Slater Success Coaching

Slater Success Coaching We work with C-suite leadership where strategic planning and succession planning converge to ensure sustainable growth.
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You know a relationship has evolved when a client knows exactly what would make you smile.Recently, a client surprised m...
06/05/2026

You know a relationship has evolved when a client knows exactly what would make you smile.

Recently, a client surprised me with a gift certificate to Caudalie Spa.

I was grateful.
I was surprised.
And honestly, I was a little emotional.

Anyone who knows me knows I love a good facial, a great spa experience, and a little time to recharge.

But what touched me most wasn’t the gift itself.

It was knowing they had paid attention.

When we work closely with people, the relationship often grows beyond the work.

We start by talking about business, leadership, growth, and challenges.

Over time, we learn about families, milestones, celebrations, and the things that bring people joy.

And sometimes, people learn those things about us too.

This client knew exactly what would make me smile.

That simple act of thoughtfulness brought tears to my eyes.

One of the greatest gifts of working closely with clients over many years is the relationships that develop along the way.

It’s something I never take for granted.

→ What’s something someone remembered about you that made you feel truly seen?

06/04/2026

Building a business is exciting. It’s also one of the most challenging experiences many leaders will ever navigate.

In this conversation, Adrianne Nickerson shares why one of the most valuable investments she made wasn’t in technology, operations, or fundraising. It was building a community of people who understood the realities of being a founder.

Having trusted peers to discuss hiring decisions, fundraising, growth challenges, and difficult business moments with can make an enormous difference over time.

Success rarely happens in isolation.

Strong communities help leaders stay resilient through every stage of growth.

Listen to the full conversation on Her Success Story: https://slatersuccess.com/podcasts/

→ Who has been part of your professional support system throughout your career?

Growth can create its own challenges. The systems, processes, and structures that helped a business grow in the beginnin...
06/03/2026

Growth can create its own challenges. The systems, processes, and structures that helped a business grow in the beginning aren’t always the same ones that support the next stage.

As firms expand, complexity increases. Teams grow. Decision-making changes. New demands emerge.

What worked a few years ago may no longer be serving the business today.

In this week’s article, I talk about why successful firms often stall, the signs leaders should pay attention to, and what it takes to continue growing without creating unnecessary friction inside the organization.

One of the most valuable leadership skills is recognizing when a business has outgrown its current way of operating.

→ What part of your business has changed the most as you’ve grown?

Read the full article:
https://slatersuccess.com/blog-posts/2026/5/28/why-successful-firms-stall-and-what-it-actually-takes-to-break-through

06/02/2026

One of the best pieces of advice I’ve shared over the years is simple: Build your support team before you need it.

Whether it’s family, friends, mentors, advisors, or trusted peers, having people you can call during challenging moments makes an enormous difference.

Leadership can feel isolating when we’re trying to solve every problem alone.

Support systems help us navigate obstacles faster, reduce unnecessary stress, and remind us that we don’t have to figure everything out by ourselves.

The strongest leaders know where to turn when challenges appear.

→ Who is someone you can always count on when you need advice or support?

Many successful businesses start with someone noticing a problem that others have simply accepted.That’s what stood out ...
06/01/2026

Many successful businesses start with someone noticing a problem that others have simply accepted.

That’s what stood out to me in my conversation with Adrianne Nickerson, CEO and Co-founder of Oula.

In this week’s episode of Her Success Story, Adrianne shares how she identified major gaps in traditional maternity care and helped build a model designed around both medical outcomes and the lived experience of women navigating pregnancy and postpartum care.

This conversation goes far beyond healthcare.

It’s about innovation, partnerships, leadership, and what it takes to create meaningful change inside established industries.

We discuss:
• Why maternity care in the U.S. needed rethinking
• How Oula built partnerships with major health systems
• What changing consumer expectations mean for healthcare
• How operational challenges can create innovation opportunities
• Why building trust is critical when scaling new models

The best opportunities often appear where people have stopped asking questions.

→ What’s one challenge in your industry that deserves a fresh approach?

Listen here: https://slatersuccess.com/podcasts/

Why do some brands stay relevant for generations?I’ve been thinking about that recently while we’ve been working on upda...
05/29/2026

Why do some brands stay relevant for generations?

I’ve been thinking about that recently while we’ve been working on updating the Slater Success website.

When I was around 12 years old, my family took our first trip to Disneyland and I received my very first Mickey Mouse watch. I was a huge Mickey Mouse fan and through all these years, I still wear a Mickey Mouse watch face on my Apple Watch today.

Now my granddaughter loves it too. She likes hearing Mickey say the time and watching his yellow foot tap the minutes.

It really made me pause and think about what keeps certain brands relevant decade after decade.

Our Slater Success brand was created more than 18 years ago by an amazing design firm called MOD-Lab. Over the years we’ve updated and shifted a few things, yet we’ve always kept the three circles that were important to me from the beginning.

For me, the circles represent continuous movement and continuity of action.

I often say:
“Don’t worry about the giant steps. Take continuous baby steps and you will see growth and long-term legacy.”

The strongest brands continue evolving while still holding onto the identity people trust and recognize.

→ What’s a brand you think has stayed relevant over the years, and why?

05/28/2026

Community building is still one of the most overlooked business growth strategies.

In this conversation, Emily Roe shares how much of the growth of Female Rage Hot Sauce came from building genuine trust early through local markets, community relationships, and consistent connection with the people supporting the brand over time.

A lot of businesses focus heavily on visibility. Far fewer invest intentionally in long-term relationship building.

The strongest businesses often earn loyalty long before they achieve major scale.

This is such a strong reminder that trust, consistency, and community still matter deeply in business growth.

Listen to the full conversation on Her Success Story: https://slatersuccess.com/podcasts/

→ What’s one business or brand you’ve stayed loyal to because of the relationship or trust they built over time?

Growth doesn’t always come from adding more. Sometimes it comes from knowing what needs to be cut back first.As business...
05/27/2026

Growth doesn’t always come from adding more. Sometimes it comes from knowing what needs to be cut back first.

As business owners and leaders, we’re constantly encouraged to grow faster, launch more, say yes more, hire more, expand more.

In reality, sustainable growth usually requires leaders to simplify, restructure, and remove operational drag before it starts impacting the organization.

That might mean:
• reassessing outdated systems
• simplifying operations
• restructuring responsibilities
• removing what no longer supports the business
• creating space for better priorities to grow

Honestly, this is one of the reasons gardening has always reminded me so much of leadership. Healthy gardens and healthy businesses both require attention, timing, patience, and regular care.

In this week’s article, I talk about why the strongest CEOs understand the importance of pruning and why long-term growth depends just as much on what leaders remove as what they build.

→ What’s one thing in your business or leadership that you know needs to be simplified or cut back right now?

Read the full article:
https://slatersuccess.com/blog-posts/2026/5/15/the-best-ceos-think-like-gardeners-prune-plant-harvest-leadership-lessons

05/26/2026

I often think about business growth the same way I think about gardening.

Some things are perennials: the systems, financial strategy, leadership structure, and operational foundations that continue creating value year after year.

Other things are annuals: marketing initiatives, networking groups, conferences, and new opportunities we want to explore.

Healthy businesses need both.

Businesses struggle when leaders focus heavily on short-term growth tactics while neglecting the deeper foundations that sustain long-term growth over time.

This week, I share why understanding the difference matters more than ever.

→ What part of your business do you consider a long-term “perennial”?

Emily Roe started Female Rage Hot Sauce in her kitchen during 2020.Today, it’s a nationally recognized brand built aroun...
05/25/2026

Emily Roe started Female Rage Hot Sauce in her kitchen during 2020.

Today, it’s a nationally recognized brand built around community, storytelling, activism, and a very clear point of view.

This week on Her Success Story, Emily shares how she grew the business by creating something people genuinely wanted to support and feel connected to.

Because the businesses people remember usually stand for something beyond the product itself.

→ What’s an idea you’ve been thinking about building but haven’t fully acted on yet?

Listen now — link in bio.

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