How do founders become great CEOs—and keep teams thriving as stakes rise? Executive coach Arielle Lechner (founder of NewPo) shares the critical levers leaders can pull to unlock outsized results: accelerating growth, strengthening teams, and making high-stakes decisions with clarity. Her path spans politics → SaaS/Web3 startups → executive coaching. Known for being “extremely demanding and extremely supportive,” Arielle believes discomfort is the compass and experimentation is the engine. We dig into the founder-to-CEO transition, culture as a mirror of the leader, and why scheduled recovery is a performance strategy—not a luxury.What You’ll LearnFounder → CEO: letting go to empower leadersCulture design: why your org reflects your habits (good and bad)Coaching vs. therapy: where they overlap—and where they don’tLeadership experiments: rapid tests to unlock stuck teamsBreaks, pace, perspective: sustainable high performanceNavigating fundraising, scaling, acquisitions, and new bets with less frictionKey Quotes“Everything is an experiment.”“Velocity is everything.”“Begin before you’re ready.”Chapters ⏰ 00:00 – Intro to Arielle Lechner ⏰ 01:56 – From Politics to Startups ⏰ 04:25 – Lessons from the Startup Trenches ⏰ 09:32 – Pivot to Coaching: Why Founders Need It ⏰ 12:14 – Founder-to-CEO: The Hard Transition ⏰ 14:32 – Culture as a Mirror of the CEO ⏰ 16:32 – Coaching Techniques That Move the Needle ⏰ 19:12 – Leadership = Continuous Experimentation ⏰ 22:44 – Scheduled Breaks as Strategy ⏰ 26:43 – Seven Years of Coaching: Patterns & Wins ⏰ 29:09 – Coaching vs. Therapy ⏰ 31:21 – Personal Growth Through Experience ⏰ 35:25 – Final Advice: Start Before You Feel Ready ⏰ 41:24 – Subscribe & OutroConnect with ArielleLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariellethecoach/Website (NewPo): https://www.newpo.io/X: https://x.com/aShnaidmanListen & SubscribeYouTube: https://youtube.com/@DustinCSuttonApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tools-talents-and-techniques-with-dustin-sutton/id1692838507Website: toolstalentstechniques.com Question for You What’s one leadership experiment you’ll try this quarter to level up your team?

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