EP 219: How Multi-Location CEOs Build Trust Through Hard Decisions

If you’re a CEO of a multi-location, operations-heavy business doing roughly eight figures in revenue, you already know this: growth doesn’t break your business, misalignment and low trust do.

In this episode, Alex sits down with Ryan Changcoco, Principal at CCG and The Marketing Ronin, GP at Anchorage Pointe Ventures, and CEO of a fast-growing pediatric behavioral health organization expanding across multiple states.

Ryan shares what it actually looks like to lead through pressure, government shutdowns, layoffs, rapid expansion, and high-stakes decisions that impact both people and performance.

This is a conversation about trust under pressure and how CEOs either build it or break it when it matters most.

You’ll learn:

- How to use transparency to build trust even when delivering hard news

- A practical decision framework to handle “right vs. right” leadership calls

- How to get buy-in from your leadership team during uncertainty

- Why most teams hesitate and how to create real ownership instead

- How to move from emotional noise to clear, fast execution

This episode is for you if:

- You’re still the one carrying every hard decision

- Your team is capable but hesitates or waits for your call

- Growth is exposing cracks in alignment, trust, or execution

This isn’t theory. It’s what real CEOs do when the stakes are high and the business can’t slow down.

Listen now and learn how to build the kind of trust that drives execution not dependency.

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