Episodes
Why "Good Enough" is Standing in the Way of Your Growth | Karen Caplan
Most business owners are too busy working IN their business to ever work ON it. After 30 years running Frieda's Specialty Produce, Karen Caplan knows exactly what that costs. She now coaches CEOs and leaders of companies from...
What Every Business Owner Should be Doing with AI Right Now
Most business owners face a paralyzing choice: leap into AI or wait until it's proven. Rob Levin cuts through the false binary. The cost of waiting isn't just competitive lag, it's cultural stagnation and missed efficiency ga...
The Leadership Shift Behind Massive Growth - A True Story | Damon Ger…
What separates leaders who scale from those who hit a ceiling? Damon Gersh, founder and former CEO of Maxons Restorations, has navigated both, building a team that stayed calm and effective during 9/11 and Superstorm Sandy, t...
9 Things Great Owners Do That the Rest Don't
In this episode, Rob Levin breaks down nine foundational practices that separate thriving companies from stuck ones: from leveraging your unique strength to building accountability systems that empower rather than micromanage...
The Talent Game Has Changed: Who's Winning and Why
Over 80% of business owners can't find qualified people. But 15–25% are thriving, hiring, retaining, and growing at the same time. The difference isn't luck or budget; it's strategy. Rob Levin breaks down the three fundamenta...
Why Waiting on AI Is Riskier Than You Think | Alan Pentz
Alan Pentz, AI investor and operator, cuts through AI hype with a clear framework: we're entering the era of "multiplayer AI," where individual productivity gains transform into company-wide business transformation. AI succes...
What Gallup's Workplace Report Means for Business Owners Right Now
Declining employee engagement is a warning signal for every small and mid-size business. Gallup's 2026 State of the Global Workplace report shows engagement dropping across the board, but Rob Levin unpacks three critical take...
How WBN Is Becoming an AI-First Company
Most companies treat AI as an efficiency play, bolt it onto existing workflows and hope for faster output. Rob Levin went deeper. After recognizing AI's potential in early 2023 and spending two years experimenting, he made a ...
Don't Have an Assistant? You are One. (Stings a little, doesn't it?)
Most business owners are leaving $100,000+ on the table every year doing administrative work that costs $25/hour while their time is worth $200–$1,000+/hour. Rob Levin breaks down why an assistant is no longer a luxury—it's a...
Steady Leadership in an AI-Driven World | Ryan Paugh
Every headline screams that AI will transform your business overnight. Most SMB leaders find themselves caught between two extremes: either diving recklessly into every new tool, or staying frozen on the sidelines. Ryan Paugh...
7 Culture Moves Behind a Fast-Growing Company
Culture isn't a recruitment tactic, it's your competitive advantage. In this solo episode, Rob Levin reveals seven concrete practices that transformed WorkBetterNow into a fast-growing company. You'll walk away with immediate...
Stop Sabotaging Innovation in Your Own Business | JL Heather
Innovation isn't the exclusive domain of tech startups, it's the competitive edge every small and mid-size business must build into their DNA. But most owners centralize innovation within themselves, missing their biggest adv...
Talent Density: The Growth & Profit Multiplier
Traditional annual reviews fail because they focus on output alone, leaving companies wondering why growth stalls. Rob Levin interviews leadership coach Mike Goldman on a practical alternative: the Talent Density framework—tr...
Why Talent Is the New Growth Lever
In this episode, Rob Levin (Founder of Work Better Now and author of The New Talent Playbook ) distills the biggest concepts from the book into one clear framework, and introduces a key reframe: this isn't a temporary "talent...
From Scrappy to Scalable: Designing a Team Built for Growth
In this episode, Rob Levin sits down with Andrew Schenkel, founder of Double Play Marketing and Sales, to explore what it really takes to scale a marketing agency through intentional team design, systems, and leadership. Andr...
Lead Like a Negotiator – Because You Already Are One
In this episode, Rob sits down with Jonathan B. Smith, Expert EOS Implementer® and negotiation strategist with The Black Swan Group, to explore how Tactical Empathy® can transform leadership, communication, and team health. J...
"No Crying Allowed": How One Firm Eliminated 80-Hour Weeks and Improv…
In this episode, Rob talks with Joe Romano, founder of Romano & Associates, a tax planning and preparation firm with 19 full-time employees and more than 1,500 clients. Joe shares how his team stays sane during tax season, th...
Why Leaders Plateau – and the Mindset Shift That Gets You Unstuck
In this powerful conversation, mindset transformation coach Curtis McCullom breaks down the hidden patterns that quietly limit a leader's success—no matter how accomplished they are on paper. Curtis explains why subconscious ...
Beyond Trust Falls: Team Building with the Power of Play
In this episode, Rob sits down with David Goldstein, founder of TeamBonding, North America's leading team building company built around the "power of play." David shares how team building has evolved, why culture and connecti...
Why "Just Do Your Job" Fails – and the People Strategy That Works Ins…
In this episode, Rob sits down with LeiLani Quiray, Founder and CEO of be the change HR, to explore what it really means to build workplaces that are both high-performing and deeply human. With over 20 years of HR experience,...
From Navy SEAL to CEO: Lessons on Leadership & Trusting Your Team to …
In this episode, Rob Levin sits down with Alex Kunz, CEO of OP2 Labs, a company providing innovative collagen-based nutrition and a five-time Inc. 5000 fastest-growing business. A former U.S. Navy SEAL turned multi-industry l...
It's Here! The New Talent Playbook: The Ultimate Guide for Building Y…
In this special LinkedIn Live edition of The New Talent Playbook Podcast, marketing expert John Jantsch sits down with Rob Levin, co-founder of WorkBetterNow and author of The New Talent Playbook. Together, they explore why s...
Want to Accelerate Your Growth? Get Aligned First
In this episode of The New Talent Playbook Podcast, Rob Levin sits down with Ron Karr, speaker, advisor, and creator of the Velocity Mindset®. Ron has spent over three decades helping leaders and sales teams eliminate frictio...
The Inner Game That Builds High-Performance Cultures
What happens when you build a successful business—but still feel something’s missing? In this episode, mindfulness expert and award-winning servant leader Rob Dube shares how mastering your inner game of leadership transforms...