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Join Sara and Mathias as they explore various topics from their respective entrepreneurial journeys along with common concerns that arise during their coaching sessions with startup leaders. From time-to-time, they also have in-depth conversations with entrepreneurs, CEOs, executives, and leaders about what it means to build intentional organizations and teams.
Latest episode
1 September 2026
S1E6: The Value of Values
Why do most company values end up as forgotten murals on a wall? Mathias and Sara unpack what actually makes values useful, and share the messy, real trade-offs (layoffs, burnout, "brilliant assholes") where values either prove their worth or fall apart completely.
55 minutes | Listen now
Previous episodes
25 August 2026
S1E5: Kitchen Knives
What do sharp knives, dull knives, and knife guys named Gary have to do with good management? In this episode, Sara and Mathias trade cooking stories and kitchen mishaps on the way to a bigger point: how you care for your tools says a lot about how you show up for your team.
32 minutes | Listen now
18 August 2026
S1E4: Meetings
Meetings, meetings, meetings. It's the topic that gets its own chapter in Sara and Mathias's book, and for good reason: studies show 72% of meetings are ineffective. In this episode, they dig into why meetings go so wrong (hint: it usually starts with a missing agenda) and share the framework they use to fix them, including the 'three C's of meetings' and a simple habit that can transform your calendar in 90 days.
65 minutes | Listen now
11 August 2026
S1E3: Feedback
Feedback usually fails because it's vague, rare, or saved up for a scary annual review instead of being regular and specific. Mathias and Sara dig into why that happens—blind spots in meetings, power dynamics, fear of reaction–and what actually fixes it: tying feedback to clear expectations, keeping a running feedback log, and ditching empty praise like
62 minutes | Listen now
5 August 2026
S1E2: Reorgs
Sara Hicks and Mathias Meyer examine why organizational restructures (aka reorgs) so often fail: they are treated as quick fixes while overlooking the disruption, stress, and loss of trust they create for people. They argue that leaders should only make structural changes with a clear purpose, realistic expectations, transparent communication, and a plan to support managers and teams through the transition.
40 minutes | Listen now
29 July 2026
S1E1: Navigating Difficult Conversations
This episode is about difficult conversations at work and in leadership. Mathias and Sara explore why these conversations feel so stressful, and why they often leave a longer emotional trail than we expect.
37 minutes | Listen now
8 April 2025
We Wrote a Book: The Intentional Organization
We’re delighted to share that our book is now available. To celebrate this big occasion, we recorded a podcast episode to share a few stories about the origins of the book along with some thoughts on our favorite chapters. We hope you enjoy it! And, hint, hint, this the first of many more episodes to come, so stay tuned!
38 minutes | Listen now
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