Hosted by Cortland Brady · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 201 episodes
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This podcast is about how I, and thousands of other founders, extracted ourselves from our companies without selling them—making our people wildly successful while still owning profitable, growing businesses.I built my business for freedom—but ended up trapped inside it. Every decision, every problem, every fire—it all came back to me. The more we grew, the more I worked.Until I realized: the path to freedom wasn’t more more hours—it was elevating my people. I went from 80-hour work weeks & 20 employees to 80 employees and 8-hour work months.Raise your people up so you can step out.
Cortland Brady hosts The Cort Brady Podcast, a business show with 201 episodes published.
Founders, we fall into the same trap over and over—what psychologists call fundamental attribution error. We misdiagnose the problem, so we chase the wrong solutions. When we fail, we blame the market. When someone else
After 200 straight days of recording, I’ve learned one truth: business growth isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing fewer things better. In this milestone episode, I share the biggest lessons from the journey so far: •
As founders, we often operate on beliefs that feel true —but are dead wrong. These logical fallacies quietly limit growth, drain energy, and keep you stuck in founder prison. In this episode, I share the 7 biggest fallac
Every founder has heard the advice: “Work on your business, not in your business.” But what does that actually mean in practice? In this episode, I break it down into four clear targets: 1. Build and align the right team
Behind every great visionary is an integrator who makes the dream real. In this episode, we break down Gino Wickman’s Rocket Fuel concept with famous examples — Jobs & Cook at Apple, Walt & Roy Disney, Ray Kroc & Fred Tu
Have you ever promoted your top performer—only to watch them and their team crash? That’s the Peter Principle in action. In this episode, I break down what it is, where it came from, and why it quietly kills morale, perf
Why do we keep bad hires, bad clients, or bad strategies alive long after they’ve failed us? It’s the sunk cost fallacy—our brain’s trick that makes us double down just because we’ve already invested time, money, and ene
Every CEO struggles with the same tension: how do you hold your team accountable without turning into an interrogator—and still show up as a supportive coach? In this episode, I share the biggest mistakes I’ve made, like
Most founders I meet want to avoid selling. They’ll spend thousands on venues, food, consultants—then shrug and say, “I’m just not good at sales.” Here’s the truth: if you’re under $3M in revenue, you must be the one who
I was doing millions in revenue before I even knew who my core customer was. Sounds insane, right? Here’s the truth: if you don’t know your core customer, you’re building your business on sand. You’ll end up trying to pl
We’re told to 10X our goals and shrink our timelines—IPO in five years, a billion-dollar valuation, massive revenue targets. But chasing only the grand vision often keeps us from mastering the small things that actually
As founders, we obsess over outcomes—deals closing, key hires, product launches. But the truth is, most outcomes are outside your control. Psychologist-turned-poker player Maria Konnikova learned this from one of the gre
Ok, there’s no silver bullet. But there is a formula that every successful company follows. Here it is
Today’s a big one. I had two conversations in the last 48 hours with founders at the $1M mark—both about to make decisions that would destroy their profits. I know, because I made the exact same mistake. At Aspen, chasin
Most founders think there’s a magic revenue number that tells them when to hire their first sales rep. $1M ARR? $5M? Wrong. On today’s episode, I share a conversation with Zan Marucci—former Adobe exec and now founder of
Got my biz partner Carlos Souza on the line to share his wisdom. Enjoy!
The measure of a founder isn’t how many hours you grind, how big your revenue gets, or how many people you hire. It’s how many hard conversations you’re willing to have. Because here’s the truth: your growth is capped by
Most founders don’t struggle with knowing what to do. They struggle with doing it consistently. In this episode, I share the four-part framework I use to help leaders get clarity, provide tools, create accountability, an
What makes someone a great leader? It’s not personality, IQ, or charisma. It’s the results of their team. In today’s episode, I share: • The SEAL training story that proves leadership changes everything • Why private equ
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The Cort Brady Podcast is hosted by Cortland Brady. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 201 episodes.
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