{"podcast":{"title":"Everything They Don't Tell You","slug":"everything-they-don-t-tell-you-470849","podcast_index_feed_id":470849,"rss_url":"https://perceptionevolutionproject.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.blueisthenewwhite.com/listen","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/6/d/8/16d86b9ee1d680f316c3140a3186d450/ETDTY-Show-Thumbnail-20250812-aye63anmah.png","author":"Josh Zolin","episode_count":285,"summary":"A candid business podcast for growth-minded leaders and entrepreneurs focused on the truth about business, leadership, and becoming who you're meant to be. Hosted by Josh Zolin, Everything They Don't Tell You goes beyond surface tips to the mental, emotional, and human challenges behind scaling and leading well. Featuring conversations with John Lee Dumas, Amy Morin, David Meltzer, Dr. Gay Hendricks, Blake Erickson, Dr. Robert Glover, Ken Rusk, and more. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Formerly Blue Is The New White Podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T02:18:11.508044+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-they-don-t-tell-you-470849"},"episode":{"title":"Brian Gottlieb: The Hidden Habits Keeping Businesses Stuck","slug":"brian-gottlieb-the-hidden-habits-keeping-businesses-stuck","published_at":"2026-03-31T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-they-don-t-tell-you-470849/brian-gottlieb-the-hidden-habits-keeping-businesses-stuck","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-they-don-t-tell-you-470849","url":"https://www.blueisthenewwhite.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/perceptionevolutionproject/ETDTY_Ep018-Brian_Gottlieb_LIBSYN_FULL_EPISODE_A01.mp3?dest-id=851468","summary":"Why do some businesses keep growing while others stay busy but stuck? Brian Gottlieb breaks down the culture, leadership, and standards that actually move a company forward. In this episode, Josh Zolin sits down with Brian Gottlieb for a deep conversation on leadership, culture, accountability, and what really keeps businesses from scaling. Brian shares lessons from building a business from a folding table and $3,000 into an industry-leading company with lifetime revenue nearing $1B. Together, Josh and Brian unpack why businesses stall, how founders become bottlenecks, why culture is shaped by what you tolerate, and how to create teams that can win without constant supervision. This episode covers: why the lead is sacred business disciplines vs SOPs leadership at 5, 50, and 500 employees empowerment vs micromanagement building KPIs people can actually control why culture is built, not bought how to create standards your team can actually live by __ Thank you to OneAccord for partnering with us on this episode. OneAccord's OASYS Strategic Planning & Execution system helps business owners increase company value, reduce owner dependency, and get truly ready for a successful transition or exit. Josh Zolin listeners receive a complimentary Value Readiness Snapshot using the link below. Start here: https://oneaccord.co/oasys/joshzolin","meta_description":"Why do some businesses keep growing while others stay busy but stuck? Brian Gottlieb breaks down the culture, leadership, and standards that actually move…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6942,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everything-they-don-t-tell-you-470849/episodes/brian-gottlieb-the-hidden-habits-keeping-businesses-stuck/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-they-don-t-tell-you-470849/brian-gottlieb-the-hidden-habits-keeping-businesses-stuck.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}