Strategy at Scale
by Outthinker
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Brought to you by Outthinker, Scaling Up, and Growth Institute
In a sea of contradictory business advice, Strategy at Scale breaks through the noise to deliver practical, proven strategies to predictably scale the value of your business. Each week, we interview successful entrepreneurs and business builders across industries to extract simple, high-impact strategic concepts that work. From avoiding costly missteps to executing systematic processes that fuel growth, you’ll gain lessons from the masters to scale your enterprise more effectively.
Episodes
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- Why Copying Winners Fails: Dwayne J. Clark on Finding Real Business Edges · 51 minDwayne J. Clark is the founder of Áegis Living, known for building a hospitality-first approach to senior care and a culture-led operating system. In this conversation, he shares…
- From $5M To $50M EBITDA: Brett Hickey’s Scale Checklist For Operators · 48 minBrett Hickey is the Founder and CEO of Star Mountain Capital, a multi-billion-dollar private investment firm focused on the U.S. lower middle market. Over more than two decades…
- Unconditional Power: Steven Gaffney’s 3-State Framework For High-Performing Teams · 39 minSteven Gaffney is a leadership advisor and author who helps teams perform under pressure through honest communication, change management, and practical leadership tools. Having…
- How Bill George Uses Authentic Leadership: Building Companies That Outlast Markets · 55 minBill George is the former CEO and Chairman of Medtronic and a longtime professor at Harvard Business School. Starting from an early conviction that leadership had to mean more…
- From Booking.com To WeRoad: How Andrea D’Amico Built A €100M Community · 43 minAndrea D’Amico is the CEO of WeRoad, one of Europe’s fastest-growing travel companies, and former regional VP at Booking.com. After nearly two decades helping scale Booking.com…
- Scaling With Purpose, Not Capital: How Brad Stevens Built Outsource Access · 36 minWhen growth gets real, strategy has to scale with it. In this conversation, we unpack a practical playbook with Brad Stevens—founder of Outsource Access—on turning constraints…
- From Gas Station to CEO: How Shirin Behzadi Scaled a Multi-Brand Empire · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 20What does it take to build—and sell—a thriving business born from resilience and clarity of purpose? Few stories capture it as powerfully as Shirin Behzadi’s. At 17, Shirin fled…
- Spotting a Billion-Dollar Opportunity: Radek Sali on Turning Swisse into a Global Brand · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 19What does it take to transform a small supplement company into a global wellness powerhouse valued at over $1 billion? Radek Sali has the answer. As CEO of Swisse Wellness, Radek…
- After the Idea: Julia Austin on Building Startups That Last · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 18Most founders obsess over the spark of an idea—but the real test begins after the idea. Julia Austin knows this better than most. As an operator at Akamai, VMware, and…
- From Startup to Significance: Brian Brault on Building Businesses That Matter · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 17What does it take to build not just a successful business, but one that leaves a lasting impact? Brian Brault has done it multiple times—scaling, exiting, and reinventing…
- From $0 to $130B: How Kurt Miscinski Scaled Cerity Partners with Purpose · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 16What does it take to build a firm that grows without losing its identity? Kurt Miscinski, co-founder and CEO of Cerity Partners, believes the answer lies in clarity of purpose…
- Unstoppable Entrepreneurs: Lori Rosenkopf on the 7 Paths to Scaling Impact · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 15What if the key to scaling impact isn’t one bold idea—but a clear understanding of who you are as an entrepreneur? Lori Rosenkopf, Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship at the Wharton…
- Built to Heal: Shaun Noorian on Scaling Empower Pharmacy Without Outside Capital · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 14“Rule number one is: never give up. Success is always there. It’s just on a certain timeframe.” That’s the mindset behind Shaun Noorian’s journey—and it’s what powered the rise…
- Scaling from Within: Tushar Amin on Building a $2B Business Inside IBM · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 13What does it take to build a $2 billion business—not from scratch, but from inside a legacy corporate giant? Tushar Amin has the answer. A seasoned strategy executive, Tushar led…
- Picking the Right Investors: Dave Whorton on Building a Company that Lasts · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 12Dave Whorton has spent decades at the highest levels of Silicon Valley—working alongside industry legends at Kleiner Perkins, co-founding pioneering companies like drugstore.com…
- From Vision to Execution: Sabrina Herrera on Scaling Brands That Last · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 11Many founders dream of turning a big idea into a lasting company. Sabrina Herrera has done it—again and again. As part of the founding leadership at Genomma Lab, one of Mexico’s…
- Executing Fast, Thinking Slow: How Matt Wallach Scaled Veeva into a $2.75B Powerhouse · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 10In this episode of Strategy at Scale, we sit down with Matt Wallach, co-founder of Veeva Systems, one of the most successful enterprise software companies in the life sciences…
- driversselect: How Steve Hall Found the Ignition Point to Disrupt the Used Car Industry · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 9When I asked Verne Harnish, who he recommended we interview to gain insights into effective scaling strategies, Steve Hall was one of the first names he mentioned—and for good…
- Positioning for the Perfect Exit: David McCombie’s Playbook for Maximizing Business Value · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 8Selling a business is one of the most significant strategic decisions an entrepreneur can make. But how do you ensure that you're maximizing your company's value when it's time…
- Cracking your Monetization Model: How Charlie Horn Unlocked a Billion-Dollar Industry to Scale ScriptSave · 60 min · Season 1 Episode 7Charlie Horn’s journey from entrepreneur to industry disruptor is a masterclass in strategic scaling. As the founder of ScriptSave, he revolutionized consumer access to…
