The 5 Obsessions of Elite Organizations: A Blueprint for Leaders Who Want ROI and ROL with Michael Erath and Joe Polish
Release Date: 06/13/2025
The Joe Polish Show
Jason Fladlien reveals how to sell ethically, scale globally, and create transformations that last long after the transaction. Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover in this episode: The Real Reason People Don’t Buy (Even When They Should): Jason’s insight into why your most qualified prospects hesitate—and how to ethically help them say yes without pressure or manipulation Why the Best Sales Happen After Someone Says No: How Jason leveraged follow-ups in his own business that others neglect—and why staying with a customer longer than anyone else wins the sale The Fear Beneath...
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Dr. Nasha Winters, an integrative oncology expert and cancer survivor, shares her groundbreaking approach to cancer care, focusing on the importance of metabolic health and environmental factors. Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover in this episode: Why Dr. Nasha Winters says the real cure for cancer has been buried since the 1920s—and the ancient cellular truth modern medicine refuses to face 26,500 people die from cancer every day—and that number is projected to double by 2030. What’s causing the explosion? It’s not your genes... "I wasn’t fighting to live. I just wanted to...
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Dr. Benjamin Hardy reveals how setting “seemingly impossible” goals can transform the way Entrepreneurs think, scale, and operate. Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover in this episode: Why most goals are lies—and how false timelines are secretly sabotaging your business (PLUS: What Elon Musk does differently that makes his goals inevitable..) The single biggest mistake smart entrepreneurs make when scaling (Hint: It’s not about working harder—it’s about questioning THIS) The surprising reason most companies never scale—and how to 10X faster by raising your...
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Jonathan “J Cron” Cronstedt reveals how he scaled Kajabi to $2B—and the failures that shaped him. A fast-paced dive into strategy, leadership, and staying human in a high-tech world. Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover in this episode: How to Manufacture Luck, Avoid Bad Advice, and Build a Business That Lasts: Billion-Dollar Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur with Jonathan Cronstedt and Joe Polish The Billion-Dollar Bullseye Formula: How Jonathan Cronstedt cracked the code on scaling businesses at warp speed—and why most entrepreneurs never make it past the first hurdle....
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Jonathan “J Cron” Cronstedt reveals how he scaled Kajabi to $2B—and the failures that shaped him. A fast-paced dive into strategy, leadership, and staying human in a high-tech world. Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover in this episode: How to Manufacture Luck, Avoid Bad Advice, and Build a Business That Lasts: Billion-Dollar Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur with Jonathan Cronstedt and Joe Polish The Billion-Dollar Bullseye Formula: How Jonathan Cronstedt cracked the code on scaling businesses at warp speed—and why most entrepreneurs never make it past the first hurdle....
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Cameron Herold shares how to find, hire, and empower a world-class second-in-command to scale your business. From Vivid Vision to the real reason meetings suck, Cameron reveals the systems and mindset shifts that create unstoppable operational teams. Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover in this episode: How Cameron hired 800 franchisees—and trained them to recruit 8,000 people—in just 4 months, year after year. (Including the obscure system that made it possible.) The Hidden Hiring Mistake That Fools Even Seasoned Entrepreneurs: Why "knowing how" isn’t enough—and how one...
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Cameron Herold shares how to find, hire, and empower a world-class second-in-command to scale your business. From Vivid Vision to the real reason meetings suck, Cameron reveals the systems and mindset shifts that create unstoppable operational teams. Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover in this episode: How Cameron hired 800 franchisees—and trained them to recruit 8,000 people—in just 4 months, year after year. (Including the obscure system that made it possible.) The Hidden Hiring Mistake That Fools Even Seasoned Entrepreneurs: Why "knowing how" isn’t enough—and how one...
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Michael Erath reveals the five obsessions that drive elite business performance and sustainable growth. From recovering after a $45M business collapse to building a customizable operating system, Michael shares powerful lessons every Entrepreneur should hear. Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover in this episode: How Michael Erath lost a $45 million company—but walked away with a better business model, a better marriage, and a blueprint for building elite organizations. (Here's the system that turned a betrayal and bank fraud into one of the most valuable leadership toolkits...
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Garnet Morris shares his powerful journey from millionaire hotel tycoon to bankruptcy at 40—and how he rebuilt his life by embracing humility, self-awareness, and strategic partnerships. With lessons on legacy, health, generosity, and business mastery, this conversation explores the inspiration behind Garnet’s upcoming book and the values that guide his extraordinary success. Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover in this episode: How going bankrupt at 40 forced Garnet to rethink everything—and sparked the most profitable chapter of his life... Why “bricks” are the...
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Ron Lynch reveals the strategy behind his “$1,000 cup of coffee” and how he vets ideas, people, and businesses for success. Discover the principles that have helped him generate billions in sales through ethical marketing and high-impact storytelling. Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover in this episode: The Six Box Character Exercise: A simple tool to uncover what drives you—and how it can guide your decisions in business, relationships, parenting, and life How Ron went from grocery stores to movie sets to shaping some of the most iconic direct response campaigns of the...
info_outlineMichael Erath reveals the five obsessions that drive elite business performance and sustainable growth. From recovering after a $45M business collapse to building a customizable operating system, Michael shares powerful lessons every Entrepreneur should hear.
Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover in this episode:
- How Michael Erath lost a $45 million company—but walked away with a better business model, a better marriage, and a blueprint for building elite organizations. (Here's the system that turned a betrayal and bank fraud into one of the most valuable leadership toolkits you’ve never heard of.)
- Why most “people problems” in your business come down to this one overlooked cause—and how Michael’s Mission/MCO/Obsessions framework eliminates it before it infects your team.
- Why your people don’t need more perks or ping pong tables—they need THIS principled, plug-and-play system that unlocks performance, purpose, and profits.
- The $100 Bill Exercise: How a pair of scissors, a blown-up banknote, and one bold demonstration taught an entire factory team financial literacy—and why your team’s ignorance of margin may be killing your business.
- The Hidden Cost Of Onboarding By Firehose: If you haven’t documented a 90-day onboarding journey with check-ins and calibrations, you’re not onboarding—you’re waterboarding.
- How to stop saying “we’re too busy to systemize” and finally build the playbooks that make fires go away for good. (Plus: How Michael uses Loom, AI, and ChatGPT to turn chaos into clarity—without adding headcount.)
- Stop Hoping For “Ownership” And Define It Instead: Why saying “I’ll own that” is meaningless without a clear outcome, guardrails, and accountability. (And how Michael trains leaders to own outcomes, not just tasks.)
- The 7 People Solutions framework for retaining (or releasing) underperformers—without drama, excuses, or endless “coaching” loops. (Use this to fix your culture without wrecking your calendar.)
- Why Most Entrepreneurs Sabotage Their Own Teams: Michael’s blunt answer to the “arsonist-leader” dilemma—and how to build a business operating system that puts the user before the tool.
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