The U.S. Small Business Administration has revealed that a record number of new businesses were started in the 12-month period ending in June 2026. In this episode, Strategic Coachยฎ co-founder Dan Sullivan joins EOS Worldwideโs Kelly Knight and Mark OโDonnell to discuss the likely reasons behind this growth, including the impact of AI.
No entrepreneur likes to fail, and trying to avoid failure can shut down your biggest growth opportunities. In this episode, Strategic Coach founder Dan Sullivan joins EOS Worldwideโs Kelly Knight and Mark OโDonnell to explore how setbacks create breakthroughs, why failure often produces the most valuable learning, and how entrepreneurs can redirect negative energy into new, higher-value projects. They also discuss Unique Abilityยฎ, clarity, confidence, and how AI can amplify your best thinking when youโre clear on what you want.
Is ambition something youโre born with or something you can continually grow? Dan Sullivan, Kelly Knight, and Mark OโDonnell show how treating ambition as a capabilityโpowered by action, obstacles, and new doors of opportunityโkeeps entrepreneurs excited, expanding their freedom, and avoiding the comfort traps that turn thriving companies into lifeless bureaucracies.
What if ambition isnโt about reaching a destination, but a capability you can strengthen forever? Dan, Kelly, and Mark explore how entrepreneurs can shift from scarcity to abundance, compete only with themselves, and build ambition as an endless muscle. Learn why true ambition thrives on collaboration, agency, and a future bigger than your past.
What if your existing business is actually an R&D engine for a second, infinitely scalable company? Dan Sullivan reveals how top entrepreneurs transform their hard-earned solutions into licensable IP.
In this episode of Strategic Coach and EOS Elevate Entrepreneurs to New Heights, our hosts discuss what keeps entrepreneurs up at night, what hidden issues prevent them from achieving their money goals, and how they can maximize their strengths and clarify their thinking.
When an entrepreneur finds themselves confused, afraid, or even paralyzed from taking action, itโs often because of complexity. This is where first principles come in. In this episode, Mark OโDonnell and Kelly Knight of EOSยฎWorldwide join Strategic Coachยฎ co-founder Dan Sullivan to discuss what first principles are and how you can use them to succeed in any environment.
In this episode of Strategic Coach and EOS Elevate Entrepreneurs to New Heights, our hosts discuss what keeps entrepreneurs up at night, what hidden issues prevent them from achieving their money goals, and how they can maximize their strengths and clarify their thinking.
When something negative happens, we tend to see it as a disappointment or an obstacle. But with the right mindset, youโll see all of your challenges as opportunities for growth. In this episode, Strategic Coachยฎ co-founder Dan Sullivan and EOSยฎ Worldwideโs Kelly Knight and Mark OโDonnell discuss the Coach thinking tool that allows you to transform any negative experience into a positive one.
In this episode of Strategic Coach and EOS Elevate Entrepreneurs to New Heights, our hosts discuss what keeps entrepreneurs up at night, what hidden issues prevent them from achieving their money goals, and how they can maximize their strengths and clarify their thinking.
Coaching Collaboration, hosted by leaders Dan Sullivan, Kelly P. Knight, and Mark OโDonnell, combines the best of EOSยฎ and Strategic Coachยฎ.
In this episode of Strategic Coach and EOS Elevate Entrepreneurs to New Heights, our hosts discuss what keeps entrepreneurs up at night, what hidden issues prevent them from achieving their money goals, and how they can maximize their strengths and clarify their thinking.
Ready to transform your business and life? Then get ready for The Coaching Collaboration podcast!
The worldโs foremost expert on entrepreneurship in action, Dan Sullivan has spent the past four decades empowering business owners to reach their full potential in both their professional and personal lives. His strong belief in and commitment to the power of the entrepreneur is evident in all areas of his company, Strategic Coachยฎ, and its successful membership community.
Dan is married to Babs Smith, his partner in business and in life. They jointly own and operate The Strategic Coach Inc., with offices in Toronto, Chicago, and the UK. Dan and Babs reside in Toronto.
Kelly has served as an EOS Worldwide Integratorโข since 2016. Sheโs worked with 11 Visionaries in her career and credits her father for being the first person to show her how to take an idea and make it real. Hardwired to find talented people and guide them to reaching their full potential, Kelly harmonizes the major functions of EOS while driving accountability and organizational clarity. Her gift is leading with positivity and heart, with a passion for uniting teams to achieve the extraordinary. Today, Kellyโs focus is sharing EOS with the world in a meaningful way, growing the EOS Community with people who are passionate about helping entrepreneurs get more of what they want from their businesses.
Mark is a highly successful entrepreneur, CEO, and Expert EOS Implementerโข. He is the current Visionary and CEO of EOS Worldwide and has also served as Head Coach for the company. His passion for helping people live their ideal lives led him to his current mission of assisting a million people with tools like those found in the Entrepreneurial Operating Systemยฎ (EOS). Mark is a lifelong learner and an alumnus of Albright College, Northeastern University, and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives outside of Philadelphia with his wife, mother-in-law, three children, and 100-pound dog, Blue.
