The Intentional CEO Podcast: From Accidental to Intentional Leadership

In this first episode of the Intentional CEO Podcast, Tom and Adam reintroduce their mission: helping entrepreneurs move from being accidental CEOs—overworked and reactive—to intentional CEOs who lead with clarity, agency, and purpose.

Drawing on four decades of combined experience and four years of partnership, they dive into the real challenges business owners face and share practical stories, insights, and tools to help you take control of both your business and your life.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Accidental vs. Intentional CEO: Why many entrepreneurs start out doing everything themselves, and what it takes to shift into intentional leadership.
• Agency + Belief = Confidence: The secret sauce of making empowered decisions and executing them with certainty.
• Overcoming Bottlenecks: How trying to “do it all” keeps you stuck—and the smarter ways to delegate, systemize, and scale.
• Confidence vs. Certainty: Why confidence gets you started, but certainty keeps you moving forward.
• Chaos to Clarity: How structure transforms overwhelming situations into focused progress—whether in business or personal life.
• Evolving Your Mindset: Why the same thinking that got you started won’t take you to the next level.
• Intentional Leadership: The power of listening, developing others, and leading by example instead of reaction.
• Work-Life Harmony: Why balance is a myth—and how to create true harmony by aligning priorities with flexibility.
• Breaking Perfectionism: How letting go of “perfect” creates momentum and growth.
• The Intentional CEO System: Why Tom and Adam built it, and how it simplifies success for entrepreneurs.

Memorable Quotes

• “Confidence is great, but certainty is what drives you forward.”
• “Structure isn’t restrictive—it creates clarity.”
• “Business is simple. It’s just not easy.”
• “Work-life balance is a myth. Harmony is the goal.”
• “Success always, in all ways. How you do one thing is how you’ll do everything.”

Resources & Links

• Visit bethe.ceo for free resources to help you become an Intentional CEO.
• Connect with Tom and Adam directly on LinkedIn.

👉 Tune in to learn how to stop leading by accident and start leading with intention—in business and in

life.