{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Badass Leaders Podcast: Leadership, Career Growth, and Company Culture","title":"What Breaks Founders + How Great Leaders Recover | Phil Neil","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/26852db6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3561,"description":"What happens when growth stops shouting and intuition finally gets a voice?\nIn this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, host Angela Gill Nelms sits down with serial entrepreneur, investor, and founder advisor Phil Neil for a raw, deeply human conversation about leadership, courage, and the inner work required to scale without breaking yourself or your company.\nPhil shares his journey from growing up poor in Quebec to scaling Neobex Medical to a $70M revenue business and achieving an eight-figure exit — and what happened after the success, when identity, burnout, and fear quietly crept in. Together, they unpack why most founders don’t fail because of bad strategy, but because their internal capacity doesn’t evolve with the business.\nThis episode explores the real difference between leaders and managers, how to handle conflict without destroying culture, and why “letting the world burn” can sometimes be the most responsible leadership move. Phil introduces concepts like fear-based vs. courage-based decision-making, founder psychology, and why intuition — not hustle — is often the missing ingredient in high-stakes leadership.\n\nLearn More About Phil Neil:\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippe-neil/\nWebsite: philneil.com \nMentioned in this Episode: \nEmergenetics: https://en-gb.emergenetics.com/emea/ \nWorking Genius: https://www.workinggenius.com/ \nDiary of a CEO podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDiaryOfACEO \nNeobex Medical: https://neobex.ca/en?srsltid=AfmBOoquMMfsaCeKK31l4IJaHklGc6-y33SZk__lkMsFFVc3cXLgEQg2 \nFounders Compass: https://www.linkedin.com/company/founders-compass-company/ \n\nProduced by: The AGN Group\nHost: Angela Gill Nelms\nProducer: Katie Hart\nTagline: Be Brave. Be Badass.\nWebsites: www.theagngroup.com and www.AngelaGillNelms.com\n\nAbout The AGN Group:\nAt The AGN Group, we believe every individual, team, and company can unlock their inner badass, one brave step at a time. www.TheAGNGroup.com.\n\nSocial Media Channels:\nInstagram:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/PmdQVYFw2OAyD10bB9ek4GW45OVMw42K1JdYf0nmj6I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85NDgz/Y2RlZTQ4MGEyMzNj/YjE2NmEyYzhmODM3/ZWZmZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}