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I treated my team like family. That is a terrible idea. Despite what every leadership book tells you, that is the worst advice ever. Goals first. Team second.
Alan Lazaros said that in the first 10 seconds of this conversation. He meant every word of it. Alan is the CEO and co-host of Next Level University, a daily self-improvement podcast with 2,271+ episodes, a 20-person remote team, and coaching clients he's worked with for up to seven years. He came from a tough childhood, no father, went broke starting his business, and built it back on one foundation: old-school fundamentals that most people are too entitled, too
distracted, or too afraid to follow.
In this episode, he talks about community building, remote leadership, personal branding, and why in a world full of AI bots and fake Instagram jets, the only thing that actually compounds is authenticity.
About Ready Set Exec: Founded by Managing Partners Patrick Shea and John Pezoulas, Ready Set Exec is a premier North American executive leadership recruitment firm specializing in Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, and Operations. We replace hiring chaos with a repeatable process, boasting an average time-to-hire of 39 days and a 100% placement success rate.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro: Alan Lazaros & Next Level University
2:35 - Why human connection beats AI as a competitive advantage
3:59 - The AI bot DM story
8:00 - Origin story: no father, going broke, building NLU
13:00 - The 3 buckets: unfulfilled success, broken passion, or both
24:00 - Goals first, team second and why "family" destroys performance
29:12 - Remote leadership: the 4-part framework
36:32 - Metrics, dashboards & the peak performance system
46:32 - Why every business leader needs a personal brand now
51:00 - Real world first, social world second
53:07 - The fake jet industry & why old-school fundamentals still win
Connect with Ready Set Exec:
- John Pezoulas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpezoulas/
- Patrick Shea LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-jm-shea/
- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadySetExec
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6clqPWbF2yFRlsFUOXY0CO?si=UuOAbZeiQMKpgSjV5Od5_g
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-set-exec-the-podcast/id1837951413
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