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Kevin explores the balance between 'magic' and 'logic' in leadership and project management, drawing lessons from Coach's growth story.

Magic and Logic: What Project Leaders Can Learn from Coach’s Billion Dollar Growth In this episode of OWN. MOVE. ANCHOR., Kevin explores the balance between “magic” and “logic” in leadership, project management, and organizational growth. Inspired by a story shared on Masters of Scale episode featuring Lew Frankfort and the rise of Coach from a $6 million company into a global public brand, this episode breaks down what leaders can learn from combining people, purpose, momentum, standards, and repeatable systems. Topics include: • Why project leadership is more than timelines and metrics • How “magic” creates momentum, culture, and belief • Why “logic” builds scalability, trust, and consistency • The importance of understanding the “why” behind the work • Leadership lessons from Simon Sinek and Viktor Frankl • How portfolio and project leaders can build stronger, healthier teams Strong organizations need both structure and humanity. This episode discusses how leaders can bring both together to improve delivery, engagement, and long-term success. References: Master's of Scale: How Coach scaled from a single store into a global icon Website: ownmoveanchor.com Instagram and X…

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Pannell

Topics covered

• leadership
• project management
• organizational growth
• culture
• scalability
• team building

Keywords

• leadership
• project management
• Coach
• organizational growth
• culture
• scalability
• team building

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coach

Books & works: Masters of Scale

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