The Strategy and Leadership Podcast with Anthony C. Taylor

What separates the leaders who scale from the ones who stall? According to Jim Remley, it comes down to three things: the expectations you set, the people you develop, and the financial discipline you build before you need it.
In this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Anthony C. Taylor speaks with Jim Remley, founder of the largest independent real estate brokerage in Oregon and nationally recognized coach at eRealEstateCoach.com, about what it actually takes to build and lead a high-performance organization through growth, adversity, and market disruption.
Jim brings 36 years of experience scaling to 17 offices, 3,000 annual transactions, and $1.4 billion in sales volume, having navigated 9/11, the dot-com crash, the Great Recession, and COVID. He breaks down why most leaders are operating with dangerously low standards, how to differentiate in a commoditized market, and why speaking to the self-interest of the people you lead is not a compromise — it is the strategy. He also shares the 4-month war chest rule, how proprietary value and people training protect a business from competing on price alone, and why a leader's composure sets the performance ceiling for the entire organization.
What You Will Learn in This Episode
Why leaders and managers are fundamentally different and which one your business actually needs
How to create proprietary value in a commoditized industry
Why your people are the most important competitive differentiator you have
How to recruit top talent by speaking directly to their self-interest
The 4-month war chest rule and why building it should be a non-negotiable priority
How to lead calmly through market shocks when everything around you is uncertain
Why world-class expectations produce world-class results
How to personalize automated outreach using video so it actually gets watched
About Jim Remley
Jim Remley is a nationally recognized real estate broker, coach, and author whose career began at age 19. He quickly ranked in the top 1% of REALTORS® nationwide, listing over 150 properties in his first year. At 24, he founded his first real estate company, which grew to 17 offices and became the largest independent real estate brokerage in Oregon, closing 3,000 transactions annually with a sales volume exceeding $1.4 billion.
Jim is a sought-after instructor for the National Association of REALTORS, co-founder of the Luxury Home Council, and author of the Accredited Luxury Home Specialist (ALHS) designation and three bestselling books, including Sell Your Home in Any Market. He has appeared on CNN's Open House and now coaches office leaders and brokers nationally through eRealEstateCoach.com.
Connect with Jim
Website: https://erealestatecoach.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-remley
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@eRealEstateCoach
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erealestatecoach
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erealestatecoach
About the Strategy & Leadership Podcast
The Strategy & Leadership Podcast is hosted by Anthony C. Taylor, a strategic advisor to mid-market leadership teams ($30M–$300M) across North America.
Anthony works directly with CEOs and senior leaders to help them align their teams, clarify priorities, and execute strategy effectively in complex organizations.
On this show, he interviews founders, executives, and industry leaders about what actually works when strategy has to survive execution.
Strategy Resources for Leaders
Work with a Strategic Planning Facilitator: https://www.smestrategy.net/strategic-planning-facilitator
Connect with Anthony Taylor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyctaylor604/
Produced by Rednyne Productions: https://www.rednyne.com

What if the secret to building a company that lasts over a century isn't disruption, technology, or even capital — but the discipline to put relationships before transactions, every single time?
In this episode, Anthony C. Taylor speaks with Jonathan Iger, CEO and President of Sage, a 102-year-old commercial real estate company that has outlasted every recession, market shift, and industry disruption since 1924. Jonathan shares how Sage has stayed relevant by reading macro shifts before they hit, doubling down on what makes the office irreplaceable, and treating every tenant relationship like a long-term partnership rather than a lease agreement.
Anthony and Jonathan explore how elevated consumer expectations are reshaping the workplace, why the best office environments take cues from the hospitality industry, and how a 102-year track record is built not on grand slam moments but on consistently hitting singles across every customer touchpoint.
What You'll Learn
Why relationship always trumps transaction, even in transactional businesses
How to read macro shifts before they disrupt your industry
Why competing with remote work is the wrong strategy — and what to do instead
How customer journey mapping drives better experiences at every touchpoint
Why the best office environments are built on the hospitality model
How Sage has retained tenants for over 30 years through deep partnership thinking
Why time is the most valuable commodity you can give your customers
How a 102-year-old company thinks about long-term bets and strategic focus
Connect with Jonathan Iger
Website: https://sagerealty.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathaniger/
Strategy Resources for Leaders
Download the Strategic Alignment Toolkit: https://www.smestrategy.net/toolkit
Book a Strategic Alignment Review: https://www.smestrategy.net/contact
Learn more about SME Strategy: https://www.smestrategy.net
Connect with Anthony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyctaylor604/
Produced by Rednyne Productions

Most executives will tell you they understand their business. Ask them to walk you through their financial statements, and the room goes quiet.
In this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Anthony C. Taylor speaks with Tim Vipond, Co-Founder and CEO of Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), about why financial acumen is a non-negotiable leadership skill and why the rise of AI is making it more critical, not less.
Tim breaks down the three levels of financial acumen every leader needs, regardless of role or background, and why most executives are operating with a dangerous gap in their foundational knowledge.
Anthony and Tim explore how financial literacy creates alignment across leadership teams, why understanding the numbers leads to shorter and more effective meetings, and how the three financial statements function as the foundation of executive thinking. They also address one of the most common misconceptions in the age of AI: that technology can replace the need for financial understanding, and why leaders who believe this are setting themselves up to be outpaced.
What You Will Learn in This Episode
The three levels of financial acumen and where most leaders get stuck
Why financial literacy is a universal leadership skill, not just a finance function
How the three financial statements change the way executives think
Why AI makes financial knowledge more important, not less
Why you can't ask the right questions if you don't understand the numbers
Why clarity is the real goal of good financial analysis, not more data
About Tim Vipond
Tim Vipond is the Co-Founder and CEO of Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), a global finance education platform serving over 2.8 million learners across 180 countries and the creator of the globally recognized FMVA® certification. Before CFI, Tim worked in investment banking at CIBC, corporate development at Goldcorp, and as VP of Finance at Shoes.com, participating in over $3 billion in transactions.
Connect with Tim
Website: https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timvipond
About the Strategy & Leadership Podcast
Hosted by Anthony C. Taylor, strategic advisor to mid-market leadership teams ($30M–$300M) across North America. On this show, he interviews founders, executives, and industry leaders about what actually works when strategy has to survive execution.
Strategy Resources for Leaders
Strategic Alignment Toolkit: https://www.smestrategy.net/toolkit
Book a Strategic Alignment Review: https://www.smestrategy.net/contact
SME Strategy: https://www.smestrategy.net
Anthony Taylor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyctaylor604/
Produced by Rednyne Productions: https://www.rednyne.com

66% of tech projects never launch. 70% of the ones that do fail to deliver what leadership expected. The problem isn't the technology — it's the C-suite.
3x Inc 5000 founder Dustin Domerese joins Anthony C. Taylor to unpack why mid-market tech rollouts keep failing and what CEOs of $30M–$300M companies need to do differently.

In this conversation:

- Why your frontline workers aren't the adoption problem (and who is)- The marketing director who walked into a room and silenced 15 people- The "technology troublemakers" already solving problems you don't know exist- How to hire smart, humble, hungry over expensive senior consultants- What questions every leadership team should ask before the next software investment

About Dustin Domerese

Dustin Domerese is Managing Partner at Dynamic Consultants Group, a 3x Inc. 5000 Microsoft consulting firm. He is a thought leader, bestselling author, and technology innovator within the Microsoft ecosystem, delivering his experience in CRM, ERP, and software development to business leaders and technical teams.
Dustin has consulted for more than 300 companies across a wide range of industries and has worked with organizations across the Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, and Salesforce ecosystems. Prior to founding multiple companies, he worked with organizations including Barclays, EMC2, HP, and Microsoft.
He is also the founder of PowerLearn Academy, where he helps train and develop the next generation of technology consultants by focusing on building internal talent and capability.
Dustin is a global speaker on technology and digital transformation and has presented at conferences around the world. Outside of work, he is an accomplished musician, outdoor enthusiast, and a self-described mostly terrible golfer.

Connect with Dustin
Website: https://dynamicconsultantsgroup.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-domerese-a0039011/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dynamicconsultantsgroup4151

About the Strategy & Leadership Podcast

The Strategy & Leadership Podcast is hosted by Anthony C. Taylor, a strategic advisor to mid-market leadership teams ($30M–$300M) across North America.
Anthony works directly with CEOs and senior leaders to help them align their teams, clarify priorities, and execute strategy effectively in complex organizations.
On this show, he interviews founders, executives, and industry leaders about what actually works when strategy has to survive execution.

Strategy Resources for Leaders
Download the Strategic Alignment Toolkit:
https://www.smestrategy.net/toolkit
Book a Strategic Alignment Review:
https://www.smestrategy.net/contact
Learn more about SME Strategy:
https://www.smestrategy.net
Connect with Anthony Taylor on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyctaylor604/
Produced by Rednyne Productions
https://www.rednyne.com

What if the biggest mistake leadership teams are making with AI isn’t about the technology at all?
In this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Anthony Taylor speaks with Jeroen De Flander, international expert in AI Strategy and Strategy Execution, keynote speaker, and co-founder of The Performance Factory.
Jeroen has worked with more than 500 companies worldwide and has spent decades helping organizations close the gap between strategy and execution. In this conversation, he breaks down a simple but powerful framework for thinking about AI inside your organization: Augment, Automate, Aspire.
Anthony and Jeroen explore why most leadership teams are still focused on the wrong level of AI adoption, how strategy is ultimately about making clear choices, including what not to do, and why delegating AI decisions to IT is one of the biggest risks in today’s boardrooms.
They also discuss how AI should be treated as a strategic capability, not just a tool, how leaders can use it to improve processes and create new value for customers, and why the real opportunity lies in rethinking business models entirely.
What You Will Learn in This Episode
Why strategy is fundamentally about making clear choices that last
The importance of defining what your organization will not do
Jeroen’s 3 A framework: Augment, Automate, Aspire
Why most companies are stuck at the lowest level of AI adoption
How AI can improve both internal processes and customer value
Why leadership teams must own AI strategy instead of delegating it
How AI is reshaping business models and long-term competitive advantage
About Jeroen De Flander
Jeroen De Flander is an international expert in AI Strategy and Strategy Execution, and a keynote speaker who has inspired audiences in more than 45 countries.
He is a professor at TIAS School for Business and Society and Academic Director for both the Strategy Execution Master and the AI Strategy Program. Jeroen is the bestselling author of several books, including Strategy Execution Heroes, The Execution Shortcut, and The Art of Performance, and creator of The 8 Model.
As co-founder of The Performance Factory, he supports organizations in developing practical AI strategies and achieving stronger execution results. He has worked with more than 500 companies worldwide and contributes to the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council.
His current work focuses on how AI reshapes strategic thinking and execution inside organizations.
Connect with Jeroen:
Website: https://www.jeroen-de-flander.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeroendeflander/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jeroendeflander1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeroendeflander/
X: https://x.com/JeroenDeFlander
About the Strategy & Leadership Podcast
The Strategy & Leadership Podcast is hosted by Anthony Taylor, a strategic advisor who works with mid-market leadership teams ($30M–$300M) across North America.
For more than 15 years, Anthony has been in the room with leadership teams navigating growth, transitions, and the alignment challenges that come with scaling complex organizations.
On this show, he interviews CEOs, founders, and senior leaders about what actually works when strategy has to survive execution.
If you lead a team and want to get better at it, subscribe.
Strategy Resources for Leaders
Download the Strategic Alignment Toolkit
https://www.smestrategy.net/toolkit
Book a Strategic Alignment Review
https://www.smestrategy.net/contact
Learn more about SME Strategy
https://www.smestrategy.net
Connect with Anthony Taylor on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyctaylor604/
Produced by Rednyne Productions
https://www.rednyne.com