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Nov 2024
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1182: "Scaling Without Sacrifice: Leader...

Hosted by Heather Chauvin | Insights inspired by Mel Robbins, Bréne Brown,
About this episode

You got into business for more freedom and to make an impact, so why does it feel like the business is running you?

For Allison Maslan, CEO of Pinnacle Global Network, Despite her incredible success at a young age, she felt unhappy and consistently guilty for wanting more. After a life-changing accident, she was forced to redefine leadership and learn how to scale her business without sacrificing every area of her life.

In this episode, Allison shares:

  • What it means to step into the role of a visionary CEO and empower your team to take the lead so you can expand your vision (and achieve it)
  • The parallels between leadership and parenting, and how both require empowering critical thought and emotionally uncomfortable conversations
  • The top three qualities you need to embody to scale your business and lead a time-rich life

Listen up and learn how to step out of your own way.

Continue the conversation on Instagram @heatherchauvin_

Allison Maslan, CEO of Pinnacle Global Network, was recently named “One of the 10 Women Entrepreneurs to Watch”, by Forbes Magazine. She is the Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author of, Scale or Fail, which is endorsed by Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank. Allison has shared the stage with noted business leaders such as Richard Branson and Magic Johnson; has been featured in Inc., Success, Fortune, Fast Company, and Forbes Magazines, is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine, and a featured expert on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and Fox. Allison is also the host and producer of her own podcast, The SCALEit® Method. Over the last 40 years, Allison has built 10 successful companies. And for the past 15 years, she and her team of business mentors, have helped over 150,000 Founders scale their businesses, fast-track their success, and create a more meaningful life through her company, Pinnacle Global Network. Pinnacle Global Network is one of the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies for the past 3 years.

Check out her website, pinnacleglobalnetwork.com, and her book, “Scale or Fail.”

Follow her on Instagram @allisonmaslan and on LinkedIn.

Feeling like your energy tank is always running on empty? Join me on December 4th for the 2025 Energy Roadmap Workshop, where we’ll create a real, sustainable strategy to help you thrive in 2025—energized, focused, and ready to make an impact. Head to heatherchauvin.com/event to save your spot!

If you're ready to create a life where time and energy are finally aligned with your true priorities, apply now at heatherchauvin.com/apply and start your journey to a Time Rich life.
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