Ultimate Leader's Edge

Episode 9 - Why Letting Go Is the Real Leadership Shift | Brett Schatto of Pride Advice

Episode 9 is live: Brett Schatto, Founder of Pride Advice You cannot scale a business if you are still doing the job that built it. In this episode of Ultimate Leader’s Edge, powered by Performance Collective Academy, Paulette Kolarz speaks with Brett Schatto, who has built one of Australia’s leading financial advice firms. This is a conversation about real leadership decisions: Letting go of client work to lead the business Hiring leaders, not just employees Holding standards even when it’s uncomfortable Understanding that growth without profit is not growth If you are building a business that needs to perform without everything relying on you, this episode will resonate. Listen now. #Leadership #ScalingBusiness #FounderMindset #PerformanceCollectiveAcademy #BusinessGrowth

Episode 8 - Human Leadership Before More Policies | Lisa Bondarenko of 360 Women

Lisa Bondarenko, Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Founder of 360 Woman.  This conversation gets to the heart of something many leaders feel but rarely say out loud.  What do you do when someone brings real distress into the workplace?  Lisa’s answer is grounded and clear.  Leaders do not need to become therapists.  But they do need to become more human in the way they respond.  In this episode with Paulette Kolarz, Lisa shares what she sees inside organisations every day.  * Why many workplaces talk about wellbeing but do not live it.  * Why people often need to be heard before they are referred.  * Why healthy workplaces are built through pace, breaks, follow up and genuine care.  * And why leaders set the tone when they model how to work and recover well.  If you lead people, this conversation will stay with you.  Listen to Episode 8 now! #LisaBondarenko #360Woman #PauletteKolarz #PerformanceCollectiveAcademy #BespokeHR #UltimateLeadersEdge

Episode 7 - The Moment a Founder Becomes the Bottleneck | Todd Roberts of Credit Union SA

Episode 7 of The Ultimate Leader’s Edge is live: Todd Roberts, CEO of Credit Union SA This conversation explores what actually limits growth inside a business. The biggest constraint is not strategy. It is the founder. Todd Roberts shares what he’s seen repeatedly inside businesses under pressure. Leaders holding on too long. Decisions delayed. Everything funneling through one person. “If you think it only stops in your office, the business is in big trouble.” In this episode: • Why founders become the bottleneck without realising • How delayed decisions show up in performance • What empowerment actually looks like in practice • Why financial pressure often follows leadership behaviour • The habits that allow businesses to scale beyond the founder If your business still depends heavily on you, this will land. Listen via the link below. Follow The Ultimate Leader’s Edge for more grounded leadership conversations. #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #FemaleFounders #Culture #Scaling

Episode 6 - Why Scaling Too Early Breaks Businesses | Binh An Nguyen of Market Ease Digital

Many founders assume growth will fix the problems inside their business. But growth doesn’t fix problems. It multiplies them. In this conversation with Paulette Kolarz, Binh shares lessons from more than two decades building a digital growth agency. Starting alone in his living room. Evolving from web development into a full growth agency. Scaling a team of more than 30 people. The episode explores what founders often learn the hard way. Why service businesses are really in the people business. Why leadership roles must evolve as companies grow. And why scaling too early creates chaos inside organisations. If you're building a business that needs to grow without everything resting on you, this conversation will land. Listen to Episode 6 with our special guest, Binh An Nguyen, Founder and CEO of Market Ease Digital. Available in streaming platforms. Follow The Ultimate Leader’s Edge so you don’t miss future episodes. #Leadership #FounderJourney #BusinessGrowth #UltimateLeadersEdge #Entrepreneurship

Episode 5 - Team Cohesion Wins When Talent Alone Does Not | Nathan Kosmina of Adelaide United

You do not build a strong team by collecting strong individuals. You build it by creating trust, cohesion and clarity around how people work together. In this episode of The Ultimate Leader’s Edge, Paulette Kolarz sits down with Nathan Kosmina to unpack what leadership looks like when performance pressure is constant and every result is visible. Nathan shares why the best team on paper often does not win, why issues need to be addressed early, and why leaders still need to get their hands dirty if they want culture to mean something. There is a lot in this conversation for founders and senior leaders. Especially if you are trying to build a business where standards stay high, people stay connected, and performance does not depend on one person carrying everything. #UltimateLeadersEdge #Leadership #TeamCulture #PerformanceCollectiveAcademy #HighPerformanceTeams