Hitting The Ceilinghttps://www.EOSWorldwide.comMost entrepreneurs will tell you about the pivot, Hitting The Ceiling™ will tell you what happened the night before. Hitting The Ceiling, brought to you by EOS Worldwide is the perfect podcast for businesses, entrepreneurs, and key leaders and managers to talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud.  Hitting the Ceiling is where business leaders and entrepreneurs talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud that often keep them from growing their businesses in healthy ways. These stories often happen behind closed doors, in the quiet, when the business was surviving, but the entrepreneur wondered if they were burning out. The cashflow ran out. The team walked. The personal life fell apart while the company kept going.  Everyone hits a ceiling. On this show, host Mark O’Donnell helps guests identify the Five Leadership Disciplines that help leaders break through those seasons to realize the business and entrepreneurial success they were made for.  New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you consume podcasts.  In upcoming episodes of Hitting The Ceiling, you can expect to hear:  What Happens When The Business Owner Is The System with Jill Young The Power of Simplifying Business When Everything Collapses with Sue Hawkes How Success Nearly Destroyed Their Friendship with Al Alexander and Ryan Loos of ConEquip When You’re Forced To Lead Before You’re Ready with Avery Ward When Growth Starts Stealing From Your Family with Ben Glass Upcoming episodes with Patrick Lencioni, Gino Wickman, Kelly Knight and more on leadership, business growth, managing growing teams, and the Five Leadership Disciplines in business.   Hitting The Ceiling is hosted by Mark O’Donnell, CEO and Visionary of EOS Worldwide™. The Entrepreneurial Operating System is a better way to run your business with tools that hundreds of thousands of business around the world are using to strengthen their businesses,  New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you consume podcasts.  To find out more about EOS Worldwide, visit www.EOSWorldwide.com  To subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts, visit www.ClarityBreakThoughts.comen2026 EOS WorldwideFri, 17 Apr 2026 16:02:43 -0000Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:02:43 -0000https://rss2.flightcast.com/a4pcpxrh4kcr1wr3updjhano.xmlFlightcast RSS Feed GeneratorHitting The Ceilinghttps://files.flightcast.com/workspaces/zph23vpu399t4ik5tzmazc0w/01KPE28GWAARRS65H56ARM6W6Q/eos-podcast-cover_final.jpghttps://rss2.flightcast.com/a4pcpxrh4kcr1wr3updjhano.xmlMost entrepreneurs will tell you about the pivot, Hitting The Ceiling™ will tell you what happened the night before. Hitting The Ceiling, brought to you by EOS Worldwide is the perfect podcast for businesses, entrepreneurs, and key leaders and managers to talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud. 

Hitting the Ceiling is where business leaders and entrepreneurs talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud that often keep them from growing their businesses in healthy ways. These stories often happen behind closed doors, in the quiet, when the business was surviving, but the entrepreneur wondered if they were burning out. The cashflow ran out. The team walked. The personal life fell apart while the company kept going. 

Everyone hits a ceiling. On this show, host Mark O’Donnell helps guests identify the Five Leadership Disciplines that help leaders break through those seasons to realize the business and entrepreneurial success they were made for. 

New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you consume podcasts. 

In upcoming episodes of Hitting The Ceiling, you can expect to hear: 

  • What Happens When The Business Owner Is The System with Jill Young

  • The Power of Simplifying Business When Everything Collapses with Sue Hawkes

  • How Success Nearly Destroyed Their Friendship with Al Alexander and Ryan Loos of ConEquip

  • When You’re Forced To Lead Before You’re Ready with Avery Ward

  • When Growth Starts Stealing From Your Family with Ben Glass

  • Upcoming episodes with Patrick Lencioni, Gino Wickman, Kelly Knight and more on leadership, business growth, managing growing teams, and the Five Leadership Disciplines in business.  

Hitting The Ceiling is hosted by Mark O’Donnell, CEO and Visionary of EOS Worldwide™. The Entrepreneurial Operating System is a better way to run your business with tools that hundreds of thousands of business around the world are using to strengthen their businesses, 

New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you consume podcasts. 

To find out more about EOS Worldwide, visit www.EOSWorldwide.com 

To subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts, visit www.ClarityBreakThoughts.com

]]>episodicEOS WorldwideEOS Worldwideseth@storyon.coMost entrepreneurs will tell you about the pivot, Hitting The Ceiling™ will tell you what happened the night before. Hitting The Ceiling, brought to you by EOS Worldwide is the perfect podcast for businesses, entrepreneurs, and key leaders and managers to talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud.  Hitting the Ceiling is where business leaders and entrepreneurs talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud that often keep them from growing their businesses in healthy ways. These stories often happen behind closed doors, in the quiet, when the business was surviving, but the entrepreneur wondered if they were burning out. The cashflow ran out. The team walked. The personal life fell apart while the company kept going.  Everyone hits a ceiling. On this show, host Mark O’Donnell helps guests identify the Five Leadership Disciplines that help leaders break through those seasons to realize the business and entrepreneurial success they were made for.  New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you consume podcasts.  In upcoming episodes of Hitting The Ceiling, you can expect to hear:  What Happens When The Business Owner Is The System with Jill Young The Power of Simplifying Business When Everything Collapses with Sue Hawkes How Success Nearly Destroyed Their Friendship with Al Alexander and Ryan Loos of ConEquip When You’re Forced To Lead Before You’re Ready with Avery Ward When Growth Starts Stealing From Your Family with Ben Glass Upcoming episodes with Patrick Lencioni, Gino Wickman, Kelly Knight and more on leadership, business growth, managing growing teams, and the Five Leadership Disciplines in business.   Hitting The Ceiling is hosted by Mark O’Donnell, CEO and Visionary of EOS Worldwide™. The Entrepreneurial Operating System is a better way to run your business with tools that hundreds of thousands of business around the world are using to strengthen their businesses,  New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you consume podcasts.  To find out more about EOS Worldwide, visit www.EOSWorldwide.com  To subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts, visit www.ClarityBreakThoughts.comnobusiness, entrepreneurship, business growth, business interviewsnoHow Success Nearly Destroyed Their Friendship with Al Alexander & Ryan Loos of ConEquipHow do you handle resentment when your partners aren’t carrying the same weight? As ConEquip scaled into a nine-figure company, the pressure didn’t just grow the business; it exposed cracks in control, communication, and trust. One founder was ready to walk away, the partnership was strained, and the weight of leadership started bleeding into their personal lives. You’ll hear how they faced those moments head-on, brought in outside help, and rebuilt not just the business, but their relationship with each other. Al Alexander is a co-founder of ConEquip, a leading supplier of heavy equipment parts. He leads the company’s vision, marketing, and culture, and has played a key role in scaling the business from a small startup into a nine-figure company. Al is passionate about building people, developing leaders, and creating a workplace where core values actually drive decisions. Ryan Loos is a co-founder of ConEquip and leads the company’s financial strategy and operational structure. Originally brought in as a consultant, Ryan became a partner and helped bring the discipline, systems, and accountability needed to scale the business. He’s known for turning ideas into executable processes and helping teams move from chaos to clarity. What you’ll learn in this episode:  (00:04:57) How shifting from working in the business to working on it unlocked scalable growth (00:06:20) Why delegation feels risky at first and how hiring your first employee changes everything (00:10:50) The moment a consultant became a full-time partner and transformed the company’s trajectory (00:16:13) What it looks like when each founder hits their personal ceiling and tension starts to build (00:19:17) How refusing to let go of control can become the biggest obstacle to growth (00:24:36) Why making decisions at 60–75% certainty can accelerate growth faster than waiting for perfection (00:35:37) How outside counsel and hard conversations rebuilt trust and saved the partnership Thank you to Al Alexander and Ryan Loos for being on our show! Learn more about ConEquip: https://conequip.com Get a grip on your business with Traction by Gino Wickman, the proven system to help you gain clarity, accountability, and results. Learn more: https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library This episode was sponsored by ENRG, the community where leaders like you find connection—and the who’s and the how’s—to make your businesses thrive. Tap into the ENRG of entrepreneurs growing together by joining a local chapter (75+ cities + virtual) and gain connections, community, access to the EOS Conference, and more. Get connected here: https://enrg.life/locations/ Subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts (https://claritybreakthoughts.com/)  Follow the show: Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hitting-the-ceiling/id1894334661) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1s3vx8znYuDjHQwAEVFAJ6?si=1d3772399c4a463d) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@EOSWorldwide/podcasts) This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/flightcast:01KPQ23HHG42N2HT6P2F6CBXDKTue, 21 Apr 2026 09:02:00 -0000EOS WorldwideHow do you handle resentment when your partners aren’t carrying the same weight?

As ConEquip scaled into a nine-figure company, the pressure didn’t just grow the business; it exposed cracks in control, communication, and trust. One founder was ready to walk away, the partnership was strained, and the weight of leadership started bleeding into their personal lives. You’ll hear how they faced those moments head-on, brought in outside help, and rebuilt not just the business, but their relationship with each other.

Al Alexander is a co-founder of ConEquip, a leading supplier of heavy equipment parts. He leads the company’s vision, marketing, and culture, and has played a key role in scaling the business from a small startup into a nine-figure company. Al is passionate about building people, developing leaders, and creating a workplace where core values actually drive decisions.

Ryan Loos is a co-founder of ConEquip and leads the company’s financial strategy and operational structure. Originally brought in as a consultant, Ryan became a partner and helped bring the discipline, systems, and accountability needed to scale the business. He’s known for turning ideas into executable processes and helping teams move from chaos to clarity.

What you’ll learn in this episode: 

(00:04:57) How shifting from working in the business to working on it unlocked scalable growth

(00:06:20) Why delegation feels risky at first and how hiring your first employee changes everything

(00:10:50) The moment a consultant became a full-time partner and transformed the company’s trajectory

(00:16:13) What it looks like when each founder hits their personal ceiling and tension starts to build

(00:19:17) How refusing to let go of control can become the biggest obstacle to growth

(00:24:36) Why making decisions at 60–75% certainty can accelerate growth faster than waiting for perfection

(00:35:37) How outside counsel and hard conversations rebuilt trust and saved the partnership

Thank you to Al Alexander and Ryan Loos for being on our show!

Learn more about ConEquip: https://conequip.com

Get a grip on your business with Traction by Gino Wickman, the proven system to help you gain clarity, accountability, and results. Learn more: https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library

This episode was sponsored by ENRG, the community where leaders like you find connection—and the who’s and the how’s—to make your businesses thrive. Tap into the ENRG of entrepreneurs growing together by joining a local chapter (75+ cities + virtual) and gain connections, community, access to the EOS Conference, and more. Get connected here: https://enrg.life/locations/

Subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts (https://claritybreakthoughts.com/) 


Follow the show:

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YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@EOSWorldwide/podcasts)


This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/

]]>How Success Nearly Destroyed Their Friendship with Al Alexander & Ryan Loos of ConEquipEOS Worldwidefull3472no31How do you handle resentment when your partners aren’t carrying the same weight? As ConEquip scaled into a nine-figure company, the pressure didn’t just grow the business; it exposed cracks in control, communication, and trust. One founder was ready to walk away, the partnership was strained, and the weight of leadership started bleeding into their personal lives. You’ll hear how they faced those moments head-on, brought in outside help, and rebuilt not just the business, but their relationship with each other. Al Alexander is a co-founder of ConEquip, a leading supplier of heavy equipment parts. He leads the company’s vision, marketing, and culture, and has played a key role in scaling the business from a small startup into a nine-figure company. Al is passionate about building people, developing leaders, and creating a workplace where core values actually drive decisions. Ryan Loos is a co-founder of ConEquip and leads the company’s financial strategy and operational structure. Originally brought in as a consultant, Ryan became a partner and helped bring the discipline, systems, and accountability needed to scale the business. He’s known for turning ideas into executable processes and helping teams move from chaos to clarity. What you’ll learn in this episode:  (00:04:57) How shifting from working in the business to working on it unlocked scalable growth (00:06:20) Why delegation feels risky at first and how hiring your first employee changes everything (00:10:50) The moment a consultant became a full-time partner and transformed the company’s trajectory (00:16:13) What it looks like when each founder hits their personal ceiling and tension starts to build (00:19:17) How refusing to let go of control can become the biggest obstacle to growth (00:24:36) Why making decisions at 60–75% certainty can accelerate growth faster than waiting for perfection (00:35:37) How outside counsel and hard conversations rebuilt trust and saved the partnership Thank you to Al Alexander and Ryan Loos for being on our show! Learn more about ConEquip: https://conequip.com Get a grip on your business with Traction by Gino Wickman, the proven system to help you gain clarity, accountability, and results. Learn more: https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library This episode was sponsored by ENRG, the community where leaders like you find connection—and the who’s and the how’s—to make your businesses thrive. Tap into the ENRG of entrepreneurs growing together by joining a local chapter (75+ cities + virtual) and gain connections, community, access to the EOS Conference, and more. Get connected here: https://enrg.life/locations/ Subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts (https://claritybreakthoughts.com/)  Follow the show: Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hitting-the-ceiling/id1894334661) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1s3vx8znYuDjHQwAEVFAJ6?si=1d3772399c4a463d) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@EOSWorldwide/podcasts) This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/The Power of Simplifying When Everything Collapses with Sue Hawkes, CEO of YESS!How do you keep showing up when you feel like a complete fraud? As Sue Hawkes, CEO of YESS!,  built a career helping leaders find clarity, her own life was quietly unraveling behind the scenes. Her businesses were struggling, her family was facing devastating loss, and a single unopened letter revealed she was about to lose her home. You’ll hear how she navigated that breaking point in real time, simplified everything down to what truly mattered, and rebuilt her life and leadership from the ground up. What you’ll learn in this episode:  (00:02:30) How everything can collapse at once—and what that moment really feels like (00:06:45) How simplifying your world becomes the only way to move forward (00:10:30) What it takes to ask for help when your identity is built on having answers (00:14:45) The daily practices that create stability when life feels out of control (00:19:00) How to build systems and habits that carry you through uncertainty (00:29:30) What resilience looks like when a new wave of challenges hits later in life (00:41:15) Why seeing problems as “just an issue” can completely change how you lead Thank you to Sue for being on our show! Learn more about Sue Hawkes and YESS!: https://sayyess.com/ Get a grip on your business with Traction by Gino Wickman, the proven system to help you gain clarity, accountability, and results. Learn more: https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library This episode was sponsored by ENRG, the community where leaders like you find connection—and the who’s and the how’s—to make your businesses thrive. Tap into the ENRG of entrepreneurs growing together by joining a local chapter (75+ cities + virtual) and gain connections, community, access to the EOS Conference, and more. Get connected here: https://enrg.life/locations/ Subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts (https://claritybreakthoughts.com/)  Follow the show: Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hitting-the-ceiling/id1894334661) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1s3vx8znYuDjHQwAEVFAJ6?si=1d3772399c4a463d) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@EOSWorldwide/podcasts) This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/flightcast:01KPQ0TYJ613453XPQC2SGGD12Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0000EOS WorldwideHow do you keep showing up when you feel like a complete fraud?

As Sue Hawkes, CEO of YESS!,  built a career helping leaders find clarity, her own life was quietly unraveling behind the scenes. Her businesses were struggling, her family was facing devastating loss, and a single unopened letter revealed she was about to lose her home. You’ll hear how she navigated that breaking point in real time, simplified everything down to what truly mattered, and rebuilt her life and leadership from the ground up.

What you’ll learn in this episode: 

(00:02:30) How everything can collapse at once—and what that moment really feels like

(00:06:45) How simplifying your world becomes the only way to move forward

(00:10:30) What it takes to ask for help when your identity is built on having answers

(00:14:45) The daily practices that create stability when life feels out of control

(00:19:00) How to build systems and habits that carry you through uncertainty

(00:29:30) What resilience looks like when a new wave of challenges hits later in life

(00:41:15) Why seeing problems as “just an issue” can completely change how you lead

Thank you to Sue for being on our show!

Learn more about Sue Hawkes and YESS!: https://sayyess.com/

Get a grip on your business with Traction by Gino Wickman, the proven system to help you gain clarity, accountability, and results. Learn more: https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library

This episode was sponsored by ENRG, the community where leaders like you find connection—and the who’s and the how’s—to make your businesses thrive. Tap into the ENRG of entrepreneurs growing together by joining a local chapter (75+ cities + virtual) and gain connections, community, access to the EOS Conference, and more. Get connected here: https://enrg.life/locations/

Subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts (https://claritybreakthoughts.com/) 

Follow the show:

Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hitting-the-ceiling/id1894334661)

Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1s3vx8znYuDjHQwAEVFAJ6?si=1d3772399c4a463d)

YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@EOSWorldwide/podcasts)


This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/

]]>The Power of Simplifying When Everything Collapses with Sue Hawkes, CEO of YESS!EOS Worldwidefull3295no21How do you keep showing up when you feel like a complete fraud? As Sue Hawkes, CEO of YESS!,  built a career helping leaders find clarity, her own life was quietly unraveling behind the scenes. Her businesses were struggling, her family was facing devastating loss, and a single unopened letter revealed she was about to lose her home. You’ll hear how she navigated that breaking point in real time, simplified everything down to what truly mattered, and rebuilt her life and leadership from the ground up. What you’ll learn in this episode:  (00:02:30) How everything can collapse at once—and what that moment really feels like (00:06:45) How simplifying your world becomes the only way to move forward (00:10:30) What it takes to ask for help when your identity is built on having answers (00:14:45) The daily practices that create stability when life feels out of control (00:19:00) How to build systems and habits that carry you through uncertainty (00:29:30) What resilience looks like when a new wave of challenges hits later in life (00:41:15) Why seeing problems as “just an issue” can completely change how you lead Thank you to Sue for being on our show! Learn more about Sue Hawkes and YESS!: https://sayyess.com/ Get a grip on your business with Traction by Gino Wickman, the proven system to help you gain clarity, accountability, and results. Learn more: https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library This episode was sponsored by ENRG, the community where leaders like you find connection—and the who’s and the how’s—to make your businesses thrive. Tap into the ENRG of entrepreneurs growing together by joining a local chapter (75+ cities + virtual) and gain connections, community, access to the EOS Conference, and more. Get connected here: https://enrg.life/locations/ Subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts (https://claritybreakthoughts.com/)  Follow the show: Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hitting-the-ceiling/id1894334661) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1s3vx8znYuDjHQwAEVFAJ6?si=1d3772399c4a463d) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@EOSWorldwide/podcasts) This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/What Happens When You Are the System with Jill Young, Creator of Coaching MagicWhat signs are you ignoring before everything breaks? As Jill Young’s accounting firm grew and won awards, the success masked a deeper issue: everything depended on her. When she lost her top employee and biggest client on the same day, the pressure didn’t just shake the business; it exposed a system that had never been built to run without her. You’ll hear how she faced that breaking point, challenged everything she thought she knew about leadership, and rebuilt the business around systems instead of herself. Jill Young is a business coach, EOS Implementer®, and creator of Coaching Magic. She helps entrepreneurs build healthier, more sustainable companies. After scaling and selling her own firm, she now works with leadership teams to implement systems, strengthen accountability, and create businesses that don’t rely on a single person to succeed. What you’ll learn in this episode:  (00:02:09) How overwhelm, confusion, and loss of control show up in leadership (00:03:51) Why creating a “go ask me” culture turns you into the bottleneck (00:05:28) The early warning signs that something is wrong before everything breaks (00:08:44) The mindset shift from personal failure to fixing broken systems (00:12:53) How one chapter of Traction triggered a deeper personal reckoning (00:15:42) What it actually takes to rebuild a business through systems over time (00:24:12) Why letting go of control feels uncomfortable but is necessary for growth Thank you to Jill for being on our show! Learn more about Jill Young and Coaching Magic: https://www.jillyoung.com/coaching-magic Get a grip on your business with Traction by Gino Wickman, the proven system to help you gain clarity, accountability, and results. Learn more: https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library This episode was sponsored by ENRG, the community where leaders like you find connection—and the who’s and the how’s—to make your businesses thrive. Tap into the ENRG of entrepreneurs growing together by joining a local chapter (75+ cities + virtual) and gain connections, community, access to the EOS Conference, and more. Get connected here: https://enrg.life/locations/ Subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts (https://claritybreakthoughts.com/)  Follow the show: Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hitting-the-ceiling/id1894334661) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1s3vx8znYuDjHQwAEVFAJ6?si=1d3772399c4a463d) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@EOSWorldwide/podcasts) This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/flightcast:01KPQCPVCNSRNX9GNH1XBEDQ3ETue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000EOS WorldwideWhat signs are you ignoring before everything breaks?

As Jill Young’s accounting firm grew and won awards, the success masked a deeper issue: everything depended on her. When she lost her top employee and biggest client on the same day, the pressure didn’t just shake the business; it exposed a system that had never been built to run without her. You’ll hear how she faced that breaking point, challenged everything she thought she knew about leadership, and rebuilt the business around systems instead of herself.

Jill Young is a business coach, EOS Implementer®, and creator of Coaching Magic. She helps entrepreneurs build healthier, more sustainable companies. After scaling and selling her own firm, she now works with leadership teams to implement systems, strengthen accountability, and create businesses that don’t rely on a single person to succeed.

What you’ll learn in this episode: 

(00:02:09) How overwhelm, confusion, and loss of control show up in leadership

(00:03:51) Why creating a “go ask me” culture turns you into the bottleneck

(00:05:28) The early warning signs that something is wrong before everything breaks

(00:08:44) The mindset shift from personal failure to fixing broken systems

(00:12:53) How one chapter of Traction triggered a deeper personal reckoning

(00:15:42) What it actually takes to rebuild a business through systems over time

(00:24:12) Why letting go of control feels uncomfortable but is necessary for growth

Thank you to Jill for being on our show!

Learn more about Jill Young and Coaching Magic: https://www.jillyoung.com/coaching-magic

Get a grip on your business with Traction by Gino Wickman, the proven system to help you gain clarity, accountability, and results. Learn more: https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library

This episode was sponsored by ENRG, the community where leaders like you find connection—and the who’s and the how’s—to make your businesses thrive. Tap into the ENRG of entrepreneurs growing together by joining a local chapter (75+ cities + virtual) and gain connections, community, access to the EOS Conference, and more. Get connected here: https://enrg.life/locations/

Subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts (https://claritybreakthoughts.com/) 

Follow the show:

Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hitting-the-ceiling/id1894334661)

Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1s3vx8znYuDjHQwAEVFAJ6?si=1d3772399c4a463d)

YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@EOSWorldwide/podcasts)


This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/

]]>What Happens When You Are the System with Jill Young, Creator of Coaching MagicEOS Worldwidefull3621no11What signs are you ignoring before everything breaks? As Jill Young’s accounting firm grew and won awards, the success masked a deeper issue: everything depended on her. When she lost her top employee and biggest client on the same day, the pressure didn’t just shake the business; it exposed a system that had never been built to run without her. You’ll hear how she faced that breaking point, challenged everything she thought she knew about leadership, and rebuilt the business around systems instead of herself. Jill Young is a business coach, EOS Implementer®, and creator of Coaching Magic. She helps entrepreneurs build healthier, more sustainable companies. After scaling and selling her own firm, she now works with leadership teams to implement systems, strengthen accountability, and create businesses that don’t rely on a single person to succeed. What you’ll learn in this episode:  (00:02:09) How overwhelm, confusion, and loss of control show up in leadership (00:03:51) Why creating a “go ask me” culture turns you into the bottleneck (00:05:28) The early warning signs that something is wrong before everything breaks (00:08:44) The mindset shift from personal failure to fixing broken systems (00:12:53) How one chapter of Traction triggered a deeper personal reckoning (00:15:42) What it actually takes to rebuild a business through systems over time (00:24:12) Why letting go of control feels uncomfortable but is necessary for growth Thank you to Jill for being on our show! Learn more about Jill Young and Coaching Magic: https://www.jillyoung.com/coaching-magic Get a grip on your business with Traction by Gino Wickman, the proven system to help you gain clarity, accountability, and results. Learn more: https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library This episode was sponsored by ENRG, the community where leaders like you find connection—and the who’s and the how’s—to make your businesses thrive. Tap into the ENRG of entrepreneurs growing together by joining a local chapter (75+ cities + virtual) and gain connections, community, access to the EOS Conference, and more. Get connected here: https://enrg.life/locations/ Subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts (https://claritybreakthoughts.com/)  Follow the show: Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hitting-the-ceiling/id1894334661) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1s3vx8znYuDjHQwAEVFAJ6?si=1d3772399c4a463d) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@EOSWorldwide/podcasts) This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/Welcome to Hitting The Ceiling, a Business Podcast from EOS WorldwideMost entrepreneurs will tell you about the pivot, Hitting The Ceiling will tell you what happened the night before. Hitting The Ceiling, brought to you by EOS Worldwide is the perfect podcast for businesses, entrepreneurs, and key leaders and managers to talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud.  Hitting the Ceiling is where business leaders and entrepreneurs talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud that often keep them from growing their businesses in healthy ways. These stories often happen behind closed doors, in the quiet, when the business was surviving, but the entrepreneur wondered if they were burning out. The cashflow ran out. The team walked. The personal life fell apart while the company kept going.  Everyone hits a ceiling. On this show, host Mark O’Donnell helps guests identify the 5 Leadership Disciplines that help leaders break through those seasons to realize the business and entrepreneurial success they were made for.  New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you consume podcasts.  In upcoming episodes of Hitting The Ceiling, you can expect to hear:  What Happens When The Business Owner Is The System with Jill Young The Power of Simplifying Business When Everything Collapses with Sue Hawkes How Success Nearly Destroyed Their Friendship with Al Alexander and Ryan Loos of ConEquip When You’re Forced To Lead Before You’re Ready with Avery Ward When Growth Starts Stealing From Your Family with Ben Glass Upcoming episodes with Patrick Lencioni, Gino Wickman, and more on leadership, business growth, managing growing teams, and the 5 Leadership Disciplines in business.   Hitting The Ceiling is hosted by Mark O’Donnell, CEO and Visionary of EOS Worldwide. The Entrepreneurial Operating System is a better way to run your business with tools that hundreds of thousands of business around the world are using to strengthen their businesses,  New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you consume podcasts.  To find out more about EOS Worldwide, visit www.EOSWorldwide.com.  To subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts, visit www.ClarityBreakThoughts.comflightcast:01KPEBENDT21X42RT0QEWAYW4AFri, 17 Apr 2026 19:19:00 -0000EOS WorldwideMost entrepreneurs will tell you about the pivot, Hitting The Ceiling will tell you what happened the night before. Hitting The Ceiling, brought to you by EOS Worldwide is the perfect podcast for businesses, entrepreneurs, and key leaders and managers to talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud. 

Hitting the Ceiling is where business leaders and entrepreneurs talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud that often keep them from growing their businesses in healthy ways. These stories often happen behind closed doors, in the quiet, when the business was surviving, but the entrepreneur wondered if they were burning out. The cashflow ran out. The team walked. The personal life fell apart while the company kept going. 

Everyone hits a ceiling. On this show, host Mark O’Donnell helps guests identify the 5 Leadership Disciplines that help leaders break through those seasons to realize the business and entrepreneurial success they were made for. 

New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you consume podcasts. 

In upcoming episodes of Hitting The Ceiling, you can expect to hear: 

  • What Happens When The Business Owner Is The System with Jill Young

  • The Power of Simplifying Business When Everything Collapses with Sue Hawkes

  • How Success Nearly Destroyed Their Friendship with Al Alexander and Ryan Loos of ConEquip

  • When You’re Forced To Lead Before You’re Ready with Avery Ward

  • When Growth Starts Stealing From Your Family with Ben Glass

  • Upcoming episodes with Patrick Lencioni, Gino Wickman, and more on leadership, business growth, managing growing teams, and the 5 Leadership Disciplines in business.  

Hitting The Ceiling is hosted by Mark O’Donnell, CEO and Visionary of EOS Worldwide. The Entrepreneurial Operating System is a better way to run your business with tools that hundreds of thousands of business around the world are using to strengthen their businesses, 

New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you consume podcasts. 

To find out more about EOS Worldwide, visit www.EOSWorldwide.com. 

To subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts, visit www.ClarityBreakThoughts.com

]]>Welcome to Hitting The Ceiling, a Business Podcast from EOS WorldwideEOS Worldwidefull98noMost entrepreneurs will tell you about the pivot, Hitting The Ceiling will tell you what happened the night before. Hitting The Ceiling, brought to you by EOS Worldwide is the perfect podcast for businesses, entrepreneurs, and key leaders and managers to talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud.  Hitting the Ceiling is where business leaders and entrepreneurs talk about the moments they’ve never said out loud that often keep them from growing their businesses in healthy ways. These stories often happen behind closed doors, in the quiet, when the business was surviving, but the entrepreneur wondered if they were burning out. The cashflow ran out. The team walked. The personal life fell apart while the company kept going.  Everyone hits a ceiling. On this show, host Mark O’Donnell helps guests identify the 5 Leadership Disciplines that help leaders break through those seasons to realize the business and entrepreneurial success they were made for.  New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you consume podcasts.  In upcoming episodes of Hitting The Ceiling, you can expect to hear:  What Happens When The Business Owner Is The System with Jill Young The Power of Simplifying Business When Everything Collapses with Sue Hawkes How Success Nearly Destroyed Their Friendship with Al Alexander and Ryan Loos of ConEquip When You’re Forced To Lead Before You’re Ready with Avery Ward When Growth Starts Stealing From Your Family with Ben Glass Upcoming episodes with Patrick Lencioni, Gino Wickman, and more on leadership, business growth, managing growing teams, and the 5 Leadership Disciplines in business.   Hitting The Ceiling is hosted by Mark O’Donnell, CEO and Visionary of EOS Worldwide. The Entrepreneurial Operating System is a better way to run your business with tools that hundreds of thousands of business around the world are using to strengthen their businesses,  New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you consume podcasts.  To find out more about EOS Worldwide, visit www.EOSWorldwide.com.  To subscribe to Clarity Break Thoughts, visit www.ClarityBreakThoughts.com