In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership, Dr Gary Crotaz sits down with Alisa Cohn — one of the world’s top executive coaches and author of From Start-Up to Grown-Up: Grow Your Leadership to Grow Your Business. Alisa works with founders and leaders at the most pivotal stages of their growth — helping them evolve from running the business to becoming the leader their business needs. In this candid conversation, she and Gary explore a truth too often overlooked: you can’t lead others until you’ve learned to lead yourself. They dive into what it means to “get in touch with your own stuff” — to understand your triggers, fears, and blind spots — and how that self-awareness becomes the foundation of strong, empathetic, and scalable leadership. It’s a powerful conversation about emotional intelligence, personal growth, and the evolution from founder to leader — packed with wisdom for anyone building something bigger than themselves. Originally recorded for The Unlock Moment podcast.
In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership, Dr Gary Crotaz sits down with Alisa Cohn — one of the world’s top executive coaches and author of From Start-Up to Grown-Up: Grow Your Leadership to Grow Your Business.
Alisa works with founders and leaders at the most pivotal stages of their growth — helping them evolve from running the business to becoming the leader their business needs. In this candid conversation, she and Gary explore a truth too often overlooked: you can’t lead others until you’ve learned to lead yourself.
They dive into what it means to “get in touch with your own stuff” — to understand your triggers, fears, and blind spots — and how that self-awareness becomes the foundation of strong, empathetic, and scalable leadership.
It’s a powerful conversation about emotional intelligence, personal growth, and the evolution from founder to leader — packed with wisdom for anyone building something bigger than themselves.
Originally recorded for The Unlock Moment podcast.