Dennis Berry

Epic Entrepreneurs

The #1 LinkedIn community & program for personal brand builders.

Founder & CEO

Dennis Berry Coaching

In 2000, I was a sales leader at Sysco Denver and noticed that my Regional Sales Managers had nice big offices and pictures of fishing and beaches on their wall.


▪️ I was making about $80k working 60 hours
▪️ They made $200k working only 30 hours
▪️ And, Sysco was a $30B company


I realized then that I if I was going to put in the blood, sweat and tears, I wanted beach pictures and to make more of the $30B.

So, my entrepreneurial adventures began.


Over the last 24 years I have been part of many business ventures including building and scaling 2 multimillion dollar businesses.


One was a rare coin and precious metals business which I scaled from $0 to $3M in ARR with 25% net profit margins in less than 18 months.


The second is my current coaching business which has taken many twists and turns over the last 20 years.


I started as an addiction recovery coach in coffee shops and shared office spaces, and has since evolved to a multi-revenue-stream operation.


In 2022, I realized that Linkedin is more than just a posting or job site so I did A LOT of research and decided to go all in on building my personal brand and audience here on this platform.


▪️ In February, 2023 I had 1500 followers
▪️ In April, 2024 I have 115,000 followers
▪️ I have over 100k newsletter subscribers
▪️ I run multiple business network groups
▪️ I live on the beach in Playa Del Carmen
▪️ I own a marketing/web dev. company
▪️ I increased my revenue by over 500%
▪️ I offer Linkedin Influencer coaching
▪️ I build Epic Brands and Businesses
▪️ I have a Business SKOOL group

If you're interested in learning how I did this, we can set up a call to see if 1-1 OR group coaching is a good fit for you to build/scale a stable profitable online business.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eS-cTH4y

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝟯𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eeXW97nt

𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: dennis@dennisberry.com

Certified Business Development & Life Mastery Coach

Magneti

Full-stack marketing firm partnering with businesses large and small to help establish them as leaders in their industries.

Delivering the right message, at the right time, to the right target customer, using the right mediums and devices.

Focusing on four phases of marketing:
- Research
- Brand
- Web - Development and Design
- Marketing - Digital | SEO | Traditional

Specialties::
Law Firms - Personal Injury Attorneys, Defense Attorneys, etc.
Non Profits
Medical
Tech Companies - Software, Consulting, etc.

Director of Sales

RevLocal

•	Extensive experience selling in a marketing performance environment with a strong background 
        in SEM, SEO, SMM, PPC, Website Design/Development, Reputation Management, Salesforce
•	Experienced in creating needs-based solutions for each client comprised of SaaS and professional 
        services
•	Managing, training, and working within a team environment to develop new sales and marketing 
        strategies
•	Building and executing well-defined strategic account plans and driving success in territory 
        planning, pipeline development and management, presentation, pricing, negotiation and the 
        closing process
•	Responsible for aggressively hunting for new business and growing existing client base while 
        exceeding quotas by 50%
•	Persistent yet tactful throughout long sales cycles
•	Managing complete life-cycle of the sale from prospecting, closing, through on-boarding and 
        delivery 
•	Strong confident presentation skills
•	Developing and managing strong client and partner relationships resulting in repeat business


Phone: 720-495-8194
Email me: contact@dennisberry.com

Digital Marketing Sales Leader

Rare Coin Warehouse, Inc.

•	Entrepreneurial mindset having started a business and grew to $3 million/year sales in 2 years.
•	Utilized plans, strategies and tactics to determine markets and aggressively target customers. 
•	Constant development of new and existing business with varying modern sales tactics and channels.
•	Managed multiple digital marketing platforms to capitalize on customer retention and engagement.
•	High level of ecommerce proficiency.
•	Increased average amount per transaction over 100% with profit margins greater than 30%.
•	Global online sales with responsibilities including social media marketing, advertising, research and development, purchasing, shipping, negotiations, HR, customer service, and accounting.
•	Internet Marketing, Merchant Processing, Website Design and Operations, and Social Media Networking.

Business Owner/Numismatist

Culinary Fitness

•	Increased revenue of new and existing business over 100% through consultative selling and networking. 
•	Researched and documented existing and new processes for IT development team and interacted with website users and developers to gather requirements for proposed enhancements.
•	Increased sales and company/brand recognition through social networking, prospecting, and cold calling on 500+ local businesses.
•	Worked closely with development team to create and launch educational website resulting in 500% more views per month. 
•	Implemented multiple sales & marketing campaigns using Facebook Business Manager, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Business Owner

Sysco

•	Increased customer base by 300% in year one from $80k per month to $240k per month.
•	Optimized sales by prospecting for new business, listening to current customers needs, and penetrating current accounts.
•	Oversaw all facets of sales cycle including prospecting, building large strong customer base, forecasting, ordering, shipping discrepancy resolutions, and all accounts receivable.
•	Developed proposals and negotiated contracts with vendors and clients utilizing pricing strategies and competitive market positioning.

Territory Sales Manager

CEO, Epic Entrepreneur Media | Founder, Epic Biz Launch© | Business Strategist | Linkedin Coach | Follow for posts on Business, Ai, and Life Mastery

After building a $3M business the hard way (think 16-hour days and endless stress), I learned success shouldn't cost your soul. 

My journey started rough: a former ski racer turned chef, battling addiction by 15, and spending 15 years using substances to mask deeper struggles.

Getting sober led me to "safety" - a corporate job at Sysco making $80K. 

But trading 60-hour weeks for someone else's dream wasn't freedom. 

I built up the courage to quit and launched a rare coin business, scaling it to $3M in annual revenue with 25% profit margins in just 18 months. 

The money was good, but the cost was crushing.

16-hour days, constant stress, and fear about where the next lead would come from.

The wake-up call? 

Rolling my truck at 75mph after a night of heavy drinking. 

I survived, barely. 

That's when I knew something had to change.

Enter LinkedIn. 

While others chased leads through cold calls and expensive ads, I discovered what elite entrepreneurs already knew.

Personal branding is the ultimate client magnet. 

I transformed my approach, and everything shifted.

Within a year, I built a 150,000+ following and a 7-figure coaching business - all through organic LinkedIn growth. 

Now I work 4-hour days from Playa del Carmen, with a steady stream of inbound leads.

But here's what really lights me up: I've helped hundreds of others achieve the same transformation. 

The truth? LinkedIn isn't just a platform - it's a path to the freedom you've been chasing. 

If it could transform my life from rock bottom to abundance, imagine what it could do for you.

Love always,
D.

Business Coach/Owner

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽?

Simply put: We are entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs THRIVE!

We are a community of business masterminds of all types.

We welcome amazing people to share their experience so we can grow stronger together. 


𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲:👇

To drive bottom line growth with a community of like minded individuals from different walks of life in an ever-changing fast-paced world. 

We educate, inspire and motivate each other to thrive.


𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀:👇

▪️ Improved Bottom Line Revenue Growth
▪️ Improved Emotional Intelligence
▪️ Improved Relationships
▪️ Improved Health


𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀:👇

⚡️ Quick short-term wins and massive long-term gains.

⚡️ Manage your stress and prevent burnout.

⚡️ Streamline your systems and processes.


𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂?👇

✅ Ready to make radical lasting changes, but don't know where or how to do it

✅ Curious how other people seem to become successful, but can't figure it out

✅ Tired of struggling and not reaching your potential


𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀?

▪️ Certified Life Mastery and Business Development Coach since 2005
▪️ 2-time 7-figure business owner
▪️ Best-selling author
▪️ Influencer

His goal is to help you align your passion with your purpose, and create a specific strategic plan of action to create wealth.

He has been sober since April 8, 2003 at which time he became a successful businessman, athlete, and family man. 


𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀:👇

▪️ Group meetings 2 times per month

▪️ One 1-1 coaching session with Dennis per month

▪️ Additional retreats and activities TBD

▪️ Free access to Dennis's Solopreneur Operating System

▪️ Free access to LinkedIn Influencer Accelerator Masterclass Recording


✅ 𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀

Email: contact@dennisberry.com


✅ 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼

https://dennisberry.com/mastermind/

99% of people want the results.

1% are willing to do the work. 🔥 

Everyone talks about becoming the best in their industry.
 
Very few actually show up long enough to earn it.

Most people chase shortcuts.
 - They jump from strategy to strategy.
 - They quit when it gets slow.
 - They disappear when it stops feeling exciting.

But here’s the truth: 👇 
The 1% are not more talented.
They are simply more consistent.

These 5 habits separate contenders from pretenders:

1/ Show Up Every Day
 ↳ Even when you’re tired
 ↳ Even when it’s boring
 ↳ Success is boring before it becomes rewarding

2/ Stay Resilient When It Gets Hard
 ↳ Setbacks are not signs to stop
 ↳ They’re invitations to level up

3/ Be Relentlessly Persistent
 ↳ Keep going long after others tap out
 ↳ Momentum is built one ordinary day at a time

4/ Do What Others Avoid
 ↳ Hard conversations
 ↳ Hard decisions
 ↳ Hard responsibilities
 ↳ Master the tough stuff and you separate fast

5/ Keep Your Eyes on the Long Game
 ↳ No shortcuts
 ↳ No hacks
 ↳ Just disciplined reps that compound over years

If you want to be in the 1%…
Earn it.
Day after day.
When no one’s clapping.

Are you putting in the work to get the rewards?

PS. If you're looking for high level peer support from burnout or your next big business move, I created The Elite Leaders Network.

Check it out here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVS_G_R4

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Neuroscience and Business Development Coach for High Performing Leaders with Burnout or Addictions. Turn Your Chaos into Clarity. CEO, Epic Entrepreneur Media. Founder, Elite Leaders Network.

Our kiddos are losing their ability to be creative.

(I hope we catch it before it's too late)

99% of what makes us human can’t be automated.

And in today’s AI-driven world, that matters more than ever.

We’re raising kids who can swipe before they can speak…
- But can they connect?
- Can they think creatively?
- Can they build relationships that last?

We can’t let screens replace the skills that build real lives.

When I was growing up in the 70s and 80s, we made forts and out of picnic tables in the dirt.

We had to use our imagination with rocks and sticks and some plastic toys.

I'm not saying it was perfect and it would have been cool to have some of the technologies today, but we learned to be creative.

Then Atari came out, and then Nintendo, and then Apple, and the Commodore 64... 

Anyway... here we are in a new age. 

And, it's amazing! 

But have our kiddos lost their ability to be human?
To create something out of nothing?
To use their imagination?

Here’s what matters (to me) more than any device: 👇 

1/ Curiosity
 ↳ Ask questions
 ↳ Explore the world with them
 ↳ Let their imagination take the lead

2/ Creativity
 ↳ Give them space to build, draw, dream, make a mess
 ↳ Limitless ideas come from unstructured time, not algorithmic suggestions

3/ Connection
 ↳ Teach them to look people in the eye
 ↳ Show them how to listen, empathize, and be present

4/ Real-World Problem Solving
 ↳ Life happens off the screen
 ↳ Let them struggle, try, fail, retry, that’s how confidence is built

5/ Human Values
 ↳ Kindness
 ↳ Integrity
 ↳ Love

These never go out of style, no matter how advanced the tech gets

AI is powerful.
But humanness is irreplaceable.

If we want our kiddos to thrive…
We need to teach them what machines can’t do.

Love. Create. Explore.

What do you think?
Have our kiddos lost their ability to create?

PS. If you're looking for high level peer support from burnout or your next big business move, I created The Elite Leaders.

Check it out here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVS_G_R4

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The first step is always the hardest.

Not the tenth.
Not the hundredth.
The first.
Why?

Because the first step requires courage you haven’t proven yet.

Most people wait for:
↳ Confidence
 ↳ Clarity
 ↳ A perfect plan
 ↳ The “right time”

But none of that shows up until after you move.

Here’s the truth:
Action creates confidence.
 Momentum creates clarity.
 Movement creates opportunity.

These 5 First Steps Matter More Than Perfect Plans:

1/ Start Before You Feel Ready
 ↳ Readiness is a feeling that arrives after you begin
 ↳ If you wait for it, you’ll wait forever

2/ Take One Simple Action
 ↳ Don’t build the whole staircase
 ↳ Just take one step you can’t talk yourself out of

3/ Let Imperfection Be Your Teacher
 ↳ You don’t learn by thinking, you learn by doing
 ↳ Mistakes are just proof you’re in motion

4/ Be Willing to Look New at Something
 ↳ You can’t master what you won’t try
 ↳ Every expert started as a beginner

5/ Keep the Promise You Make to Yourself
 ↳ Self-trust is built one kept promise at a time
 ↳ When you keep showing up, everything changes

Take that first step.
Even if your voice shakes.
 Even if your knees shake.
 Even if your mind tries to talk you out of it.

You'll look back one day
 and wonder why you waited so long. 

PS. If you're looking for high level peer support from burnout or your next big business move, I created The Elite Leaders Network.

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Most people think leadership is about being in charge.

High performers know better.

Leadership is about how you show up when it counts. 🔥 

And here’s the truth:
↳ There’s not just one way to lead, but the best leaders have one thing in common:
↳ They choose their style with intention. 🎯

Here are 9 leadership styles that show up again and again among high performers:👇 

✅ The Visionary
↳ They don’t just lead teams, they lead movements. 
↳ They make you feel the future before it arrives.

✅ The Coach
↳ Their superpower? 
↳ Spotting potential before you believe in it yourself.

✅ The Pacesetter
↳ They set the bar high and pull others up by being the standard. 
↳ They’re all-in, all the time.

✅ The Empath
↳ They read the room like a novel. 
↳ People follow them because they feel seen.

✅ The Quiet Leader
↳ They don’t need to raise their voice to make an impact. 
↳ Their calm presence is the loudest thing in the room.

✅ The Strategist
↳ They see patterns where others see chaos. 
↳ They play long games, and they win often.

✅ The Servant
↳ They put people first and lead by lifting others. 
↳ They earn loyalty without demanding it.

✅ The Transformer
↳ They don’t fear change... they thrive in it. 
↳ When the rules shift, they stay grounded.

✅ The Democrat
↳ They ask. They listen. 
↳ They build strong decisions through shared ownership.

Great leadership is situational.
But the mindset? That’s always intentional.

Which leadership style are you using?

PS. If you're looking for high level peer support from burnout or your next big business move, I created The Elite Leaders.

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Why Growth-Minded Leaders Win in the Long Run

(While Fixed Thinkers Stay Stuck)

A recent Harvard Business Review study shows that teams led by growth-minded leaders perform 25% better and are twice as engaged.

Translation?

A fixed mindset doesn’t just block progress, it repels it. ❌ 

Whereas a growth mindset?

It compounds. 💪 

It transforms: 👇🏼
 ↳ Pressure into performance
 ↳ Unknowns into innovation
 ↳ Setbacks into strategy

Here are 7 core differences between the two: 👇🏼
(And, why it matters) 

🧠 Perspective on Uncertainty

 🟥 Fixed Mindset: Avoids ambiguity. Needs guarantees before acting.
 ✅ Growth Mindset: Leans into uncertainty and makes decisions with incomplete information.

Why Growth?
 ↳ Growth leaders know clarity often follows action, not the other way around.

🧠 Definition of Success

 🟥 Fixed Mindset: Success = always being right.
 ✅ Growth Mindset: Success = learning, evolving, and getting better.

Why Growth?
 ↳ The pursuit of mastery beats the illusion of perfection.

🧠 Risk Tolerance

 🟥 Fixed Mindset: Overanalyzes and hesitates, fearful of mistakes.
 ✅ Growth Mindset: Takes calculated risks, knowing failure is part of the equation.

Why Growth?
 ↳ Without risk, there is no reward. Innovation only happens outside the comfort zone.

🧠 Focus in Tough Times

 🟥 Fixed Mindset: Gets distracted by problems.
 ✅ Growth Mindset: Stays focused on the solution.

Why Growth?
 ↳ When storms hit, mindset determines whether you sink or adapt and sail forward.

🧠 Handling Other People’s Success

 🟥 Fixed Mindset: Feels threatened or inferior.
 ✅ Growth Mindset: Feels inspired and motivated by others’ wins.

Why Growth?
 ↳ A rising tide lifts all boats, envy kills momentum, admiration builds it.

🧠 Openness to New Ideas

 🟥 Fixed Mindset: Clings to what’s familiar and proven.
 ✅ Growth Mindset: Actively seeks new input, even if it contradicts old beliefs.

Why Growth?
 ↳ Stagnation starts when learning stops. Innovation begins where ego ends.

🧠 Mentorship & Leadership

 🟥 Fixed Mindset: Hoards knowledge to stay ahead.
 ✅ Growth Mindset: Shares knowledge to lift others.

Why Growth?
 ↳ Leaders who teach, scale. Leaders who gatekeep, stall.

Do you have a growth mindset?

PS. If you're looking for high level peer support from burnout or your next big business move, I created The Elite Leaders.

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We don’t build our future in the future.

(I hope they teach this in school)

We build it in the quiet choices we make today.
- Good or bad.
- Like it or not.

I learned that the hard way.
In my early twenties, I chose the easy path.
Drugs and alcohol
Comfort food.
No exercise.
No real goals.
Late nights.
Numbing out.
Telling myself I’d get it together “soon.”

I wasn’t thinking long term.
I was thinking about the next hit of comfort.
The next distraction.
The next excuse.

And life got hard.
Really hard.

My finances suffered.
My health declined.
My relationships fell apart.
My confidence vanished.

Every easy choice came back with interest.
The kind you don’t want to pay.

It took years to climb out of that hole.
One honest step at a time.
One day at a time.
One decision at a time.

Choosing water over alcohol.
Choosing exercise over excuses.
Choosing coaching and inner work over autopilot.
Choosing to build a life instead of hide from one.

Hard choices.
Repeated daily.
Quietly.
Without applause.

But that’s when everything began to change.
That’s when I learned what the science already knew.
The brain is always shaping itself.
Always learning from what you do now.
Always preparing you for the future you are creating.

We think we judge our lives by big moments.
We don’t.

We judge them by the habits we repeat.

If you feel stuck right now, remember:
Discomfort is not a sign you’re failing.
It’s a sign you’re choosing a different future.

Every disciplined choice rewires your brain.
Even when the progress is invisible.

What feels hard today becomes your strength tomorrow.
IF you keep going.

I’m living proof that you can choose easy now and pay for it later.
And I’m living proof that you can turn it around.
With work.
With sacrifice.
With better choices made consistently.

You’re not trapped.
You’re in the middle of  BECOMING.

Just keep going... it will make sense later.

If you're looking for that high level peer support to help you make those moves, I created The Elite Leaders.

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Iconify Consulting Group (ICG)

• LinkedIn Personal Branding • Strategic Market Positioning • Brand Consulting

Co-founder & CEO

Jaipuria Institute of Management

Guest Faculty

Gwalior Smart City Incubation Centre - GIncube

Startup Mentor

Narayana Business School

Guest Speaker

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

XIM University

Careerflow

Social Media Marketer

K J Somaiya Institute of Management

National Institute of Technology , Patna

VICE Media

Social Media Marketing Project

As Co-founder & CEO of Iconify Consulting Group and a PhD scholar in personal branding, I help companies and leaders use LinkedIn as a strategic channel.

My work sits at the intersection of Corporate and employer branding, GTM (through LinkedIn) and personal branding. I’ve partnered with 270+ leaders across Fortune 500, Nasdaq, Inc. 5000, Silicon Valley, YC and Wall Street; recognized as an award-winning LinkedIn creator and ranked among top voices in LinkedIn personal branding. 
I’ve delivered executive sessions at top B schools, drawing on 14,000+ mentees and five years operating LinkedIn as an enterprise channel. 

Open to consulting and advisory.

Email: mishka.rana@iconifyconsultinggroup.com

MISHKA RANA

Entrepreneurship is a luxury. It’s all about:
Freedom to work when you want.
Vacations whenever you feel like it.
No boss to report to.
Making your own rules.
Building something that’s yours.
Getting paid for your passion.
Designing your dream life.

And honestly, that’s true

But it also means: 

- Working when everyone else is sleeping.

- Taking calls on vacations you already paid for.

- Being your own boss and your own accountant, intern, marketer, and janitor.

- Writing invoices on Sundays and brainstorming at midnight.

- Getting rejected ten times before one “yes.”

- Spending more time fixing problems than celebrating wins.

- Carrying the weight of every decision, every mistake, every month-end.

- Running payroll before your morning chai.
And realizing your “day off” doesn’t really exist. 


It gives freedom but it also gives full-time responsibility. You trade 9–5 for 24/7, and somehow… still love it.

Because at the end of the day, it’s yours.
All the chaos, all the creation — yours. 😊


(And yes, I’m probably typing this while on “vacation.” lol.) 


#entrepreneurship #freedom #founder

CEO @ICG | LinkedIn Thought Leadership + Employer Branding for Enterprises & C-Suites | B2B LinkedIn Marketing | Trusted by Fortune 500, Nasdaq, Silicon Valley & YC Leaders

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Sometimes a book reminds you why experience still matters more than theory.

Just finished reading is "From Boardroom To Startup - What Amazon Taught Me About Scale, Allianz About Stability - And Why I Left Both." written by someone I deeply admire, Kai Michael Czeschlik and it’s easily one of the most grounded leadership reads I’ve come across this year.

Kai has led large-scale operations at Amazon, Allianz, Telefónica, and TUI and now runs a fully remote CX company. What struck me most was how honestly he contrasts the “rules of leading” in corporates versus startups. Not as clichés, but through lived experience, the kind that only comes from leading thousands of people and building something from scratch. He writes about how in corporates, leadership is about navigation steering through systems, aligning silos, optimizing complexity.

In startups, it’s about propulsion creating momentum from uncertainty, leading without buffers, and making decisions with imperfect data.

Both require discipline. Both demand humility. But they test very different muscles.

The way he ties customer experience (CX) to leadership DNA is especially sharp. Most leaders still see CX as a function, Kai frames it as a reflection of how you lead from the inside out.

It’s the kind of book you don’t rush through you pause, underline, and think: Have I been leading or just managing survival?

Highly recommend for anyone who’s ever led teams across two worlds: scale and chaos, process and passion.

#bookrecommendation #leadership #startups #careerdevelopment

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