Gene Hammett

Accountability vs. Ownership is the difference between a team you have to chase and a team that runs without you. Most founders say, “My team isn’t accountable,” then add more check-ins, more dashboards, and more follow-up. It feels like leadership. It is actually founder dependency in disguise. Every time you chase a deadline, you become the accountability engine, and ...

In this episode, we sit down with Mike Thompson, founder of SVI, ranked No. 3,013 on the 2025 Inc. 5000, and Learner Mobile, to explore how AI is transforming the way frontline workers access critical information. Mike explains why frontline employees are essential to business success, how SVI is breaking down learning barriers, and how technology helps people work smar...

In this episode, we explore the challenges founders face when their businesses become too dependent on them, creating bottlenecks in decision-making, execution, and growth. As companies scale, internal leadership often needs to evolve alongside external priorities like hiring, sales, and new product development. We discuss how a founder’s leadership style can shape comp...

In this episode, we explore what it takes to lead effectively through crisis and why disruption is becoming faster, more complex, and more intense. We discuss why past experience alone isn’t enough when leaders face unfamiliar challenges, and why a practical crisis management system matters. We explore Henry J. Evans’s background in C-suite coaching and his business fai...