Ultimate Leader's Edge

The Ultimate Leader’s Edge is a leadership and performance podcast for founders and leaders navigating growth and scale. Hosted by Paulette Kolarz and powered by the Performance Collective Academy, each episode blends lived experience, expert interviews, and practical leadership lessons across performance, culture, accountability, communication, and systems that support sustainable growth. This is not theory or hype. It is grounded leadership for real businesses navigating scale. If you are building a business that values people, performance, and freedom, you are in the right place.

Ultimate Leader's Edge is a business podcast hosted by Paulette Kolarz, with 18 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Paulette Kolarz hosts Ultimate Leader's Edge, a business show with 18 episodes published.

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  Episode #18

  Special Episode- The Leadership Shift That Makes Scale Possible | Paulette Kolarz of BespokeHR & PCA

  Sep 15, 202634 minS1

  Episode 18 is live. This time, the tables have turned. Nicole Selth, Principal Consultant, interviews Paulette Kolarz about what really changes when a founder moves from building the business through their own effort to building a team capable of performing without them. For female founders and leaders carrying both the operational responsibility and the weight of keeping everything moving, this is a conversation about what growth actually asks you to release. Inside this episode: • Why letting go is one of the hardest parts of scaling • How your role changes from doing the work to enabling performance • Why clarity and direct feedback are part of setting people up for success • What founders need to understand about the messy middle of growth One of Paulette's strongest reflections: "The real success is when you go away and the business does better when you're not in it." Episode 18 of Ultimate Leader's Edge powered by the Performance Collective Academy is live now. #UltimateLeadersEdge #FemaleFounders #LeadershipGrowth #FounderMindset #BusinessLeadership

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  Episode 17 - Believe in the Process. Let Go of the Outcome | Christian Capurso of Whola

  Sep 1, 202628 min

  Episode 17 is live. Christian Capurso, Board Member and Executive Advisor, joins Paulette Kolarz on The Ultimate Leader’s Edge powered by the Performance Collective for a conversation about what high performance really demands from founders and leaders. Not more noise. Not a permanently full calendar. Not trying to control every result. This episode explores: • why attitude and effort matter more than controlling external variables • what founders need to confront in the messy middle of growth • how elite sport develops decisive leaders who can recover from mistakes • why busy does not automatically mean productive • how creating space to think changes the quality of your decisions • why understanding your people can create stronger accountability Christian’s billboard advice captures the conversation: “Believe in the process and let go of the outcome.” Do the preparation. Make the decision. Own what belongs to you. Then stop trying to control everything that follows. Episode 17 is live now.

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  Episode #16

  Episode 16 - The Founder Cannot Be the Operating System Forever | Rose Cocchiaro of Resolve Divorce

  Aug 18, 202639 minS1

  Episode 16 is live. Rose Cocchiaro built Resolve Divorce by challenging traditional family law. But the business could not scale on bold ideas alone. As Resolve grew, Rose had to confront one of the most difficult shifts for any capable founder: moving from personally driving the business to building the strategy, structure and people that could drive it with her. In this episode of the Ultimate Leader’s Edge, powered by the Performance Collective, Paulette and Rose explore: • why founders need to get out of their own way as the business grows • how strategy, structure and people connect • why values need to show up in everyday operating rhythms • what disruption really costs before it gains acceptance Rose puts the founder lesson simply: “Drop the ego. Get out of your own way.” Episode 16 with Rose Cocchiaro, Founder and Executive Director of Resolve Divorce, is live now.

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  Episode #15

  Episode 15 - Lessons from Elite Sports | Bruce Djite of Property Council of Australia

  Aug 4, 202650 minS1

  Episode 15 is live - and this one is a special edition. Filmed live at our latest Performance Collective Academy two-day Intensive, our members were joined by Bruce Djite, Executive Director for the Property Council of Australia and former professional footballer, for a fireside chat with Paulette Kolarz. Founders and senior leaders are often carrying responsibility for keeping the team steady while still making difficult decisions themselves. That responsibility is not sustained through occasional speeches or bursts of motivation. It is sustained through consistent behaviour. In this special edition of The Ultimate Leader’s Edge, powered by the Performance Collective, Paulette and Bruce explore: • what elite sport teaches us about building team culture • why leaders must be consistent and approachable • how shared responsibility strengthens performance • why resilience can only be built through experience One line from Bruce captures the mindset behind the conversation: “There’s learning and there’s winning. There’s no losing.” This is a practical conversation about standards, setbacks and the everyday actions that help people perform together - captured in the room with our Performance Collective Academy members.

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  Episode #14

  Episode 14 - Leading Isn't About Having the Answers | Vikki Friscic of Seven Network

  Jul 21, 202635 minS1

  Episode 14 is live: Vikki Friscic, Managing Director at Seven Network Leadership is not about having all the answers. It is about staying open, honest, available, and steady when everything around you is shifting. In this episode of The Ultimate Leader’s Edge, powered by Performance Collective, Paulette Kolarz sits down with Vikki Friscic to unpack the realities of leading large teams through pressure, uncertainty, rapid change, and growth. Vikki shares: • Why people development became her greatest measure of success • The hidden pressure women navigate in senior leadership • How curiosity creates better leaders than ego ever will • Why work life balance is the wrong conversation • and the mindset shift that helped her stop waiting for opportunities and start creating them One of the most important takeaways from this episode: “Don’t wait to be tapped on the shoulder.” If you are leading a growing business, carrying responsibility for people, or navigating change at scale, this conversation will resonate.

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