THE THROUGHPUT BLOG

Your space for strategies to think clearer, lead better, and keep growing.

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One Team, One Goal

Gina Tabasso of Barracuda B2B Marketing explores what it really means to operate as one team with one shared goal. The conversation focuses on alignment between marketing, sales, and operations; and how clarity, communication, and accountability drive sustainable growth.

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The Discipline of Leadership Development

In this episode, Jared Brubaker breaks down leadership development as a discipline that must be practiced intentionally, not left to chance. He shares a five-discipline framework for developing leaders through repetition, structure, and real-world application.

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Defining Meaningful KPIs

In this episode, I’m joined by Georgian Simion of NineTwelve to unpack what actually makes KPIs meaningful—and why most dashboards fail to drive action. We break down how to align metrics to strategy, focus on driver KPIs, and build systems that create accountability instead of noise.

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Scaling Shady Rays Through Operational Excellence and Clear, Visible Goals

In this episode, Dan Ratterman joins me to share how Shady Rays scaled from a living-room startup to a 160-person powerhouse by solving real customer problems, building operational excellence from day one, and driving growth with clear, visible goals. We also dig into the goal-setting system he created to help leaders stay focused on what actually matters.

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