{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"S8 E3 - Patrick Colletti | The &quot;Refounder&quot; Mindset","description":"In this episode of Real Returns, host Andrew Reichert is joined by Patrick Colletti, who shares the mindset required to revitalize organizations at any stage. From scaling Net Health to serve over 34,000 healthcare facilities to his current role as an executive advisor and adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon, Patrick discusses the discipline of &quot;refounding&quot; and what it means to be a &quot;running partner&quot; to today's leaders. After stepping into a near-bankrupt startup where the money was gone and the entire staff had been fired (leaving only Patrick and one partner) he embarked on a journey to transform a broken business into a thriving one with over 600 employees, inspiring him to teach others how to do the same. Timestamps 0:00 \u2013 The Cycle of Trust: Building risk-taking &quot;muscles&quot; through vulnerability. 0:44 \u2013 Guest Intro: Meet Patrick Colletti, CEO advisor and author of Refounder. 1:09 \u2013 Patrick\u2019s early career and the 90-day ultimatum at a failing startup. 1:53 \u2013 Winning vs. Not Losing: The psychology behind taking on &quot;impossible&quot; challenges. 3:50 \u2013 Why fixing something broken is a unique leadership discipline. 5:30 \u2013 Empowering every level of an organization to think like a founder. 7:15 \u2013 From Zero to a Billion: Patrick\u2019s journey advising founders through massive scale. 9:37 \u2013 &amp;nbsp;Lessons from scaling Net Health from 2 to 600 employees. 10:10 \u2013 Why focusing on &quot;highly engaged teammates&quot; beats focusing solely on EBITDA. 12:06 \u2013 Building culture through authentic vulnerability and employee storytelling. 16:51 \u2013 How Birgo used &quot;TED talks&quot; (including a memorable one on crocheting) to build trust. 18:05 \u2013 Growth on Purpose: Developing a &quot;white belt mentality&quot; in leadership. 19:51 \u2013 The Next Chapter: Teaching at Carnegie Mellon and planting seeds for next-gen leaders. 20:46 \u2013 The Dinner Stories: A unique method for fast-forwarding trust between strangers and polarized groups. 26:01 \u2013 Closing  &quot;Authentic vulnerability creates trust, which then allows us to create risk-taking muscles so that we can take bigger and maybe more important risks together.&quot; \u2014 Patrick Colletti - Refounder (Book): https:\/\/refounder.com\/ The Dinner Stories: https:\/\/www.thedinnerstories.com\/ Analog Sunday: https:\/\/www.analogsunday.co\/ LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/patrick-colletti\/ - For more insights on purposeful investing, subscribe to Real Returns on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/real-returns\/id1642761377  Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5tx0jOW8J1h3xsEWLuVPzm YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/ \u2068@realreturns\u2069 &amp;nbsp; \u2014 Subscribe to our NEW monthly newsletter: www.birgo.com\/realreturns Want to see your question answered on the show? Submit a question via our Q&amp;amp;A form: https:\/\/forms.gle\/Fy9E6H7BTpzhGPueA ","author_name":"Real Returns","author_url":"https:\/\/www.birgo.com\/capital","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40696450\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200342700"}