⚡ High-Stakes Leadership: The CEO Who Transformed Chaos into Clarity ⚡

Jonathan Dunn, CEO and Co-Owner of Initium Corporate Finance, has faced the highest-stakes decisions imaginable: leading through mergers, market chaos, and a pandemic that forced him to reduce a 150-person workforce.

In this episode, he shares what it actually takes to lead a company through radical transformation. This is a candid look at everything from navigating necessary layoffs to successfully building an employee-owned business that runs on total trust, transparency, and the structure of EOS®.

Jonathan proves that true leadership isn't about popularity—it’s about having purpose, clarity, and the courage to make the hard choice.

Inside this candid, high-impact conversation:

✨ How Jonathan turned massive change into lasting success—and why your core values are the only map in a crisis.

💡 What almost every Visionary CEO misses about financial clarity, and how closing that gap changes everything.

🤝 The power of employee ownership: How to build a business model that thrives on radical trust and transparency.

⚖️ Facing the fire: The lessons learned from the hardest leadership decision: navigating a significant workforce reduction.

📈 Sustaining transformation: Why EOS® is the strategic tool you need to cement major organizational change.

If you’re a CEO, founder, or anyone driving a company toward major growth or a future sale—stop what you’re doing and listen to this one!

🎧 Tune in now to hear how Jonathan leads with purpose and transforms chaos into success.

Podcast Guest:

◾ Jonathan Dunn — CEO and Co-Owner at Initium Corporate Finance | www.initium.com

◾ Hosted by Winter Paskins | www.shiftspotlight.com

We’re always looking for inspiring guests. ➡️ www.shiftspotlight.com ⬅️

The Shift Spotlight Podcast is a GCE Strategic Consulting production.

💼 Strengthen your leadership team. Explore fractional EOS integrator and executive services at www.gcestrategicconsulting.com.

🎙️ Want to be a guest on the show? Apply here → https://gcestrategicconsulting.com/shift-spotlight-podcast

⚡ Some episodes teach. This one flips your idea of finance on its head. ⚡

When I sat down with Ben Cooper, Strategic CFO and the powerhouse behind Amplify, I realized quickly that this was not a normal money conversation. Ben went from writing songs in Nashville to building financial systems that help EOS businesses grow with clarity, confidence, and zero spreadsheet-induced migraines. And yes, it works.

Ben lives where creativity meets disciplined execution. He has seen how numbers can either empower a leadership team or quietly derail it. His message is simple. Finance is not math. It is strategy. And every leader who ignores it pays for it later.

Inside this sharp, high-signal conversation:

💡 How Ben turned a Nashville songwriting career into a CFO superpower

📏 Why every company must Measure, Adjust, Predict to create real financial traction

🧭 The hidden gap between EOS vision and the financial habits needed to support it

🤖 How AI is transforming CFO work, and why it will never replace human trust

🔥 The patterns Ben sees in leaders who use numbers to accelerate growth, not avoid it

Ben brings clarity, rhythm, and a totally refreshing take on financial leadership. His perspective will shift how you run your business and how you grow your life.

🎧 Tune in to hear how to Amplify your strategy, your decisions, and your impact.

Podcast Guest:

◾ Ben — Strategic CFO at Amplify | www.amplify.business

◾ Hosted by Winter Paskins | www.shiftspotlight.com

We’re always looking for inspiring guests. ➡️ www.shiftspotlight.com ⬅️

The Shift Spotlight Podcast is a GCE Strategic Consulting production.

💼 Strengthen your leadership team. Explore fractional EOS integrator and executive services at www.gcestrategicconsulting.com.

🎙️ Want to be a guest on the show? Apply here → https://gcestrategicconsulting.com/shift-spotlight-podcast

⚡ Some episodes educate. This one wakes CEOs up. ⚡

When I sat down with Kristen Prinz, CEO and Principal of The Prinz Law Firm, we dug into the truth behind workplace culture, leadership, and employment law. And wow. Prepare to rethink everything you assume about how people problems start, spread, and can be solved.

Kristen’s firm lives at the intersection of compliance, communication, and culture. She has seen the best, the worst, and the avoidable. Her insights make one thing very clear. Culture is not a vibe. It is a risk factor or a competitive edge. And leaders choose which one they get.

Inside this sharp, can’t-skip conversation:

💡 Why CEOs must care about culture long before lawyers get involved

🧭 How proactive culture audits surface small issues before they become lawsuits

🙏 Why “I’m sorry” is one of the strongest leadership tools you have

🧠 How EOS and conscious leadership help her team and clients stay aligned and resilient

🔥 The patterns Kristen sees in leaders who build trust instead of landmines

Kristen brings clarity, candor, and a whole lot of humanity. Her perspective will change how you lead and how you protect your people.

🎧 Tune in to hear why every CEO needs this conversation in their toolkit.

Podcast Guest:

◾ Kristen Prinz — CEO and Principal of The Prinz Law Firm | www.prinz-lawfirm.com

◾ Hosted by Winter Paskins | www.shiftspotlight.com

We’re always looking for inspiring guests. ➡️ www.shiftspotlight.com ⬅️

The Shift Spotlight Podcast is a GCE Strategic Consulting production.

💼 Ready to strengthen your leadership team? Explore fractional EOS integrator and executive services at www.gcestrategicconsulting.com.

🎙️ Want to be a guest on the show? Apply here → https://gcestrategicconsulting.com/shift-spotlight-podcast