{"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":"Why Not You? Build The Business Everyone Wants To Buy (Adam Coffey)","slug":"why-not-you-build-the-business-everyone-wants-to-buy-adam-coffey","published_at":"2026-01-20T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-they-don-t-tell-you-470849/why-not-you-build-the-business-everyone-wants-to-buy-adam-coffey","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/Ep_012_Adam_Coffey_LIBSYN_FULL.mp3?dest-id=851468","summary":"If you are building a company and feel like growth is getting harder, this episode is a reset. Adam Coffey is a veteran, former GE leader, and CEO who has built multiple companies for private equity, generating billions in exits. In this conversation, Adam breaks down the real CEO playbook: managing process not minutia, building leaders, setting a higher bar for growth, and how private equity actually works when it is done right. We cover: The shift from operator to conductor Why great leaders schedule real thinking time When to replace an underperformer The rule of 72 and why 10% growth is not enough How private equity creates the market founders sell into Why your first exit is not the finish line The \"death of the click\" and how AI is reshaping lead generation Connect with Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamecoffey/ Books: The Private Equity Playbook, Empire Builder, and more __ This episode is sponsored by OneAccord 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":"If you are building a company and feel like growth is getting harder, this episode is a reset. Adam Coffey is a veteran, former GE leader, and CEO who has…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6016,"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/why-not-you-build-the-business-everyone-wants-to-buy-adam-coffey/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/why-not-you-build-the-business-everyone-wants-to-buy-adam-coffey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}