Show Notes
On this episode of Grownlearn, Zorina sits down with Loic Potjes—Executive Coach, former Corporate & Scale-Up CEO, tech investor, and Managing Partner—who’s coached 40+ CEOs across 17 countries. We dig into what actually scales a business: a crisp 80/20 strategy, the right “engine” (your core team), and smart use of AI that goes way beyond meeting notes and automation.Loic breaks down YPO’s value (it’s growth, not “networking”), how psychometrics (Map & Match) surface your real strengths, why many founders should stop “running the machine,” and his three levels of AI—especially Strategic AI, which he uses in 90-minute workshops to unlock new markets, products, and business models without the old-school strategy-consulting price tag.
Guest: Loic Potjes — Executive Coach to Scale-Up CEOs, Chairman & investor, regular media contributor, YPO member.
Find Loic: DisruptiveLeap.com
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CHAPTERS
00:01:14-00:01:53: Cold open & who Loic is (DisruptiveLeap)
00:01:53-00:04:52: YPO explained: growth over networking
00:04:52-00:09:35: Coaching CEOs, ADHD, alignment & a global lens
00:09:35-00:12:29: Founder vs operator—hire your complement
00:12:29-00:15:52: Strategy ≠ ideas: 80/20 plan, GTM & the “team engine”
00:15:52-00:17:28: When results show up & decluttering the CEO calendar
00:17:28-00:19:00: Who Loic coaches: $15M–$500M scale-ups, IPO talk
00:19:00-00:20:09: Women-led scale-ups—representation reality
00:20:09-00:21:32: Same coaching bar, different cultures & contexts
00:21:32-00:24:27: Finding “greatness”: Map & Match, purpose, strengths
00:24:27-00:30:22: AI’s 3 levels; Strategic AI; 90-min workshops vs consulting
00:30:22-00:31:15: Prompts = strategy muscle; how to reach Loic
00:31:15-00:31:56: Wrap-up & key takeaways
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