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August 22, 2025 2 mins

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What if your business problem isn’t the team, the strategy or the product—what if it’s you?

On 27th August at 15:00 UK time, we sit down with executive coach and former CEO Mark Musselman on MarketPulse: Pros & Pioneers for a raw and honest look into what it really takes to lead a business in 2025.

Mark doesn’t pull punches. He’s lived it all—from scaling a $30M company to facing bankruptcy—and now helps other leaders break through their own blind spots.

Expect lessons you won’t hear at your next leadership summit.

🎯 Key takeaways:

  • The real story behind founder burnout
  • How to coach yourself through hard decisions
  • Why tech and distraction are eroding leadership focus

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(00:02):
Ever wondered why some leadersthrive while others crumble
under pressure.
In our next episode ofMarketPulse Pros and Pioneers
we're joined by Mark Musselman,an executive coach and former
CEO, who took over a$30 millionbusiness at just 30 years old.
But the real story, he lost itall, and that's where the

(00:25):
lessons begin.
Mark shares the brutal truthsabout leadership.
No one talks about like whycaring too much for your people
can actually damage yourbusiness and why CEOs hide their
struggles even from other CEOs,as well as how vulnerability
could be the most underratedleadership tool of our time.

Mark (00:47):
you don't drown by falling in the river, you drown by
staying in it.
I ended up taking over thefamily business at 30 years old
with 300 employees and 30million in revenue, and knew
enough about myself to know thatI didn't know all I needed to
know to run it.
Having that as a background,this idea of you take care of
the people, the business willtake care of itself, you have to
take care of the people and youhave to take care of the

(01:09):
business.
He also dives into how AI isshaking up leadership, what
remote work is really doing toproductivity.
And why?
Founders need to stop pretendingand start getting real.
If you are a leader,entrepreneur, or just someone
who wants to do business better,this one's for you.
Join us 27th of August at 3:00PM UK.

(01:31):
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