{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How to Build and Scale a Category-Defining Firm Without Losing Culture with Nick Leopard","description":"Nick Leopard is Founder and CEO of Accordion, an AI and data-powered financial consulting firm focused on private equity. Since founding the company in 2009, he has grown it into a global firm with 11 offices and 1,600 employees. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Entrepreneurship never gets easier, you just solve different problems as you grow. 2. Strong culture is built intentionally through daily actions, stories, and values. 3. Great leaders develop other leaders and empower them to excel. Check out Nick\u2019s website to learn more about the company and its services - Accordion Sponsors HighLevel - The ultimate all-in-one platform for entrepreneurs, marketers, coaches, and agencies. Learn more at HighLevelFire.com. The Foundation - The Foundation has coached 2,000 plus students to find painful problems and turn them into software businesses. Their 12-week cohort takes you from no idea or software experience to finding a real problem and preselling the solution. The next cohort launches January 2027. Join the waitlist at TheFoundation.com. Ruune - Ruune is an ultra-thin AI note-taking device that attaches directly to your phone with MagSafe. Press a button, and Ruune captures the conversation and turns it into notes, action items, and info you can actually use later. Stop trying to remember every great idea and start capturing them. For a special 10 percent off, visit Ruune.ai\/eof. ","author_name":"Entrepreneurs on Fire","author_url":"https:\/\/www.EOFire.com\/","html":"