# Benj Miller

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Reflection: We Chased Growth, and Lost Ourselves Doing It

We made a bold marketing move to accelerate growth. It backfired. In this episode, Benj and McKenzie break down a failed startup marketing strategy and what it exposed about leadership, values, and growth misalignment. It's a real-world case study in what happens when your strategy outpaces your id…

Your team pays more attention to how you act than what you say in meetings

Episode 118 You don’t have a growth problem. You have a showing-up problem. Benj Miller shares how leaders who are grounded and focused on others help companies move forward more quickly. He explains how to build that mindset with your team in the room together. About the Host: Jamie Shanks, the…

Free Tools: What If You're Chasing the Wrong Kind of Growth?

What if the real reason you’re stuck isn’t your strategy… it’s your filter? In this Free Tools episode, Benj and McKenzie introduce a powerful 3-part framework that’s helping leadership teams across industries align their focus, filter decisions, and clarify what really drives their business forwar…

Hot Takes: What Starbucks Just Taught Us About Lazy Leadership

Starbucks scrapped merit-based raises for a flat 2% bump—and high performers are furious. Benj and McKenzie unpack why this “fair” move backfires, plus a hot take on when assigning KPIs actually hurts your team. If you're leading culture, systems, or performance, this one’s for you.  Sessions is h…

Reflection: Leading While Still Learning - Inside the Messy Middle of Building Well

Working at a company that eats its own dog food—is it as clean as it looks? Benj Miller sits down with CTO Chris Ames for a rare behind-the-scenes look at leading through frameworks, navigating generational shifts (unlimited PTO, anyone?), and why growth means climbing the same mountain over and ov…

Stop Waiting for Clarity—Lead with What You Know // Benj Miller

What does it look like to step into a new year with clarity, lightness, and a deeper trust in God? In this kickoff conversation for 2026, we sit down as friends to reflect honestly on what the last year taught us and what God may be inviting us into next. Together, we explore leadership when clarit…

S1 E4 - Making Visionaries Feel Seen with Benj Miller

In this episode, Clayton sits down with Benj Miller, founder of System & Soul and author of "Renegades." Benj shares the dramatic moment that changed everything: sitting in a beautiful atrium, spilling his guts about everything going wrong, when his coach asked, "Do you think you were created to ru…

In the Sandbox Season 3 : Episode 8 | Benj Miller, Founder of System & Soul

Hosts Matt Rawle and Rachel Billups interview business strategist and System and Soul founder Benj Miller about building organizations that balance effective systems with human-centered culture. Benj traces his entrepreneurial start to resourcefulness and a desire to work independently, then descri…

The Systems and the Souls: Why Mission and Humanity Cannot Be Separated in Leadership with Benj Miller

What happens when a corporate culture prioritizes operational checklists over human character? In this dynamic episode of the WiLD Conversation Podcast, Dr. Rob McKenna and Sabeth Kapahu sit down with Benj Miller, serial entrepreneur, leadership architect, and co-founder of System and Soul. Togethe…

THA S2 EP#2 - Meetings with Meaning: How to Fix the Time Wasters

In this episode of The Habit Architect, Michael Cupps sits down with Benj Miller, co-founder of System & Soul and a leadership coach who helps companies align people, processes, and purpose. Together, they unpack why so many business meetings become time-wasters, how company culture shows up in the…