CEO Playbook EP 25: AI-Powered CEO Dashboard, Lead Smarter in 20 Minutes a Week

27/09/2025 16 min
CEO Playbook EP 25: AI-Powered CEO Dashboard, Lead Smarter in 20 Minutes a Week

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Most CEOs are drowning in numbers but starving for clarity. Without the right dashboard, you’re flying blind—reacting instead of leading.In this session,  Jonathan shared AI prompts to design your Leaders KPIs, company Evergreen KPIs & an AI prompt to help you identify your North Star metric.Whether you’re at $1M, $10M, or $100M in revenue, the principles are the same. If you can’t measure it, you can’t optimize it—and if you can’t optimize it, you can’t scale.00:00 – Introduction: Helping founders scale past $1M, $3M, $10M, $30M, and beyond01:15 – Why most CEOs are leading blind (the founder’s paradox)03:10 – The hidden cost of no dashboard: leaks, stalled growth, exhaustion05:02 – What a CEO Dashboard really looks like (simple, one-page tool)07:25 – Case study: $6M company, 20% revenue growth in 3 months10:12 – The 3 rules: keep it simple, keep it weekly, keep it manual13:00 – Why manual entry drives ownership and accountability15:40 – How to set up your North Star metric + 5–7 evergreen KPIs18:20 – Red, Yellow, Green system: how to track and course-correct weekly21:05 – The CEO’s real job: turning red to yellow, yellow to green23:40 – Building your first dashboard live with ChatGPT28:10 – How to use AI to design your evergreen metrics31:50 – Tips for using voice dictation with ChatGPT to build dashboards faster34:20 – Audience exercise: creating your own CEO dashboard metrics38:00 – Closing: lead smarter, grow faster, and reclaim your freedomCONNECT WITH JONATHAN HERPSWebsite: https://scaleupgrowth.co/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanherps/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaleupgrowthInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scaleupgrowthYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@scaleupgrowth/Email: [email protected] 🚀 Ready to Elevate Your Business?If you’re interested, here are 3 waysCONNECT WITH JONATHAN HERPSWebsite: www.scaleupCONNECT WITH JONATHAN HERPS Website: www.scaleupgrowth.co LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanherps Facebook: www.facebook.com/scaleupgrowth Instagram: www.instagram.com/scaleupgrowth Youtube: www.youtube.com/@scaleupgrowth Email: [email protected] 🚀 Ready to Elevate Your Business? If you’re interested, here are 3 ways I can help you right now: 1. Subscribe to our podcast Get actionable strategies to run a more efficient business from someone who built & exited 3 multi-million $ companies. Click Here to listen & subscribe now! 2. Download our free CEO Dashboard template Build a step-by-step business plan for consistent growth. Click Here to download.3. Book a 20-min Business Growth CallMap out a growth plan for your business and identify your biggest bottleneck & leave with a clear action plan. — Click Here

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