The Modern CEO Podcast
Podcast Description
Don’t play safe. Play different. The Modern CEO is for leaders rewriting the rules — not following them. Hosted by Joe, coach to bold, modern CEOs.
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The show focuses on leadership dynamics, investor relations, and bold decision-making, with episodes featuring topics such as navigating investor conflicts, the importance of soft skills, and the intricacies of trust in high-stakes environments, exemplified by discussions like how to tell an investor to back off when necessary and the breakdown of CEO-investor relationships.
Don’t play safe. Play different. The Modern CEO is for leaders rewriting the rules — not following them. Hosted by Joe, coach to bold, modern CEOs.
Episode 2 — The CEO’s Guide to Being Punched in the Face (Metaphorically, Mostly)
What does it really feel like to lead when the stakes are high, the spotlight’s on you, and everything’s breaking at once?
In this episode of The Modern CEO, Joe sits down with Roan Lavery, CEO and co-founder of FreeAgent — a UK-based accounting software platform for small businesses.
They talk about the real punches leaders take: the transition from co-founder to CEO, the weight of responsibility, and the difference between having opinions and actually leading the change.
From building FreeAgent over 18 years to managing through chaos and calm, Roan shares raw, behind-the-scenes lessons every leader needs to hear..
Listen now and hit subscribe for unfiltered conversations on power, pressure, and presence of the Modern CEO.
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