Managed Chaos Podcast

Is AI actually making your business better, or just generating more stuff nobody reads? John Sampogna, co-founder and CEO of Wondersauce, scaled his agency to 100+ people, worked with brands like Nike and L'Oréal, and...

Five AI subscriptions and your team is still drowning in manual work? Dr. Jen Blum, astrophysicist, cybersecurity expert, and founder of JenAI Group, has a simple way to find the tasks AI should actually be doing...

Most founders pour everything into landing the deal and forget the deal isn't done until they actually get paid. In this episode, Katrina Purcell talks with Grace Tabib, Founder and Head of Advocacy at DuePay, about why...

Katherine Sprung, pastry chef, Chopped: Sweets winner, and founder of Squish Marshmallows, gets real about what it actually took to open (and eventually close) her NYC storefront. From a Christmas-week flood to firing...

"Fair is not everyone gets the same. Fair is everyone gets what they need." In the final episode of this four-part series, Katrina Purcell and Ginaly Gonzalez move the DE&I conversation past compliance checklists and...

Startups love buying tools. But what happens when the technology starts dictating the culture instead of supporting it? In episode three of this four-part series, Katrina Purcell and Ginaly Gonzalez, founder and CEO of...

What if you treated your onboarding process like a product and your new hires like the users? In episode two of this four-part series, Katrina Purcell sits down again with Ginaly Gonzalez, founder and CEO of Equivida...

Most performance reviews focus on what's not working, which only makes the problem worse. In this first episode of a new four-part series, Katrina Purcell sits down with Ginaly Gonzalez, founder and CEO of Equivida and...

"I just need to hire somebody." It's the most common reflex when a founder is drowning — and usually the worst move they can make. In the final episode of this four-part series, Katrina Purcell sits down one last time...

Life is too short for a business that makes you feel average. In episode three of this four-part series, Katrina Purcell sits down again with ops strategist Faith Morris — mom of two and co-owner of a masonry business —...

"It's just faster if I do it myself." Every founder has said it — and it's exactly why so many businesses end up with a graveyard of half-finished projects. In episode two of this four-part series, Katrina Purcell sits...

Your business is growing. So why does it feel like it's about to fall apart? Katrina Purcell kicks off a brand-new four-part series with Faith Morris — ops strategist and the self-described "second brain" for online...

What's the difference between owning a business and owning a job? M&A advisor, author, and former eight-figure business owner Mark Hartmann breaks down exactly what separates founders who cash out big from those who get...

Your business isn't worth what you think it is. And buyers already know why. Most founders spend years building a business, only to be blindsided when that first offer comes in at less than half of what they expected...

<p>Four episodes. One masterclass. And one final lesson: the bold win.</p><p>Jennifer Ravalli closes out the go-to-market arc with her most important lesson yet: how to stop blending in, why taking calculated risks is...