Hitting The Ceiling
Most entrepreneurs will tell you about the pivot, Hitting The Ceiling™ will tell you what happened the night before. Hitting The Ceiling, brought to you by EOS Worldwide is the perfect podcast for businesses, entrepreneurs, and key leaders and managers to talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud. Hitting the Ceiling is where business leaders and entrepreneurs talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud that often keep them from growing their businesses in healthy ways. These stories often happen behind closed doors, in the quiet, when the business was surviving, but the entrepreneur wondered if they...
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When Growth Breaks Everything You Built | Rob Hughes, MBA, IMC CEO of Hughes Integrated
<p >What happens when your business grows faster than your ability to lead it?</p><p ></p><p >As Robert Hughes scaled his business through explosive growth, the success didn’t bring stability; it exposed cracks in leadership, systems, and control that had been building beneath the surface. Revenue surged, but chaos followed: overhiring, financial strain, toxic culture, and the gut-wrenching discovery that someone on his team was stealing from him while everything else was already unraveling. You’ll hear how he faced the moment he broke his own business, rebuilt from the ground up, and redefined what real leadership actu...
When Success Turns Into an Identity Crisis | Mary Nisi, Owner of Toast & Jam, Inc
<p >Are you prepared for the identity shift that comes after success?</p><p ></p><p >As Mary Nisi built Toast & Jam, Inc into a thriving company, the success created distance from the day-to-day, until the pandemic wiped out 564 weddings and exposed how little control she actually had. The pressure escalated as she was forced back into a business she no longer understood, managing chaos, team tension, and financial strain, and realizing that her leadership style was breaking under stress. You’ll hear how she rebuilt the company from the ground up, let go of control piece by piece, and ul...
The Hidden Cost of Avoiding Hard Conversations | Kara Roberts Founder, Pepper’s Personal Assistants
<p >What signals are you ignoring because you hope things will “work out”?<br></p><p >As Kara Roberts built a thriving 30-person company, the systems worked for everyone, except her own leadership, where misalignment and avoided conversations quietly stacked beneath the surface. In a single week, one firing triggered a chain reaction: her business manager was gone, her HR leader quit, and another key operator walked out, all while her personal life was unraveling and a three-month trip loomed. You’ll hear how she navigated the chaos, rebuilt her team from scratch, and discovered that the collapse wasn’t the fail...
When Growth Starts Stealing From Your Family | Ben Glass, Founder, CEO, BenGlassLaw
<p >How do you know when your business is stealing from your life?</p><p ><br>As Ben Glass built a thriving law firm through relentless marketing and reputation, the success didn’t just grow the business; it trapped him inside it, consuming his time and pulling him away from his family. The pressure escalated as more clients poured in, chaos multiplied, and every decision bottlenecked at his desk, forcing him to confront the reality that he had built something that couldn’t scale without breaking him. You’ll hear how he rebuilt the firm from the inside out, handing off co...
When You’re Forced to Lead Before You’re Ready | Avery Ward, CEO of Little Italy Ristorante
<p >How do you step into leadership when you’re completely unprepared?<br><br>As Avery Ward stepped back into his family’s restaurant, what looked like a beloved community staple was quietly unraveling beneath the surface. With his father incapacitated, no systems in place, and the business spiraling toward collapse, Avery found himself working 80-hour weeks just to keep the doors open while questioning if any of it was sustainable. You’ll hear how that breaking point forced him to rebuild everything from leadership to systems to trust and transform a fragile operation into a scalable business.</p><p ><br>Wha...
How Success Nearly Destroyed Their Friendship | Al Alexander & Ryan Loos of ConEquip
<p >How do you handle resentment when your partners aren’t carrying the same weight?</p><p ></p><p >As ConEquip scaled into a nine-figure company, the pressure didn’t just grow the business; it exposed cracks in control, communication, and trust. One founder was ready to walk away, the partnership was strained, and the weight of leadership started bleeding into their personal lives. You’ll hear how they faced those moments head-on, brought in outside help, and rebuilt not just the business, but their relationship with each other.</p><p ></p><p >Al Alexander is a co-founder of ConEquip, a lead...
The Power of Simplifying When Everything Collapses | Sue Hawkes, CEO of YESS!
<p >How do you keep showing up when you feel like a complete fraud?</p><p ></p><p >As Sue Hawkes, CEO of YESS!, built a career helping leaders find clarity, her own life was quietly unraveling behind the scenes. Her businesses were struggling, her family was facing devastating loss, and a single unopened letter revealed she was about to lose her home. You’ll hear how she navigated that breaking point in real time, simplified everything down to what truly mattered, and rebuilt her life and leadership from the ground up.</p><p ></p><p >What you’ll learn in th...
What Happens When You Are the System | Jill Young, Creator of Coaching Magic
<p >What signs are you ignoring before everything breaks?<br></p><p >As Jill Young’s accounting firm grew and won awards, the success masked a deeper issue: everything depended on her. When she lost her top employee and biggest client on the same day, the pressure didn’t just shake the business; it exposed a system that had never been built to run without her. You’ll hear how she faced that breaking point, challenged everything she thought she knew about leadership, and rebuilt the business around systems instead of herself.<br></p><p >Jill Young is a business coach...
Welcome to Hitting The Ceiling, a Business Podcast from EOS Worldwide
<p >Most entrepreneurs will tell you about the pivot, Hitting The Ceiling will tell you what happened the night before. Hitting The Ceiling, brought to you by EOS Worldwide, is the perfect podcast for businesses, entrepreneurs, and key leaders and managers to talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud. <br></p><p >Hitting the Ceiling is where business leaders and entrepreneurs talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud that often keep them from growing their businesses in healthy ways. These stories often happen behind closed doors, in the quiet, when the business was surviving, but t...
