Some founders build one company. Ryan Hogan has built several, survived a bankruptcy, and scaled a true-crime subscription box to $55 million before deciding recruiting needed the same kind of disruption.

In this episode of CEO Growth Talks, Pete Hayes sits down with Ryan Hogan, Founder and CEO of Talent Harbor. Ryan shares how a 25-year Navy career and a run of entrepreneurial wins and losses shaped the way he builds teams, why his company had grown fast but skipped the foundational strategy work most businesses need, and how bringing in Chief Outsiders' fractional executives gave him not just an expert, but a peer group stress-testing his strategy in real time.

Don't miss the story behind a founder who calls fractional executives his cheat code.

In this episode of CEO Growth Talks, host Pete Hayes talks with Alicia Suessmith, President of Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations, an IT asset disposition company that has grown alongside the data center and AI infrastructure boom.

Calling on Alicia's background in HR and people leadership, she recognized when Dynamic had reached a critical inflection point: when strong reputation and solid service alone couldn't open the doors they wanted to open. She walks through how Dynamic evaluated their marketing gaps, brought in a fractional CMO through Chief Outsiders, and built a more disciplined go-to-market approach without overextending their budget or resources.

For CEOs navigating similar growing pains, the conversation offers an honest look at what it takes to professionalize a marketing function from the inside out.

In this episode of CEO Growth Talks, host Pete Hayes sits down with Ben Bertram, Owner of Fiberglass Solutions, to explore his bold leap into business ownership—without a safety net.

Ben shares how he and his wife acquired a gritty, industrial business and scaled it rapidly through operational excellence, customer responsiveness, and eventually, strategic marketing support from Chief Outsiders.

From building cheese brine tanks to overcoming a growth plateau, this is a candid look at entrepreneurial grit, risk-taking, and building the foundation for scalable success.