Monster Mindset

Most managers think they’re doing a solid job.
They hire well, set goals, and try to build relationships with their team.

Then a few months go by… and their best people are gone.
It’s frustrating, and it feels like it shouldn’t be happening. But in most cases, it comes down to something simple that gets overlooked.

Consistency.

If you’re not meeting with your people every week in a structured way, things start to slip. ...

Most managers know their team's numbers. The best leaders know their people.

In this episode, Doug breaks down the exact framework he's used to build high-performing teams — a structured deep dive one-on-one built around 4 pillars that connects your team's daily performance to the life they actually want to live.

This isn't soft leadership. This is the most strategic thing you can do as a leader — and most managers never do ...

Most companies don't have a culture. They have a prayer. They hope people show up with integrity, work hard, and treat customers right — and then wonder why nothing sticks.

In Episode 11 of Monster Mindset, Doug Bartlett draws a hard line in the sand. These are the 6 non-negotiable character standards every person on a high-performance team must live by. Not suggestions. Not values on a wall nobody reads. Requirements. You ...

In Episode 10 of Monster Mindset, Doug Bartlett breaks down the truth about performance, leadership, and accountability.

This episode centers on a hard truth most leaders avoid: if you care more about your own comfort than your team’s success, you’ll avoid the conversations that actually create growth. Doug explains why top performance is not about doing the minimum, why leaders can’t tolerate mediocrity, and why ho...

If you can’t leave your business for a week, you probably don’t have systems.

In this episode of Monster Mindset, Doug Bartlett breaks down the real reason most business owners can’t scale: everything still depends on them. He explains the 7-day test that exposes whether your company is actually built to run without you, or if it’s still being held together by control issues, undocumented processes, and key people carrying ...

Most founders believe success means paying themselves first. That mindset will limit how far your business can actually grow.

In this episode, I break down why I was not the highest paid person in my own company for the first five years and how that decision helped scale the business to millions in revenue.

We go deep into the transition from a one person operation to a structured company, including what your first hires sho...

If your business feels stuck, it’s not the market, your leads, or your luck.

It’s your standards.

In this episode of Monster Mindset, Doug Bartlett breaks down why so many businesses hit a ceiling — and how most owners unknowingly create that ceiling themselves.

You’ll learn:
• The real reason your business stopped growing  
• How low standards show up (even when you think things are “fine”)  
• Why tolerating small ...

Most entrepreneurs think about the next week, the next quarter, or maybe the next year.

But the leaders who build companies that scale and last think much further ahead.

In this episode of Monster Mindset, we break down the power of having a ten year vision and why long term thinking separates businesses that grow from businesses that slowly die on the treadmill of survival.

A ten year vision changes how you make decisions, h...

Most people never change.

Not because they lack potential, but because they never control what they consume.

Garbage in. Garbage out.

In this episode, we break down why your inputs determine your outputs. The content you listen to. The conversations you tolerate. The habits you reinforce. The environment you allow.

If you constantly feed your mind negativity, distraction, and low standards, your results will reflect it.

Growth ...

Every founder hits this wall. You cannot scale if you are still the best employee in your company.

In this episode, Doug breaks down the hard truth. If you feel like nobody can do it as well as you can, you are probably operating from control, arrogance, or fear. And that mindset is capping your growth.

He explains the shift from working in the business to working on the business, building systems, setting KPIs, creating acc...

Hiring the wrong person won’t just slow you down. It will quietly destroy your company.

In this second episode of the Monster Mindset relaunch, we break down the hiring mistake most business owners make: hiring for potential instead of hiring for reality. If you wouldn’t “marry” someone based on who they might become, why would you build your company around it?

Doug shares hard-earned lessons from scaling a company from star...

Three years ago, this podcast went quiet.

Not because the work stopped, but because the work got real.

In this relaunch episode of Monster Mindset, I explain why we’re back, what changed, and the one principle that carried me from rock bottom to building a $50 million company.

This conversation isn’t about hype or shortcuts. It’s about responsibility, discipline, and understanding what you can control when everything else fee...

EPISODE 17: Biohack Your Health Back w/ Kris Gethin - "Business Mogul, Bodybuilder, Biohacker"

IN THIS EPISODE: Kris discusses His passion and determination for building a better, stronger, healthier body and mind. That is “Harder To Kill”. How that pushes him to achieve great things for himself physically and mentally, thus enabling him to motivate and inspire his followers and fans across the world to achieve grea...

IN THIS EPISODE: Doug talks candidly with Jake Blanchard, who is a successful entrepreneur, consultant, podcaster, family man, ice bath advocate, & Brazilian jujitsu practitioner. About the path to self mastery, across several dynamic topics, stories and insights in to their combined minds and wisdom. Listen to discover pro tips and insights into how you can fail forward to truly know thy self to become a master of you...

EPISODE 10: "Setting Yourself Up For Success"

HOST: Doug Bartlett - CEO / Founder of Bartlett Roofing
HOST: Ashlyn Bartlett - CCO of Bartlett Roofing

IN THIS EPISODE: Doug Bartlett and co-hosts: Ashlyn Bartlett / Roman Burlo, rap about the concept of properly setting yourself up for success in life. What that looks like, the mindset behind it & how to take action to apply it in your world today. To hel...

EPISODE 12: "How Discomfort Can Build Leaders"

HOST: Doug Bartlett - CEO / Founder of Bartlett Roofing
GUEST: Roman Burlo - VP of Sales for Bartlett Roofing

IN THIS EPISODE: Doug and Roman discuss how to discern character and solicit honesty in your work relationships. Uncomfortable, productive conversations can bring long-term solutions, build trust, and promote growth. This is a great approach to identif...

EPISODE 14: "Best Marketing Tips for Contractors"

HOST: Doug Bartlett - CEO / Founder of Bartlett Roofing
HOST: Ashlyn Bartlett - CCO of Bartlett Roofing
GUEST: Joseph Hughes - Owner of Contractor Dynamics

IN THIS EPISODE: Doug and Ashlyn Bartlett talk to Contractor Dynamics Owner Joseph Hughes about Digital marketing within the construction space.  Why it is so important? What are some strategies for r...

EPISODE 13: "How To Reprogram Yourself"

HOST: Doug Bartlett - CEO / Founder of Bartlett Roofing
HOST: Ashlyn Bartlett - CCO of Bartlett Roofing
GUEST: Brenda Lee - Corporate Leadership Growth Partner

IN THIS EPISODE: Doug and Ashlyn Bartlett talk to Corporate Leadership Growth Partner Brenda Lee about how to reprogram yourself: to conquer addiction, to achieve personal and career goals, and about how ev...