I Let an Executive Coach Fix My Business | Max Polec, founder of The CEO Strategy

<p>You might have heard the term "business coach" before and wondered: what is that?</p><p><br /></p><p>I've wondered that too. So today I brought on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxpolec/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Max Polec</a>, who is a full-time executive coach, to show me the ropes and even offer some live practice in the hopes that I can turn this business into something which makes money.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can be coached too -- here's Max's info: <a href="https://theceostrategy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://theceostrategy.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>00:00 A Very Cold Open</p><p>00:37 What Exactly IS an Executive Coach?</p><p>01:20 Who Needs an Executive Coach?</p><p>03:17 Confronting the Coaching Stigma</p><p>05:53 Executive Coaching vs. Life Coaching</p><p>07:22 The Silicon Valley Drum Therapy Guru</p><p>09:32 A Punishing Taste Test</p><p>10:53 Live Intervention: My Podcast Makes $0</p><p>12:42 Setting the Revenue Target</p><p>15:08 Exposing the Real Sales Bottleneck</p><p>17:38 The Aha Breakthrough Moment</p><p>18:30 The 30-Day Business Challenge</p><p>20:16 Where the Real Work Actually Happens</p><p>21:43 The Commitment &amp; Outro</p><p><br /></p><p>#businesspodcast #pittsburgh #thoughtliters</p><p><br /></p><p>WHAT IS THOUGHT LITERS?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thought Liters is a series created and hosted by Adam Conner. On the show, Adam learns from the top of the world through the bottom of their glass. Each episode, we share a flight of local craft with the best and brightest brand minds around – whether it be an entrepreneur, an athlete, an artist, or otherwise. The questions evolve as the sip changes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The show is proudly founded and produced in Pittsburgh, PA.</p><p><br /></p><p>The whole goal is to have conversations about business with a more lighthearted look and feel. Adam thinks most business content is dry, and wants to change that.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you’re interested, follow along! If not, that’s cool too. But if you wanna be where the thought leaders are…you’ll tune in to where Thought Liters is.</p>