A Life of Climb: The CEO's Journey

About A Life of Climb: The CEO's Journey

CEOs are in the business of making decisions. And it's the outcome of those decisions that define their success. A Life of Climb: The CEO’s Journey is a business and leadership podcast by CEOs for CEOs. High-integrity business leaders share how they've overcome some of the most difficult challenges of their careers while growing their businesses and actively supporting their families and communities. Vistage CEO Sam Reese connects with executive coaches for the 10,000-foot view of the leadership lessons that CEOs can apply to their businesses. Join us for a unique journey on the path of leadership development.

Publisher

Vistage Worldwide

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 May 2021

Latest episode

14 May 2025

Latest episodes

1 of 20 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 May 2025

   19: Grgich Hills Estate Winery President on Growing a Resilient Business

   Violet Grgich, President and CEO of Grgich Hills Estate Winery, shares with host Sam Reese how her father's legacy and her own strategies build a resilient business.

2. 

   18 Apr 2025

   Episode 18: Immaculate Grid Owner Sean Forman on Making ‘Home Run’ Business Decisions

   Vistage CEO Sam Reese interviews Sports Reference President Sean Forman about making pivotal business decisions, including doubling down on Immaculate Grid.

3. 

   12 Nov 2024

   17: LUZCO Technologies CEO Lus Haberberger on the Exponential Impact of Working ON not IN Your Business

   LUZCO Technologies CEO Lus Haberberger shares with Vistage CEO Sam Reese how working ON her business, not IN it, fuels exponential growth and success.

Inside a recent episode

02: Hunt A Killer CEO Ryan Hogan on Managing Explosive Growth

Published 22 Jun 2021 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You know, this isn't a SaaS business. So we're not churning at at less than 1 % or less than 2 % each month. It becomes unsustainable. Every company that is a a quote unquote subscription box company will ultimately fail if that is our only distribution method. And so we started to look at this and say like, well, how do we get into the targets and the wall marks? And it really started to open up our minds to we needed more products. Like if we're going to grow this into a billion dollar company, we can't do it with a single subscription product. Like there needs to be more products and and we need to open up the markets target a little bit. […]

Who has been a guest on A Life of Climb: The CEO's Journey

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Violet Grgich
• Sean Forman
• Lus Haberberger
• David Querio
• Mike Gotfredson Jr

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,651,508

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

17

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

82