The Frustrated CEO
Being a CEO is a balancing act. You carry the weight of big decisions, yet hold the power to shape your company’s future. How you lead matters just as much as what you do — and having a clear roadmap can make all the difference. The Frustrated CEO Podcast is your guide on that journey. Each episode dives into proven strategies, processes, and systems to help you boost influence, take confident action, and achieve meaningful success — both professionally and personally. We explore leadership challenges, share actionable insights, and offer practical tools to help you elevate your game while enhancing your well-being. Want to share your leadership experience as a guest? Email us at anya@thelyonsgroupconsulting.com — we’d love to have a friendly conversation and highlight your insights for our audience.
Episodes
What does real CEO confidence look like when everything feels uncertain?
In this episode of The Frustrated CEO Podcast, Patrick and Patsy sit down with executive coach Rome Madison to explore how leaders can stay grounded, decisive, and confident while navigating chaos, pressure, and constant change. Rome shares a practical leadership framework built on self-acceptance, competence, and strategy, and explains why humili...
Profitable on paper but stressed about cash? You’re not alone. In Episode 102 of The Frustrated CEO Podcast, fractional CFO Brian Keyser joins Patrick and Patsy to break down the real reason profitable businesses still face cash crunches. Learn the critical difference between profit vs. cash, how timing issues and bad data create dangerous blind spots, and why simple forecasting beats guesswork every time.
This episode...
Disconnected managers are quietly wrecking performance, culture, and execution, and most CEOs don’t see it coming.
In this episode, we sit down with retention and connection expert Greg Roche to unpack why manager disconnection is on the rise, how hybrid work and technology are fueling unprecedented levels of loneliness, and why authentic relationships, not perks, are the real engine of engagement.
Greg shares...
🎉 100 EPISODES!
For this milestone, we flipped the script. Instead of hosting, we jumped into the hot seat and handed the mic to Drew Harden, CEO of Blue Compass and one of our most engaging past guests.
In this episode, Drew guides us through a candid, behind-the-scenes conversation about our podcast journey—covering our biggest lessons, surprising moments, and humbling realities. We get real about why authenticity, c...
Thinking about selling your business? Learn what buyers really want and how to protect your company’s value, culture, and legacy in this eye-opening conversation with John Petrov and Peter Mistretta of Knight Investment Group.
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She Beat Cancer, Then Redefined Leadership – with Dr. Cindy Howard
🧠 What if your health is the key to your leadership success?
In this inspiring episode of The Frustrated CEO Podcast, we're joined by Dr. Cindy Howard, functional medicine expert and author of "Positively Altered", who shares how surviving cancer transformed her leadership style—and why physical and emotional wellness is essential for eve...
Episode 97 – Stop Working In the Business: Start Leading It | The Frustrated CEO Podcast
Are YOU the bottleneck in your business?
In the final episode of our Growing Up Your Business series, Patrick and Patsy dive into one of the most critical (and most frustrating) leadership challenges: making the shift from working in the business to working on it.
If you're a CEO or leader who's con...
Are your leaders truly ready for growth — or are they the reason your business is stuck?
In Part 4 of our Growing Up Your Business series, Patrick and Patsy uncover a hidden growth killer: leadership immaturity. Too many companies promote top performers into leadership roles without preparing them for the very different work of coaching, delegating, and empowering others.
The result? Bottlenecks, stalled execution, and ...
When senior leaders aren’t on the same page, the ripple effects are massive:
🚫 Delayed decisions
⚠️ Sloppy execution
❗ Confused teams
🛑 Stalled growth
In Part 3 of our Grow UP Your Business series, Patrick and Patsy expose one of the biggest barriers to organizational maturity—misalignment at the top—and why it's the silent killer of momentum.
But there’s a better way.
✅ Align your leadership team ...
Episode 94: Growing Up Your Business, Part 2 – The Strategic Power of Pausing
In Part 2 of our Growing Up Your Business series, Patrick and Patsy dive into a bold but often overlooked strategy for growth: pausing on purpose.
While the instinct to “push forward at all costs” feels natural in fast-moving companies, it can backfire when your foundation—leadership, structure, clarity, and process—isn’t ready to support scal...
🎧 Episode 93 – Why Growing Your Business Isn’t the Same as Growing It Up
🚨 Are you scaling your business… but still stuck in frustration, poor accountability, or reactive leadership? You might be chasing growth before your organization is truly ready.
In this eye-opening episode of The Frustrated CEO Podcast, hosts Patrick Lyons and Patsy Feeman reveal why growing up your business—not just growing it—is the key to lon...
Q3 2025 INDUSTRY TRENDS GUIDE HERE: http://www.thelyonsgroupconsulting.com/trends
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In Episode 92 of The Frustrated CEO, we cut through the noise to help you spot the business trends that actually matter. Learn a simple framework to focus your attention, engage your team, and lead with confidence—plus, get our free guide: 2025 Q3 Trends & Strategies for Family-Run Businesses. Don’t chase trends—use them s...
Episode 91 – The New War for Talent with David Nilssen, CEO of Doxa Talent
In today’s episode of The Frustrated CEO Podcast, we’re diving into one of the most critical and ongoing challenges for leaders: the war for talent — and how to win it by building future-proof teams.
We’re joined by David Nilssen, CEO and co-founder of Doxa Talent, a company that's transforming the way organizations scale...
In this episode of The Frustrated CEO Podcast, we sit down with Joe Battaglia Sr. and his sons, Joey and Nick, the powerhouse family behind Senior Services of North America (SSNA). From a single postcard that sparked an idea to becoming a national leader in the Medicare insurance space, the Battaglias share their journey of building a business rooted in family values, driven by relentless vision, and powered by innova...
Health insurance costs are rising, and most CEOs feel trapped in a system that seems impossible to control. But what if there was a way to cut costs, improve employee benefits, and take back control?
In Part 2 of our conversation with Chris Hamilton, partner at Hotchkiss Insurance, we dive into practical strategies that business owners can use to build a high-performance, cost-saving health plan—without sacri...
Welcome to the Frustrated CEO Podcast! In this episode, we’re joined by Chris Hamilton, a Partner at Hotchkiss Insurance, as he dives deep into the complexities of healthcare and insurance costs that are draining business profits across America. Chris specializes in employee benefits consulting and has spent over a decade advising clients on how to reduce expenses, improve coverage, and enhance employee health outcome...
In this episode, Mark Williams, CEO of Brokers International, shares his approach to leadership that prioritizes people and culture. From balancing vision and execution to supporting mental health and embracing empathy, Mark dives into strategies for building a thriving workplace. He also reflects on adopting a "no more wasted days" mindset after a health scare and offers practical tips for leading with inte...
Welcome back Mark Reifenrath!
This episode features a conversation with Mark Reifenrath, the CEO of Spinutech, a digital marketing agency. Mark discusses the challenges of leading a remote workforce during the pandemic, emphasizing the importance of connecting with employees on a personal level and being vulnerable as a leader. He shares insights on creating a new leadership playbook, the value of in-person ...
This episode of the Frustrated CEO podcast features an insightful discussion with Sharissa Deppen, CEO of the Leadership Mastery Alliance. The conversation focuses on the unique strengths and challenges of introverted leaders in corporate settings.
Sharissa shares her expertise on what it means to be an introvert, debunking myths about introverted CEOs and senior leaders. She explains how introverts often exc...
Leadership expert Christine Grimm shares her unique approach of "deep work fast" - getting to the core issues quickly to drive sustainable change. Learn how to uncover beliefs and assumptions holding your team back, build high-trust workplaces, and facilitate meaningful transformation, even in uncertain times.
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