollection.com/the-clarity-notebook/] _________ 🎙️ Scaling isn’t accidental. It’s intentional. You don’t scale chaos. You scale  You scale what’s clear, structured, and repeatable.  Text Us With Your Comments! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1925314/fan_mail/new] https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/ [https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/]

EP24: Why You’re Doing Everything in Your Business (And What It’s Costing You) with Carly Pepin

🎙️ Inside the Conversation. Most leaders don’t want to do everything in their business.  But they do. This isn’t a leadership issue.  It’s a structure issue.  When decision rights, ownership, and execution aren’t clearly defined, work flows back to the leader. So leaders step in because it feels faster, safer, and more reliable.  But over time, that creates a cost. Execution slows.  Decisions bottleneck. And growth becomes dependent on the leader. Today’s conversation is about that pattern and what needs to change for structure to carry the work instead. Structure carries the load. Leaders carry direction.™ _________ ✨ Dig Deeper with This Resource. → Business Performance Health Check [https://form.jotform.com/Carly_Pepin/business-performance-assessment]  ✨ Guest Resources. 🌐 Website → https://www.westcoastgrowthadvisors.com [https://www.westcoastgrowthadvisors.com] ✉️ Email → carly@westcoast-ga.com _________ 👤 Guest. Carly Pepin An International Speaker and Consultant and owner of West Coast Growth Advisors; where the company partners with founders, CEO's and Leadership Teams in businesses to help them scale intelligently and sustainably. By aligning strategy, execution, cash flow and human behavior, we help leaders build strong teams, improve decision-making, and grow profitable businesses that don’t rely on constant firefighting. Follow Carly on social media → LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlypepin/]| Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/carly.pepin.consulting] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/carlympepin/] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@carlypepin]| YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@WestCoastGrowthAdvisors]  🎧 Host. Cerila Gailliard, PMP, CSM Founder, Orchestrating Your Success [https://oysllc.com/]| Host, Manage Your Projects with Confidence [https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/] | International Bestselling Author (Library of Congress Cataloged) | Creator of The Confident Collection [https://theconfidentcollection.com/]   Helping CEOs eliminate execution gaps, protect profits, and scale with clarity, structure and confidence. Follow me on social media → LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cerila-gailliard/]  _________ 🎙️ Brought to you by The Confident Collection™ Not just merch. A mindset. For women who lead, scale, and show up with purpose. Because confidence isn’t a feeling. it’s a statement. 🛍️ Shop the Confident Collection [https://theconfidentcollection.com/the-clarity-notebook/] _________ 🎙️ Scaling isn’t accidental. It’s intentional. You don’t scale chaos. You scale You scale what’s clear, structured, and repeatable.™   Text Us With Your Comments! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1925314/fan_mail/new] https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/ [https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/] Text Us With Your Comments! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1925314/fan_mail/new] https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/ [https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/]

EP23: The Support Structure Leaders Need to Scale With Renee Hastings

🎙️ Inside the Conversation. Scaling a business isn’t just about more customers or more revenue. It’s about whether the structure around the leader can actually support that growth. In this episode, I’m joined by Renee Hastings, CEO of Executive Help Now. Together we explore the support structure leaders need to scale, why decision bottlenecks happen, how execution slows when everything runs through the leader, and what must change for growth to become sustainable. If your business is growing but still feels like everything depends on you, this conversation will help you see why and what structure may need to evolve next. Structure carries the load. Leaders carry direction.™ _________ ✨ Dig Deeper with This Resource. → Executive Help Now Digital Portfolio [https://executivehelpnow.aflip.in/ehnportfolio] ✨ Guest Resources. 🌐 Website → https://executivehelpnow.org/ [https://executivehelpnow.org/] ✉️ Email → fritzie@executivehelpnow.org _________ 👤 Guest. Renee Hastings President and CEO of Executive Help Now, a global virtual assistance service agency of Account Executives, Business Operations Managers, Project Managers, and Senior Executive Assistants. With over 20 years of experience, Renee and her team deliver expert project management and business operations support, as well as podcast production, and business consulting services to founders, funders, content creators, and busy executives. Follow Renee on social media → LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/executive-help-now/]| Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveHelpNow] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/executivehelpnow/] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@executivehelpnow]| YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@ReneeHastings] | Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/renee-speaks/id1710622671] 🎧 Host. Cerila Gailliard, PMP, CSM Founder, Orchestrating Your Success [https://oysllc.com/]| Host, Manage Your Projects with Confidence [https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/] | International Bestselling Author (Library of Congress Cataloged) | Creator of The Confident Collection [https://theconfidentcollection.com/]   Helping CEOs eliminate execution gaps, protect profits, and scale with clarity, structure and confidence. Follow me on social media → LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cerila-gailliard/]  _________ 🎙️ Brought to you by The Confident Collection™ Not just merch. A mindset. For women who lead, scale, and show up with purpose. Because confidence isn’t a feeling. it’s a statement. 🛍️ Shop the Confident Collection [https://theconfidentcollection.com/the-clarity-notebook/] _________ 🎙️ Scaling isn’t accidental. It’s intentional. You don’t scale chaos. You scale You scale what’s clear, structured, and repeatable.   Text Us With Your Comments! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1925314/fan_mail/new] https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/ [https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/]

EP22: Building a Winning Organization Through Habits with Albert Loveland

🎙️ Inside the Conversation.  Building a winning organization through habits begins long before major growth milestones appear. Organizations that perform consistently are not driven by occasional bursts of motivation, They are shaped by the daily habits leaders and teams practice with discipline, clarity, and intention. Continuing our 2026 book club series, Al Loveland joins me to explore leadership lessons from Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization by John Wooden and discuss how consistent leadership behaviors, performance-driven standards, and mastery of the fundamentals create cultures that execute reliably over time. ________ ✨ Dig Deeper with These Resources. → Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization [https://www.amazon.com/Wooden-Leadership-Create-Winning-Organization/dp/0071453393/ref=sr_1_1?crid=241GE8CALCLU8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VEOL0mnKvAb6MtAySb5BBACIkMPprjtnM23r-sisE1FSQyQFznbsbWQLB7KjrZkaW1ytlkgAB6_Or2NGHWUH7i1JqaGTm1sfH_91SQvh8JWDCuZI_2dDZAy1ciOaEJGRvANsj36EVF9VBglte46fF9bpOGwFNilJ8QGqGfvo63Mh1D9_Uj16_CcmxXyX0I8W3c6eqdVM3IaZPpFxFhwIMuFETYBcJELvUfaYyoLlDg8.dNnHtM7tyC6WUPoBGw31QSBYRFjtMGkurlCgWitJqbk&dib_tag=se&keywords=Wooden+on+Leadership%3A+How+to+Create+a+Winning+Organization+by+John+Wooden&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1770522216&sprefix=wooden+on+leadership+how+to+create+a+winning+organization+by+john+wooden%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-1]by John Wooden → Atomic Habits [https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-James-Clear-audiobook/dp/B07RFSSYBH/ref=sr_] by James Clear  ✨ Guest Resources. 🌐 Website → https://straboco.com/ [https://straboco.com/] ✉️ Email → al@straboco.com ________ 👤 Guest. Albert Loveland. Founder & Principle Guide at Strabo, Al spent 16 years leading large teams within major lending institutions across credit card lending, inventory management, and call center operations. For the past decade, he has worked with small businesses, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs to successfully develop and execute business and strategic plans. 🎧 Host. Cerila Gailliard, PMP, CSM. Founder, Orchestrating Your Success [https://oysllc.com/]| Host, Manage Your Projects with Confidence [https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/] | International Bestselling Author (Library of Congress Cataloged) | Creator of The Confident Collection [https://theconfidentcollection.com/]   ________ 🎙️ Brought to you by The Confident Collection® Decisions-making tools for women Turn thinking into clear decisions Move with intention 🛍️ Shop the Confident Collection [https://theconfidentcollection.com/the-clarity-notebook/]®  ________ 🎙️ Scaling isn’t accidental. It’s intentional. You don’t scale chaos. You scale You scale what’s clear, structured, and repeatable.   Text Us With Your Comments! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1925314/fan_mail/new] https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/ [https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/]

EP21: Why Habits Beat Motivation: Real Growth Comes from What You Do Daily with Albert Loveland

🎙️ Inside the Conversation.  Kicking off 2026, we’re talking about something more powerful than motivation: the habits, patterns, and disciplines that shape real business growth. In this episode, Albert Loveland joins me to unpack practical takeaways from Atomic Habits [https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-James-Clear-audiobook/dp/B07RFSSYBH/ref=sr_] and discuss how small, intentional actions build confidence, strengthen leadership, and create sustainable momentum in business and in life. We explore why motivation fades, why goals fail without structure, why “starting small” builds real power, and how disciplined repetition transforms the way you lead and execute. If you’re working to scale, stabilize operations, or strengthen how you show up as a leader, this conversation gives you clarity, practical direction, and encouragement to keep building.  _________ ✨ Dig Deeper with These Resources. → Atomic Habits [https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-James-Clear-audiobook/dp/B07RFSSYBH/ref=sr_] by James Clear → Make Your Bed [https://www.amazon.com/stores/William-H.-McRaven/author/B000APSSE0?ref=sr] by Admiral William H. McRaven → Tiny Habits [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=author+James+Clear&i=digital-text&crid=1AK3XECTJCG1T&sprefix=author+james+clear+%2Cdigital-text%2C220&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 ] by BJ Fogg → The Power of Habit [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=author+Charles+Duhigg&i=digital-text&crid=353G8TYCCRYHN&sprefix=author+charles+duhigg%2Cdigital-text%2C175&ref=nb_sb_noss_1] by Charles Duhigg ✨ Guest Resources. 🌐 Website → https://straboco.com/ [https://straboco.com/] ✉️ Email → al@straboco.com _________ 👤 Guest. Albert Loveland Founder & Principle Guide at Strabo, Al spent 16 years leading large teams within major lending institutions across credit card lending, inventory management, and call center operations. For the past decade, he has worked with small businesses, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs to successfully develop and execute business and strategic plans. 🎧 Host. Cerila Gailliard, PMP, CSM Founder, Orchestrating Your Success [https://oysllc.com/]| Host, Manage Your Projects with Confidence [https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/] | International Bestselling Author (Library of Congress Cataloged) |Creator of The Confident Collection [https://theconfidentcollection.com/]   Helping CEOs eliminate execution gaps, protect profits, and scale with clarity, structure and confidence. Follow me on social media → LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cerila-gailliard/]  _________ 🎙️ Brought to you by The Confident Collection™ Not just merch. A mindset. For women who lead, scale, and show up with purpose. Because confidence isn’t a feeling. it’s a statement. 🛍️ Shop the Confident Collection [https://www.etsy.com/shop/theconfidenthq/?etsrc=sdt&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn2yM9FrouPm9z-LZ3x269_qSV7oQKMKSrVTdSxkihQinW7ZSbhp9IsT1Kx_M_aem_ymmk_2inl_do2TZty-EKYg] _________ 🎙️ Scaling isn’t accidental. It’s intentional. You don’t scale chaos. You scale You scale what’s clear, structured, and repeatable.   Text Us With Your Comments! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1925314/fan_mail/new] https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/ [https://manageyourprojectswithconfidence.com/]