CEO Stories with Jonathan Herps
autor: Jonathan Herps
How Zaki Ameer Scaled DDP Property to Australia’s Top 0.4% : EP 130
O tomto podcastu
Honest conversations with the CEOs of growing private businesses: how they built it, what broke along the way, and what they'd do differently.
I'm Jonathan Herps. I've spent 26 years as a CEO and 11 years coaching CEOs, and I've interviewed 133+ of them on this show. Every episode is a CEO telling the real story: the moment what got them here stopped working, the thing they held onto too long, the role they hired too late, and how they built a business that doesn't need them in every decision.
Alongside the interviews you'll find The CEO Playbook, short teaching episodes where I share the tools I use with the CEOs I coach.
If you're a founder or CEO growing a private business and want to learn from people who've been there, this show is for you.
Website: www.scaleupos.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@jonathanherps
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanherps
Email: [email protected]
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- How Zaki Ameer Scaled DDP Property to Australia’s Top 0.4% : EP 130 · 26 minIn this episode of Stories of Scale, host Jonathan Herps sits down with Zaki Ameer, Founder of DDP Property, to unpack the real story behind his 15-year journey building one of…
- CEO Playbook EP 29: 6 Triggers to Escape the “Ones and Threes” Trap as a CEO · 6 minAre you still doing everything yourself — sales, delivery, and strategy — and can’t take a holiday without things falling apart? You’re not alone. Most founders hit the same…
- CEO Playbook EP 28: Build a Culture That Attracts A-Players and Keeps Them · 14 minIn this episode of the Scale Up OS Podcast, Jonathan Herps dives deep into why building and keeping A-players is the ultimate growth advantage for CEOs. Discover how leading…
- CEO Playbook EP 27: How CEOs Use KPIs, A-Players, and B.A.M.s to Scale Smarter · 9 minPerfection slows growth. Momentum scales it. In this episode of the Scale Up OS Podcast, Jonathan Herps breaks down how growth-stage founders can take control of their business…
- CEO Playbook EP 26: AI, Dashboards, and the North Star - How CEOs Can Lead Smarter with the Right Tools · 11 minIn this episode of the Scale Up OS Podcast, Jonathan Herps explores how CEOs can harness AI, dashboards, and the power of a North Star metric to lead with more clarity and…
- CEO Playbook EP 25: AI-Powered CEO Dashboard, Lead Smarter in 20 Minutes a Week · 17 minMost CEOs are drowning in numbers but starving for clarity. Without the right dashboard, you’re flying blind—reacting instead of leading. In this session, Jonathan shared AI…
- CEO Playbook EP 24: Charting a Three-Year Vision - From Strategy to Execution · 26 minEvery founder dreams big, but too many stop at “vision” without turning it into an actionable plan. In this episode, Jonathan Herps breaks down how to take a 3-year vivid vision…
- CEO Playbook Ep 23: Scaling Isn’t About More Tactics, It’s About This One Shift · 9 minScaling isn't about more tactics, it's about more clarity. It’s about giving your team a vision so clear they can act without waiting for your permission. In this episode of…
- CEO Playbook Ep 22: Winning Moves That Will Break Your Business Out of the Plateau · 18 minThis episode is a masterclass in visionary leadership and practical execution. Jonathan Herps walks you through how to craft a 3-Year Vivid Vision - a clear and compelling…
- Ep 129: How CEOs Build Businesses That Last with Richard Palmer · 38 minMost CEOs work their whole lives to build freedom, then wake up trapped in a business that can’t survive without them. Here’s how to break that cycle and finally build a company…
- CEO Playbook Ep 21: Scaling Beyond the Million Mark · 10 minScaling doesn’t break at the money level. It breaks at the people level. And if you don’t fix that, you’ll stay stuck forever. Jonathan opens up about the real barriers leaders…
- CEO Playbook Ep 20: Break the $3M Ceiling and Build a Business That Runs Without You · 7 minIf you’ve ever felt trapped in your own business, unable to step away without everything grinding to a halt, this conversation will hit home. Jonathan Herps, four-time CEO and…
- Ep 128: The Founder Mindset That Fuels Sustainable Growth with Parth Gulati · 37 minMost CEOs grow too fast, and then watch everything crack. Learn how to scale smart, keep control, and create a business that thrives at any size. Parth Gulati, co-founder of…
- Inside Scaling Up Ep 7: From Founder to CEO to Freedom · 7 minIf your team still needs you to run, fix, or finish everything, you don’t have a business. You have a bottleneck. Find out how to install the systems, structure, and leadership…
- Ep 127: What Separates Stagnant Companies from Scalable Ones with Christopher Murray · 23 minIf your growth has stalled, it’s not always a motivation problem. Sometimes, it’s a model problem. This episode will show you exactly what to stop doing, what to start…
- Inside Scaling Up Ep 6: What To Do When Your Business Owns You · 9 minYou built it. You grew it. You should feel proud. So why does it feel like you’re drowning in the very thing you created? In this episode, Jonathan gets real about the truth…
- Inside Scaling Up Ep 5: Why Every CEO Needs a Coach · 10 minYou didn’t build your company just to feel buried by it. But here you are, stuck in the weeds, surrounded by chaos, carrying it all yourself because no one else gets it done…
- CEO Playbook Ep 19: Scale Faster by Defining Your Perfect Future Clients · 11 minIf scaling feels chaotic, inconsistent, or like you’re constantly pushing uphill, it’s probably not your offer, pricing, or even your team. It’s who you’re selling to. In this…
- CEO Playbook Ep 18: Why Culture Is Your CEO Superpower · 7 minMost CEOs scale stress. The smart ones scale clarity, culture, and control. In this episode, Jonathan Herps unpacks how Helder Klemp, founder of DNX Solutions, reshaped the…
- CEO Playbook Ep 17: What Every CEO Needs to Hear Before Planning the Year Ahead · 48 minAnyone can fill out an annual plan. But if you want to scale, you need a leadership strategy that actually moves the needle. This episode isn’t about filling out a worksheet…







