The High Performance Herd

From furniture warehouses to power plant floors, one leader kept asking the same dangerous question: what if we stopped assigning blame and started fixing forward? Nathan Sanders, CEO of Industrial Air Flow Dynamics, built his career on that curiosity, and it took him from sales operations to running a private equity backed industrial powerhouse. This is a masterclass in leadership development, business transformation and executive coaching wisdom for founders, operators and CEOs scaling teams globally.

🔍 The Loneliest Chair: Why First Time CEOs Struggle Alone
⚙️ Culture Process Growth: The Framework Behind Every Turnaround
🚧 Finding The Blocker: Who Secretly Resists Your Best Ideas
🤝 Empowerment Vs Expectation: The Balance Every Great Leader Needs

Nathan breaks down organizational culture change, team empowerment, operational excellence and customer centric leadership with zero corporate fluff, just real talk for supply chain executives, private equity operators and rising business leaders worldwide.

Perfect for entrepreneurs, COOs and management consultants seeking authentic CEO insights.

You can get in touch with him here on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanders-nathan/
Website: https://www.iafdinc.com

What is The High Performance Herd?

Welcome to The High-Performance Herd, where CEOs and founders learn to multiply impact without multiplying hours. I'm David Quick—I've been in the CEO seat three times and coached over 1,500 leaders through the messy reality of scaling teams and building high-performing cultures.
This podcast features peer conversations with business leaders navigating real challenges: being the bottleneck where everything runs through you, managing disconnected leadership teams, working unsustainable hours, or leading teams that need constant direction.
We explore how to transition from overextended operator to empowered leader, build teams that perform without micromanagement, and create the leverage that lets you thrive instead of just survive. No guru nonsense—just honest conversations between bulls who've been in the arena.
Whether you're scaling from founder-led sales to a real team, struggling with misaligned leaders, or wondering if there's a better way than working 70-hour weeks, you'll find practical frameworks and real stories from leaders who've found their path.
This is The High-Performance Herd.