The most important decisions arrive before the answers do.

In this episode, Jaime Donnelly, CEO and President of Integrity Staffing Solutions, shares what leadership really looks like when the stakes are high and the industry is shifting — from navigating a devastating client loss to rebuilding an entire sales team against industry headwinds.

Key Takeaways:

00:00 Leadership is tested most when the industry turns and people’s livelihoods are on the line

02:02 Losing a major client forces fast, decisive action to protect the bottom line and the team

07:44 Integrity adopted AI voice recruiting tools years before competitors to handle candidate volume at scale

14:44 Rebuilding the entire sales team during an industry contraction led to over 60% revenue growth in 2025

17:39 A clear decision-making framework gives a CEO the autonomy to act without constant founder approval

26:21 Project Home empowers the team to identify and support associates facing housing instability

44:39 Shortening the time between clarity and action drives better outcomes for leaders and their teams

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Resources Mentioned:

Integrity Staffing Solutions:

https://www.integritystaffing.com

CEO Coaching International:

https://ceocoachinginternational.com

#MakeBIGHappen #CEOCoaching #Leadership

Most leaders wait for the data to be obvious before they act.

In this episode, Fred Crosetto, Founder and Chairman at AMMEX and Founder of iSupport Worldwide, talks about acting before anyone else is even paying attention. He built his business across three decades, navigated the chaos of COVID from both sides of the world, and came out stronger on every front. We unpack how he saw the pandemic coming before the US did, why he replaced his entire C-suite two years before COVID hit, and what it really means to run your own race in business and in life.

Key Takeaways:

00:00 Introduction

03:00 A book on megatrends sent Fred to Asia at 23

06:40 How Fred built AMMEX by calling every dentist he could find

15:16 Being in China first gave AMMEX an unfair advantage

21:40 Replacing the entire C-suite two years before COVID

23:09 Pressure testing remote work six weeks before the world shut down

28:01 Glove communism and whale hunting: how they won the pandemic

46:15 The one question every founder must answer before stepping back

50:13 The biggest mistake Fred made as a founder

58:22 Competing in the cross-country skiing world championships at 61

Resources Mentioned:

Fred Crosetto

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredcrosetto/

AMMEX Group

https://www.ammex.com/

iSupport Worldwide | LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/isupport-worldwide/

iSupport Worldwide | Website

https://isupportworldwide.com/

#MakeBIGHappen #CEOCoaching #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth

Everyone wants the answer.

Very few build the discipline to find it.

In this episode, I sit down with Steve Sanduski, Founder of Belay Advisor and longtime Host of CEO Coaching International podcast. Steve has had 11 years of conversations with some of the most successful CEOs and entrepreneurs in the world.

We unpack what actually drives leadership at the highest level, from the pressure and loneliness of the role to the systems and disciplines that separate those who scale from those who stall. We also explore how the job of a CEO is evolving in real time and what the next decade will demand.

Key Takeaways:

00:00 Introduction

03:30 Leadership is more pressure than most expect

05:45 AI is increasing complexity and decision speed

08:12 Entry-level skill building is being disrupted

12:36 Coachability separates the best leaders

14:48 Great CEOs build teams, not dependence

22:20 Most growth problems are leadership problems

25:00 Culture acts as the operating system

29:38 Resilience defines breakthrough moments

45:37 The next decade will test leadership

Resources Mentioned:

Steve Sanduski

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevesanduski/

Belay Advisor

https://www.linkedin.com/company/belay-advisor/

CEO Coaching International | Website

https://ceocoachinginternational.com/

#CEOCoaching #ExecutiveLeadership #BusinessGrowth