Feb 10, 2026
High-stakes initiatives fail more than 80% of the time, yet leaders still have to pursue them to grow.
In this episode of the Measure Success Podcast, Carl J. Cox talks with John Rossman, former Amazon executive and author of Big Bet Leadership, about how leaders should approach bold, risky transformation efforts in the...
Feb 3, 2026
AI is everywhere, but most businesses are using it the wrong way.
In this episode of the Measure Success Podcast, Carl J. Cox sits down with Eli Portnoy, co-founder and CEO of BackEngine.ai, to talk about the real gap between AI hype and real-world results. Eli explains why generic AI outputs fail, why context matters...
Jan 27, 2026
This episode is sponsored by Altezza Solutions, liberating entrepreneurs through fractional sales execution. Today, Steve helps growth-stage companies break through revenue barriers while giving founders the freedom to focus on building extraordinary businesses.
Founder-led businesses often grow fast, then stall.
In...
Jan 20, 2026
Selling to private equity is not the end of the journey. It is the beginning of a new phase of growth.
In this episode of the Measure Success Podcast, Carl J. Cox, CEO of 40 Strategy and 40 Accounting sits down with Neel Bhargava, founding partner at NB Group, to unpack how private equity partnerships really work for...
Jan 13, 2026
In this episode of the Measure Success Podcast, Carl J Cox sits down with real estate investor and educator Jay Conner to break down private money and why it has been the foundation of his business since 2009.
Jay explains how private money works, who private lenders really are, and why having capital ready changes...