What if the success you worked so hard to build is the very thing making you feel stuck?

In this episode of Show Your Value, Lee Benson sits down with Whitney Johnson, bestselling author of Smart Growth and one of the leading voices on personal disruption, growth, and leadership.

Whitney explains why high achievers often become restless after reaching mastery, why starting something new feels so uncomfortable, and why comfort can quietly turn into stagnation. She breaks down the S-curve of growth, how to know when it is time to jump to a new curve, and why people, teams, and companies stop growing when they stop being challenged.

Lee and Whitney also discuss why employees do not always want promotions as much as they want growth, how leaders can create environments where people run toward challenge, and why the strongest organizations are built by developing people before they plateau.

This conversation is for founders, executives, parents, and high performers who look successful from the outside but know they are ready for another level of growth.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why successful people can quietly become miserable
• How the S-curve explains growth, boredom, and reinvention
• Why mastery can become a trap
• The real reason starting over feels so uncomfortable
• How leaders can keep their best people growing
• Why comfort is not the same as fulfillment

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Did you know that 70% of men report feeling deeply lonely, and over 85% say they don’t have a single "3 a.m. friend" they could call in a true emergency?

In this episode of Show Your Value, Lee Benson sits down with Larry Hagner, founder of The Dad Edge, author, and host of a 1,500+ episode podcast movement. Larry shares his powerful journey from a chaotic, broken childhood to breaking generational cycles and mastering what it actually means to show up as a husband, father, and leader.

If you feel like you are "winging it" in your marriage or parenting, or if you've felt the slow, silent pull of "the drift" taking over your life, this conversation is your blueprint to get back on track.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The 3 Components of the Marriage Drift: Why only 12% of couples stay happily fulfilled while the other 88% slip into "roommate syndrome" or complete disconnection.
• The Lone Wolf Fallacy: Why going at it alone is a death sentence for a man's growth and how to build a true pack.
• The Power of Generative Questions: How changing your internal and external vocabulary from "Why can't I?" to "How might I?" completely rewires your brain for solutions.
• The Psychological Safety Framework: The exact 3 questions Larry asks his kids every single day to build unbreakable trust (and how to handle their failures without blame, shame, or pain).
• Filtering Fear: How Team Hagner turned the chaos of 2020 into a 100-photo mural of family adventures by choosing a lens of opportunity over a lens of fear.

Connect with Larry Hagner & Get His Free Resources:

• Podcast: The Dad Edge Podcast (Available on all major platforms)
• For Your Marriage: Get the 25 Intimate Conversation Starters PDF at thedadedge.com/25questions
• For Your Kids: Crack the code with teenagers and young kids using the Questions for the Car PDF at thedadedge.com/kidquests

Connect with Show Your Value:

• Subscribe to the channel for more interviews on optimizing your emotional energy, health, and value-creation strategy.
• Leave a comment: What is your biggest takeaway from Larry's story today?

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Businesses do not die. Founders quit.

In this masterclass, we pulled twenty of the most impactful moments from seven incredible guests and packed them into one honest episode.

This is the unvarnished truth on what it actually takes to scale a company, lead through deliberate discomfort, and avoid the traps that destroy CEOs.

You will learn why high-performing teams actually report more mistakes.
You will find out why bad news is acceptable while surprises are fatal.

Featuring insights from:
* Noel Massie
* Adam Callinan
* Mark Crowley
* David Burkus
* Kass and Mike Lazerow
* Luke Peters
* Neri Karra Sillaman

If you are serious about building a business that lasts, this episode is your blueprint. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode of Show Your Value.

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If AI eventually performs our jobs, how will we define who we are?

Today on Show Your Value, Lee Benson is joined by Mauro Porcini, President and Chief Design Officer at Samsung. Mauro argues that as technology accelerates, the ultimate competitive advantage isn't scale or patents. It is human-centricity.

In this conversation, Mauro explains his philosophy that design is an act of love and generosity. He takes us inside Samsung's framework for translating human psychology into consumer technology and outlines exactly what it takes to thrive in an unpredictable future.

In this episode, we cover:

• The Identity Challenge: How to find meaning and purpose beyond your job title.
• The Act of Love: Why the best creators treat their customers like family.
• Samsung's Blueprint: The four categories driving tech innovation (Live Longer, Live Better, Live Loud, Live On).
• The Innovator's Mindset: Why optimism and kindness are just as important as the ability to execute.
• Designing Happiness: The three non-negotiable steps to building a fulfilling life.

If you want to understand where technology is heading and how to stay relevant, this episode is a masterclass in modern leadership and design.

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What happens after you achieve the "big exit"? For many high-performing entrepreneurs, the transition from running a massive operation to managing a massive portfolio is surprisingly isolating.

In this episode, Lee Benson sits down with Tim Daniels, CEO of TIGER 21, the world’s premier peer membership network for high-net-worth entrepreneurs, investors, and executives. Tim shares his journey from leveraged buyouts to global education, and eventually to leading a community that manages over a quarter of a trillion dollars in assets.

Lee and Tim dive deep into the "whole person" approach to wealth, exploring why financial success is only one bucket of a truly valuable life. They discuss the power of collective intelligence, the "Portfolio Defense," and why the best leaders are those who balance high achievement with deep humility.

Key Takeaways:

• Beyond the Balance Sheet: Why TIGER 21 focuses on the "whole person," including legacy, philanthropy, and family dynamics, rather than just asset allocation.
• The Five Dimensions of Wealth: A breakdown of Bloom’s Five Types of Wealth (Mental, Physical, Social, Financial, and Time) and how they align with Lee’s three buckets of holistic value creation.
• The "No Jerks" Policy: How TIGER 21 filters for members who are both teachers and students, ensuring a community built on trust and radical vulnerability.
• The 100-Year Plan: Strategies for first-generation wealth creators to ensure their success remains a benefit, not a burden, for future generations.
• The Future of Education: A candid discussion on why the current education system is failing to teach essential life skills and how to foster resilience in the next generation.

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"A bad team culture will destroy a high performer every single time."

In this episode of Show Your Value, Lee Benson talks with David Burkus, one of the world’s leading business thinkers and author of Best Team Ever. They dive into the "crunch time" of business growth: that pivotal moment when a founder can no longer have a direct connection to every employee.

Lee and David explore the mechanics of scaling a high-performing culture, the necessity of "psychological safety," and why individual incentive programs often create more dysfunction than value.

Key Highlights:

• The Scalability Trap: Why culture is easy when everyone reports to the founder, and how to maintain "tightness" as you add levels of leadership.
• The "Bursty" Communication Rule: Why high-performing teams don’t talk constantly, but instead communicate in intense, focused bursts.
• Psychological Safety vs. Accountability: Why the best teams actually report more mistakes, not fewer.
• Ending the "Performance Review": Lee’s "OCD" (Outcomes, Capabilities, Duties) framework and why real-time dashboards beat annual reviews.
• The Crisis of Integrity: Addressing the gap between what employees agree to do and the effort they actually provide.

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What happens when a seasoned entrepreneur takes a 15-month trip around the world with his family only to come back and build an AI-driven powerhouse? In this episode of Show Your Value, Lee Benson sits down with Jason Smith, co-founder and CEO of Klue, to discuss the seismic shift toward "AI-first" business models and the timeless importance of human connection.

Jason shares the origin story of Klue, which was born from a "scratching an itch" moment when he realized sales teams were losing credibility by winging it against competitors. They dive deep into how AI is acting as both a "nuclear reactor" of productivity and a competitive threat that companies must embrace to survive.

Key Topics Covered:

• The "AI-First" Mandate: Why starting a company today means starting with agents first and why small, AI-leveraged teams are the future.
• The 1-9-90 Rule of AI: How to move from being a "voyeur" to a "tinkerer" and eventually a power user of tools like Claude and ChatGPT.
• Training Your "AI Interns": A CEO’s perspective on overcoming the fear of "training your replacement" and instead building a personal competitive advantage.
• Global Perspectives on Value: Jason reflects on his 15-month family sabbatical, teaching his daughters about privilege, poverty, and the universal nature of human connection.
• The Future of Purpose: Why the "AI revolution" makes human-to-human interaction more valuable than ever and how to find purpose in a world of increasing automation.
• Embracing Discomfort: Why Jason seeks out the "edge of discomfort" to drive growth and how to handle the skeptics when you’re building something new.

About Jason Smith

Jason Smith is the co-founder and CEO of Klue, a competitive enablement platform that helps companies collect, curate, and deliver market insights. A serial entrepreneur and former president of Vision Critical, Jason is a leading voice on leveraging AI to outmaneuver the competition while maintaining a focus on creating real-world value.

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What if the struggle you're running from is the exact thing that makes you who you're meant to be?

In this episode of the most powerful insights from the Show Your Value podcast, Lee Benson brings together six world-class thinkers on leadership, value creation, and what it really takes to build something meaningful. From the butterfly cocoon metaphor that will change how you see every hardship you're facing, to the counterintuitive pricing strategy behind a $250,000 coaching program, to why the CEO with the "cool break room" has the worst culture in the company this episode is packed with ideas you can use today.

You'll hear why revenue is a byproduct of value (not the other way around), how to start a business from literally nothing, what the Blue Zones reveal about why we're so disconnected, and the three needs every team member has that almost no leader meets.

If you've ever felt stuck, afraid to start, or like you're playing the wrong game, this one's for you.

Featured guests:

- Ken Coleman — Bestselling author, host of The Ken Coleman Show, and career expert at Ramsey Solutions. Author of From Paycheck to Purpose.

- Robin Waite — Founder of Fearless Business, bestselling author of Take Your Shot, and business coach to clients in 20+ countries.

- Gary Arnold — Veteran operator behind Amazon Pay, GoDaddy's Professional Web Services, and PayPal's merchant marketing organization.

- Ellen Petry Leanse — Silicon Valley innovator, former Apple and Google leader, Stanford instructor, and author of The Happiness Hack.

- Michael Watkins — Thinkers50 Hall of Fame inductee, IMD professor, and author of the million-copy bestseller The First 90 Days and The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking.

- Bruce Cardenas — Former LAPD officer, US Marine, and early team member at Quest Nutrition who helped scale the company from zero to a billion-dollar exit.

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