Unlocked with Kristyn Drennen
You didn’t build your business just to burn out in it. And you didn’t become a leader to feel stuck in the day-to-day. Welcome to Unlocked with Kristyn Drennen — where high-achieving founders, operators, and executives stop tolerating complexity and start building the businesses (and lives) they actually want. Kristyn Drennen is a powerhouse Fractional COO, Certified Exit Planning Advisor, and MetaPerformance™ Executive Coach for elite leaders who are scaling with purpose and preparing for high-value exits. She’s known for rolling up her sleeves inside multi-million-dollar companies to align leadership, drive operational clarity, and help owners regain their freedom — all while unlocking extraordinary growth. Each episode goes beyond theory. Expect straight talk, smart strategy, and transformational questions that cut through the noise. Whether you're leading a growing business or leading from the C-Suite, you’ll leave with real tools, new perspective, and the reminder that it's possible to love your business again.
Episodes
The Data and Humanity Behind Great People Decisions with Brandon Kinsey, Co-Founder of Kinsey Management
When financial pressure rises, even the best leaders can fall into the “layoff trap”—cutting too quickly, hiring too emotionally, or keeping the wrong person in the right seat.
In this powerful conversation, Kristyn Drennen and Brandon Kinsey challenge how founders make people decisions when it matters most. They explore how ...
Entrepreneurs pour everything into their business — but when it comes to their personal wealth, even the most successful leaders often find themselves disorganized or exposed.
In this episode of Unlocked, host Kristyn Drennen sits down with Tiffany Charles, Chief Growth Officer at Destiny Capital, to explore why every entrepreneur needs a Personal Wealth Operating System™ — and how aligning your personal and business goals creates t...
Are you spending your best energy on the right things—or are you buried in tasks that drain you?
In this solo episode, Kristyn Drennen breaks down the Delegate & Elevate strategy, a simple yet transformative exercise that helps leaders reclaim their time, focus on their zone of genius, and unlock capacity for what truly matters.
Kristyn walks through the five steps of the framework:
- Find your 100% — define the hours you’re wil...
High performers love to push, grind, and go — but what if the missing link to greater results isn’t more effort, but better rest?
In this episode of Unlocked, host Kristyn Drennen sits down with David Shrum, a Meta Performance™ Executive Coach and former EMS Director, to unpack why rest is not a luxury, but a critical discipline for leaders. Together they explore:
- The difference between passive breaks and active rest
- How to uncove...
Summary:
What happens when loyalty clashes with leadership? In this episode of Unlocked, host Kristyn Drennen sits down with powerhouse real estate leader Tina Caul to explore the messy middle of growing a business: wrong seats, tough calls, team misalignment, and the freedom that comes from making the hard decisions faster.
Listeners will hear:
● How to navigate wrong person/right seat dilemmas
● The politics of titles,...
Welcome to the debut of Unlocked with Kristyn Drennen—a podcast for visionary leaders ready to discover what’s next.
In this opening conversation, producer Jon Ekstrom interviews Kristyn to set the stage for the episodes ahead. Kristyn shares her story of building TransformCXO, where she and her team of fractional executives help business owners prepare for scale and high-value exits. She reflects on her philosophy of combining hors...
“I don’t have time for that!” Finding Your Highest Sustainable Pace with Andrew Hartman of Time Boss
High performers often pride themselves on their ability to grind—but at what cost?
Andrew Hartman knows this story firsthand. As a scaling COO, he pushed himself to the breaking point, sacrificing his health, relationships, and sense of presence until burnout forced a change. That journey led Andrew and his wife, Kelly, to create Time Boss, a system designed to help leaders and teams run at their highest sustainable pace.
In thi...
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