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Culturally Sound
Candid conversations with the founders, operators, and team-builders shaping today’s fast-paced business world — the stories, the stumbles, and the hard-won insights behind the wins. Hosted by Chandler Cutler.
Why listen
Real journeys, not rehearsed highlight reels.
Every guest has done the thing — scaled the company, survived the pivot, rebuilt after the fall. We go past the LinkedIn version to the decisions that actually mattered. If you lead people, build something, or are figuring out what’s next, you’ll leave each episode with something you can use on Monday.
Leadership & Transition
What changes when the title changes — and how the best leaders navigate the messy middle of transformation.
Trust & Vulnerability
Why the strongest businesses are built on the willingness to be honest, exposed, and human.
Entrepreneurial Grit
The unglamorous reality of starting, scaling, and occasionally starting over from scratch.
Growth & Communication
From pitching investors to aligning teams — how great operators get everyone rowing the same way.
Tech & Automation
How systems, automation, and smart tooling quietly reshape the way modern companies run.
Purpose & Identity
The deeper work — finding meaning, rebuilding after loss, and figuring out who you are beyond the work.
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The Secret Life of a Growth Manager in Cybersecurity
Nearly two decades in cybersecurity channel sales — and the unglamorous truth about protecting digital trust one MSP at a time, with Allan Richards of EasyDMARC.
Facing Fears and Finding Purpose: A Veteran’s Perspective
Farid Yaghini fled Iran as a child, served over a decade in uniform, then had to rebuild his identity from the ground up. What the transition really takes.
Imposter Syndrome and Entrepreneurial Spirit
Kristina Fahl left a 15-year finance career over a daily school-run problem — and ran straight into the wall of commercial auto insurance.
From MySpace to E-Commerce
Brian Purkiss traded customizing MySpace layouts for leading high-performing eCommerce teams — and explains why he walked away from college to do it.
Building Bridges to Investors
Why do so many brilliant ideas fail to raise a dime? Bestselling author James Church on bridging the gap between vision and investment.
Why Trust and Vulnerability are Key in Business
Interim CEO Jeff Parnell spent 30+ years in the C-suite learning that growth hides on the other side of change — once you stop fearing it.
Your host
Chandler Cutler
Chandler is the founder of CorEthos, where he helps leaders build companies that are as humane as they are effective. On Culturally Sound he does what he does best — asks the questions most interviews skip, and gives guests room to tell the truth.
The result is a show that treats business as a deeply human endeavor: about the people, the pressure, and the purpose behind the P&L.
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