- 87
- Episodes
- 30
- Transcribed
- 9
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Free To Lead
Free to Lead is dedicated to showcasing not just the journeys of business owners and executives from various industries who are making significant impacts in their fields, but also some of what each of them dealt with along the way, and what they are dealing with now. Hosted by Will Steel, one of the world’s most highly regarded transformational leaders, the podcast delves into the stories of visionary business owners and leaders who are not only driven by their passion but also inspired by their purpose.
- Publisher
- Will Steel
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Sept 2024
- Latest episode
- 19 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
30 of 87 episodes have a transcript.

19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to Build, Scale, and Sell a Business (Twice!) with Glenn Poulos

12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Hidden Damage of Screen Time with Dr Roger Wu

5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why $500M Valuations Fail: Lessons in Investor Battles and Business Loss With Gregory Vetter
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How to Build, Scale, and Sell a Business (Twice!) with Glenn Poulos
Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah. So one gets 97% of his time. The other thing, well, it'll be successful because I'm successful in this. And he spends three percent of his time on it. And then he wonders a year later why it's losing money. He can't figure out why the soap's not good, you know, et cetera, et cetera. Right. I mean, it's a different business. But I mean, one would intuitively think, hey, if I could run car washes, I can make car wash soap. Right. It's different. Right. One is manufacturing a chemical. The other thing is running an operation. Right. Totally different. And don't, you know, don't get ahead over your skis or whatever they say in terms of thinking that just because you're good at something else, you can just do something else and not spend the same amount of blood, sweat and tears on it and have it be successful. […]
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- Glenn Poulos
- Dr Roger Wu
- Greg Vetter
- Gregory Vetter
- Liana Zavo
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100
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- Quality
- 53
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 32
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