HabitStack Podcast
by Scott Ward
“People Absorb the Bias of Whoever They Report To” and other…
About this podcast
Join us for honest, informal conversations with startup and agency founders who are deep in the trenches, actively growing their businesses.
Instead of glorified success stories, we share authentic experiences about the ongoing battles, everyday wins, and relatable struggles.
Perfect for entrepreneurs navigating the challenging middle stage of growth, this podcast offers real insights and genuine advice from peers who are right there with you.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 66 episodes
- “People Absorb the Bias of Whoever They Report To” and other observations from Renée Holiday · 55 minStartups often hit a point where spreadsheets and gut feel stop working, and Renée Holiday, a fractional sales and revenue operations leader, knows the signs. She joins host…
- Kevin Stout on Practical AI Recipes You Can Implement Today · 57 minOn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward talks with Kevin Stout, founder of Revductive, a fractional RevOps and AI operations practice for early stage B2B…
- Designing Variable Compensation For the WHOLE Team with Michaela Downs · 1 h 1 minOn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward talks with Michaela Downs, a fractional revenue operations leader who has built comp systems from scratch at multiple…
- Paying Down Revenue Data Debt with Tom Opper · 59 minScott Ward hosts Tom Opper, founder of RevOpx and a revenue data debt expert, on the HabitStack Podcast. Tom explains why growing companies drift away from being client centric…
- Chasing “False ICPs” with John Marcus of Fractional Ventures · 52 minOn the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward talks with John Marcus, a fractional VP and partner at Fractional Ventures. Drawing on his time at HubSpot, John explains how chasing a…
- How to Transition From Founder-Led Sales Without Losing Momentum · 57 minIn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward sits down with Erin Martin, fractional go-to-market and revenue operations leader, to dig into what it actually takes…
- A conversation with Rich Rudzinski, Fractional Product and Engineering Leader and Startup Founder · 50 minOn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward talks with Rich Rudzinski, fractional product and engineering leader at Apollo Fractional and founder of…
- The SEO Rules Have Totally Changed…But In What Way Exactly? Lars Lofgren Reveals All. · 1 h 6 minIn this episode of HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward sits down with Lars Lofgren, a growth marketing veteran who has spent 15 years scaling SaaS companies including Dropbox…
- Bookkeeper, Controller, or CFO? How to Know Which One Your Business Needs · 1 h 17 minIn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward sits down with Josh Leyenhorst, fractional CFO and founder of BasePoint, to break down the financial frameworks that…
- Get Out of the Weeds: Laura Pitsch on Building a Business that Runs Smoothly · 1 h 13 minIn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward interviews Laura Pitsch, a fractional COO who works with founder-led businesses navigating the messy middle between…
- Stop Being the Bottleneck: Keegan Sard on Delegation and Decision-Making · 42 minIn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward interviews Keegan Sard, a fractional chief of staff based in Monaco who has been doing fractional work for 10 years…
- B2B Storytelling and Team Empowerment: Alisa Manjarrez on Stories Bureau's Evolution · 40 minIn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward interviews Alisa Manjarrez, managing director of Stories Bureau, a creative agency focused on B2B marketing and…
- Writing for Humans and Machines: Belinda DiGiambattista on Growing Good2bSocial · 39 minScott Ward interviews Belinda DiGiambattista, CEO of Good2bSocial and founder of Choose Your Metric. Belinda shares her entrepreneurial journey from Fortune 500 financial…
- VR Training and Wildly Important Goals: Rami Kalla on Building Point In Time Studios · 40 minIn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward interviews Rami Kalla, president and founder of Point In Time Studios, an VR/AR production company. Rami shares how…
- Betting on Human Writers: Brent Peterson’s Contrarian Move · 38 minIn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward interviews Brent Peterson, CEO of Content Cucumber, president of Content Basis, and host of the Talk Commerce podcast…
- From Event Coordinator to Agency CEO: Wendy Covey's Journey Building TREW Marketing · 38 minIn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward interviews Wendy Covey, CEO and co-founder of TREW Marketing, author of Content Marketing Engineered, and podcast host…
- Event Optimization, Learning Styles, and a Big Pivot with Bernadette Burke of Brella · 43 minIn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward interviews Bernadette Burke, President of Brella Productions, an event optimization agency that helps organizations…
- Scaling Marknology Through Tough Times: Andrew Morgans on E-Commerce, AI, and Goal Setting · 44 minIn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward interviews Andrew Morgans, CEO of Marknology and founder of EcomPulse.Ai, who also hosts the Business Therapy podcast…
- Growing an E-Commerce Agency with Chris Purcell of Nexus Brand Group · 40 minIn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward interviews Chris Purcell, founder of Nexus Brand Group, who brings experience as a business analyst at Target, vendor…
- Event-Based Marketing and Double-Sided Marketplace Startups with Bobbie Carlton · 39 minIn this episode of the HabitStack Podcast, host Scott Ward interviews Bobbie Carlton, founder of Innovation Women, Innovation Nights, and Carlton PR & Marketing. Bobbie runs a…







