The Cort Brady Podcast

This podcast is about how I, and thousands of other founders, extracted ourselves from our companies without selling them—making our people wildly successful while still owning profitable, growing businesses.I built my business for freedom—but ended up trapped inside it. Every decision, every problem, every fire—it all came back to me. The more we grew, the more I worked.Until I realized: the path to freedom wasn’t more more hours—it was elevating my people. I went from 80-hour work weeks & 20 employees to 80 employees and 8-hour work months.Raise your people up so you can step out.

The Cort Brady Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Cortland Brady, with 201 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Cortland Brady hosts The Cort Brady Podcast, a business show with 201 episodes published.

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  Episode 201 - Fundamental Attribution Error

  Oct 10, 20256 minS0

  <p>Founders, we fall into the same trap over and over—what psychologists call fundamental attribution error. We misdiagnose the problem, so we chase the wrong solutions. When we fail, we blame the market. When someone else fails, we blame their character. In business, this mistake kills us because we keep attributing the wrong inputs to the outcomes we want.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I share a conversation with a founder doing millions in revenue but stuck with no profit and no freedom. The issue wasn’t revenue, projects, or customers—it was people. Wrong people in the...

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  Episode #200

  Episode 200 - Ignore everything else

  Oct 2, 202511 minS0

  <p>After 200 straight days of recording, I’ve learned one truth: business growth isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing fewer things better. In this milestone episode, I share the biggest lessons from the journey so far:</p><p> • Why timing matters in each stage of growth (learning → selling → leading a team).</p><p> • The two things every CEO must own—culture and strategy.</p><p> • How people, strategy, and execution systems determine your company’s destiny.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re ready to scale with less drama and more freedom, this episode is the playbook.</p>

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  Episode #199

  Episode 199 - The 7 lies we tell

  Oct 1, 20258 minS0

  <p>As founders, we often operate on beliefs that feel true</p><p>—but are dead wrong. These logical fallacies quietly limit growth, drain energy, and keep you stuck in founder prison. In this episode, I share the 7 biggest fallacies I believed while building Aspen-and how breaking them unlocked profit, freedom, and balance.</p><p>From "If I build it, they will come" to "Success is linear," I'Il show you the lies we tell ourselves and the truths that actually build self-sustaining, profitable companies.</p>

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  Episode #198

  Episode 198 - How to Actually Work on Your Business (Not In It)

  Sep 30, 20258 minS0

  <p>Every founder has heard the advice: “Work on your business, not in your business.” But what does that actually mean in practice? In this episode, I break it down into four clear targets:</p><p> 1. Build and align the right team (100% A-players in leadership, 90% company-wide).</p><p> 2. Craft a differentiated, customer-centric strategy that everyone in your company can repeat in one phrase.</p><p> 3. Install an execution rhythm that drives accountability, accurate data, and consistent coaching.</p><p> 4. Make emotionally difficult decisions with clarity and conviction.</p><p><br></p><p>This is the blueprint for scaling without drama—so you...

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  Episode #197

  Episode 197 - How to get Rocket Fuel 🚀

  Sep 29, 20254 minS0

  <p>Behind every great visionary is an integrator who makes the dream real. In this episode, we break down Gino Wickman’s Rocket Fuel concept with famous examples — Jobs & Cook at Apple, Walt & Roy Disney, Ray Kroc & Fred Turner at McDonald’s, Gates & Ballmer at Microsoft, and more. You’ll see how the right combo of dreamer + doer can transform chaos into unstoppable momentum. If you’ve ever felt like your ideas outpace your systems, this is the episode you need.</p>

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