Ultimate Leader's Edge

The Ultimate Leader’s Edge is a leadership and performance podcast for founders and leaders navigating growth and scale. Hosted by Paulette Kolarz and powered by the Performance Collective Academy, each episode blends lived experience, expert interviews, and practical leadership lessons across performance, culture, accountability, communication, and systems that support sustainable growth. This is not theory or hype. It is grounded leadership for real businesses navigating scale. If you are building a business that values people, performance, and freedom, you are in the right place.

Ultimate Leader's Edge is a business podcast hosted by Paulette Kolarz, with 15 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.

Paulette Kolarz hosts Ultimate Leader's Edge, a business show with 15 episodes published.

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  Episode #16

  Episode 16 - The Founder Cannot Be the Operating System Forever | Rose Cocchiaro of Resolve Divorce

  Aug 18, 202639 minS1

  Episode 16 is live. Rose Cocchiaro built Resolve Divorce by challenging traditional family law. But the business could not scale on bold ideas alone. As Resolve grew, Rose had to confront one of the most difficult shifts for any capable founder: moving from personally driving the business to building the strategy, structure and people that could drive it with her. In this episode of the Ultimate Leader’s Edge, powered by the Performance Collective, Paulette and Rose explore: • why founders need to get out of their own way as the business grows • how strategy, structure and people connect • why values need to show up in everyday operating rhythms • what disruption really costs before it gains acceptance Rose puts the founder lesson simply: “Drop the ego. Get out of your own way.” Episode 16 with Rose Cocchiaro, Founder and Executive Director of Resolve Divorce, is live now.

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  Episode #15

  Episode 15 - Lessons from Elite Sports | Bruce Djite of Property Council of Australia

  Aug 4, 202650 minS1

  Episode 15 is live - and this one is a special edition. Filmed live at our latest Performance Collective Academy two-day Intensive, our members were joined by Bruce Djite, Executive Director for the Property Council of Australia and former professional footballer, for a fireside chat with Paulette Kolarz. Founders and senior leaders are often carrying responsibility for keeping the team steady while still making difficult decisions themselves. That responsibility is not sustained through occasional speeches or bursts of motivation. It is sustained through consistent behaviour. In this special edition of The Ultimate Leader’s Edge, powered by the Performance Collective, Paulette and Bruce explore: • what elite sport teaches us about building team culture • why leaders must be consistent and approachable • how shared responsibility strengthens performance • why resilience can only be built through experience One line from Bruce captures the mindset behind the conversation: “There’s learning and there’s winning. There’s no losing.” This is a practical conversation about standards, setbacks and the everyday actions that help people perform together - captured in the room with our Performance Collective Academy members.

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  Episode #14

  Episode 14 - Leading Isn't About Having the Answers | Vikki Friscic of Seven Network

  Jul 21, 202635 minS1

  Episode 14 is live: Vikki Friscic, Managing Director at Seven Network Leadership is not about having all the answers. It is about staying open, honest, available, and steady when everything around you is shifting. In this episode of The Ultimate Leader’s Edge, powered by Performance Collective, Paulette Kolarz sits down with Vikki Friscic to unpack the realities of leading large teams through pressure, uncertainty, rapid change, and growth. Vikki shares: • Why people development became her greatest measure of success • The hidden pressure women navigate in senior leadership • How curiosity creates better leaders than ego ever will • Why work life balance is the wrong conversation • and the mindset shift that helped her stop waiting for opportunities and start creating them One of the most important takeaways from this episode: “Don’t wait to be tapped on the shoulder.” If you are leading a growing business, carrying responsibility for people, or navigating change at scale, this conversation will resonate.

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  Episode #13

  Episode 13 - Why Founders Must Stop Solving Everything | Toby Bensimon of Grahams & Shiels Jewellers

  Jul 7, 202636 minS1

  Episode 13 is live: Toby Bensimon of Grahams and Shiels Jewellers. Founders often become the place every decision returns to. Not because the team is incapable. Because the business grew around their judgement, standards, and ability to solve problems quickly. In this episode of The Ultimate Leader’s Edge, powered by the Performance Collective, Paulette Kolarz sits down with Toby Bensimon for a practical conversation about optimism, speed, curiosity, hierarchy, and building companies that keep correcting themselves. Toby shares: • why optimism is not a mood, but a frame of mind • how founders can become bottlenecks without meaning to • why launching imperfectly creates faster learning • and how flat structures keep problems visible One of the strongest moments in the episode: “Problems are inevitable and problems are soluble.” Listen to Episode 13. Available in Spotify, Apple Podcast and Youtube

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  Episode #12

  Episode 12 - Growth Gets Harder When Everything Depends on You | Matthew Michalewicz of Complexica

  Jun 23, 202645 minS1

  Episode 12 is live: Matthew Michalewicz, Author, Entrepreneur and CEO of Complexica. Growth eventually creates a new challenge for every founder. The business needs them everywhere. Every decision. Every customer. Every problem. And what once felt like commitment starts feeling like a ceiling. In this episode of The Ultimate Leader's Edge, Paulette Kolarz sits down with Matthew Michalewicz for a practical conversation about building businesses that scale. Matthew shares: • why standardisation is the foundation of growth • how to build a business that's ready to sell at any time • why sales is the leading indicator of future success • how founders can stop becoming the bottleneck One standout quote: "Run a company in a way that it's ready to be sold tomorrow." If you're building a business and wondering how to grow without becoming the centre of everything, this episode is worth your time. Listen now via Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. #UltimateLeadersEdge #FounderLeadership #BusinessGrowth #LeadershipDevelopment #FounderMindset #BusinessLeadership

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