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Leading Through Growth

Hosted by Tony Sanders · business · EN · 20 episodes

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Leading Through Growth features thoughtful, executive-level conversations with leaders navigating the complexity that comes with growth.Hosted by Tony Sanders, Founder and Fractional Chief Learning Officer at Gawlo, the podcast explores how executives and operators lead teams through periods of expansion—sharing lessons, decisions, and insights from scaling leaders, teams, and culture.These conversations are reflective, practical, and peer-driven. Rather than tactics or trends, each episode focuses on how leadership evolves as organizations grow and what experienced leaders wish they had u

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What is Leading Through Growth about?

Leading Through Growth features thoughtful, executive-level conversations with leaders navigating the complexity that comes with growth. Hosted by Tony Sanders, Founder and Fractional Chief Learning Officer at Gawlo, the podcast explores how executives and operators lead teams through periods of expansion, sharing lessons, decisions, and insights from scaling leaders, teams, and culture. These conversations are reflective, practical, and peer-driven.

Who hosts Leading Through Growth?

Leading Through Growth is hosted by Tony Sanders. The show has published 20 episodes to date.

What has Leading Through Growth covered recently?

Recent episodes include "How to Build a High-Performing Team Without Burning People Out" (21 October 2026, 39 minutes), "[GROWTH SEGMENT] High Performance, Low Culture: Can Companies Really Thrive Without Both?" (14 October 2026, 10 minutes), and "How to Build Confidence: Stop Waiting Until You Feel Ready" (7 October 2026, 41 minutes).

How often does Leading Through Growth publish?

Leading Through Growth publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 20 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Leading Through Growth?

Booking probability for Leading Through Growth is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Leading Through Growth requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Leading Through Growth's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Leading Through Growth?

The strongest fits for Leading Through Growth are Business & Management Consulting. Leading Through Growth has a business audience.

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Tony Sanders hosts Leading Through Growth, a business show with 20 episodes published.

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  • Episode #16

    How to Build a High-Performing Team Without Burning People Out

    Oct 21, 202639 min

    If building a high-performing team means constantly pushing people harder and harder, eventually something's going to break. But what if the best teams don't choose between high standards and caring for their people? In...

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    [GROWTH SEGMENT] High Performance, Low Culture: Can Companies Really Thrive Without Both?

    Oct 14, 202610 min

    High performance without healthy culture. It's more common than you think — and it works. Until it doesn't. In this episode of Leading Through Growth, Tony Sanders and his guest Josh White tackle a question most leaders...

  • Episode #15

    How to Build Confidence: Stop Waiting Until You Feel Ready

    Oct 7, 202641 min

    What if confidence isn't something you need before taking action—but something you build by taking action? In this episode of Leading Through Growth, Tony R. Sanders sits down with Jill Schulman, leadership expert...

  • Episode #13

    Why Most Founders Wait Until It's Too Late (And What Breaks at 50 Employees)

    Sep 9, 202637 minS1

    Most founders wait until something breaks. By then, it's already cost them six figures. In this episode of Leading Through Growth, Tony Sanders sits down with Tina Lindenbrink, a fractional Chief People Officer with 30...

  • Leading Through Growth

    The Ripple Effect: How Small Moments Create Extraordinary Leaders

    Aug 26, 202614 min

    Most leaders think vulnerability makes them weak. But what if it's actually the thing that makes them unforgettable? In this episode of Leading Through Growth, Tony Sanders sits down with Chris Rollins, creator of...

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  • Episode #14

    Stop Trying to Retain People. Do This Instead. (ft. LinkedIn's First CHRO)

    Aug 12, 202611 minS1

    Retention is dead. That's not a hot take — it's a reality that LinkedIn's first Chief Human Resources Officer, Steve Cadigan, learned the hard way while scaling one of Silicon Valley's fastest-growing companies. In this...

  • Episode #12

    The Invisible Friction Killing Your Team (And How to Fix It)

    Jul 29, 202637 minS1

    Invisible friction is the quiet tension that builds when people stop trusting each other and start protecting themselves — and it's silently slowing down fast-growing teams. Chris Rollins, creator of Ripple Effect...

  • Episode #11

    Building LinkedIn's Culture: What Hyper-Growth Really Looks Like with Steve Cadigan

    Jul 15, 20261h 1mS1

    Most leaders think about scaling in terms of revenue, product, and market share. But what about the people systems that have to grow with it? In this episode, Tony sits down with Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn's first ever...

  • Episode #10

    010 - Culture Is The Heartbeat ft Amber Fields

    Jul 1, 202631 minS1

    <p>Workplace culture gets talked about constantly, but rarely defined — and even more rarely prioritized when a company is scaling fast. In this episode I sit down with Amber Fields, Partner and Chief Culture Officer at...

  • Episode #10

    010 - Culture Is The Heartbeat ft Amber Fields

    Jul 1, 202631 minS1

    Workplace culture gets talked about constantly, but rarely defined — and even more rarely prioritized when a company is scaling fast. In this episode I sit down with Amber Fields, Partner and Chief Culture Officer at...

  • Episode #9

    She Built a $100M Vegan Empire. Here's the Leadership Mistake That Brought It Down. (Ft. Slutty Vegan)

    Jun 17, 202625 minS1

    <p>Pinky Cole built Slutty Vegan from an apartment Instagram hustle into a $100M brand — then filed for bankruptcy. In this Growth Trap case study, Tony Sanders breaks down the leadership collapse behind the brand using...

  • Episode #8

    Thriving in High-Growth Organizations with Nicole Fallowfield

    Jun 3, 202642 minS1

    <p>What does it actually take to get promoted to SVP in a fast-growing company? Nicole Fallowfield didn't follow the traditional HR path — and that's exactly why she got the job.In this episode of Leading Through...

  • Episode #7

    007 HR Found Me ft Angie Woods

    May 20, 202634 minS1

    <p>If you've ever scrolled past a TikTok telling you to never trust HR, this episode is for you.</p><p>Angie Woods has spent 30 years in human resources — and she's on a mission to change how leaders think about the...

  • Episode #6

    006 - Culture Fuels Growth with Scott Whitaker

    May 6, 202636 minS1

    <p>In this episode of Leading Through Growth, Tony Sanders sits down with Scott Whitaker, Director of Human Resources at Ryan Fire Protection, to explore what it really takes to scale a company without losing its...

  • Episode #5

    005 - Empathy Isn't What You've Been Taught with Liesel Mertes

    Apr 22, 202631 minS1

    <p>Most leaders don’t avoid empathy because they don’t care.They avoid it because they were never taught how to handle it.In this episode of Leading Through Growth, Tony sits down with Workplace Empathy Expert Liesel...

  • Episode #4

    004 - Create Your Own Footprint

    Apr 8, 202618 minS1

    <p>In this episode, Tony sits down with Michelle Baker, Chief People Officer at Forum Credit Union and co-host of the Career Dreams podcast, to explore what it really means to grow into leadership.</p><p>Michelle shares...

  • Episode #3

    003 - How Leadership Must Evolve as You Scale

    Mar 25, 202625 minS1

    <p>What got you here won’t get you there.</p><p>In this conversation, Kevin Gearheart, President of Rehab Medical, reflects on what leadership must become as an organization grows—especially when the instincts that once...

  • Episode #2

    002 - When Growth Confronts Your Ego

    Mar 11, 202620 minS1

    <p>Growth doesn’t just scale your business.<br>It exposes you.</p><p>In this episode of Leading Through Growth, Tony sits down with Marcie Anderson to explore what happens when leadership pressure reveals something...

  • Episode #1

    001 - From Cashier to Chief People Officer

    Feb 25, 202620 minS1

    <p>What if the most important leadership lesson starts at the register?</p><p>In this episode of Leading Through Growth, Tony Sanders sits down with Demekya “Mekey” McAllen, who began her 33-year career at Walmart in an...

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    Leading Through Growth Trailer

    Jan 17, 20262 minS0

    <p>Growth changes everything—especially leadership.</p><p>In this trailer episode of Leading Through Growth, host Tony Sanders shares the intent behind the podcast and what listeners can expect from future...

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