Episode 822 • January 19, 2026 • 26 min
How to Tap Community Support and Multiply Your Profitability Threefold Featuring Boudewijn Bertsch
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Bou is a leadership consultant who helps his clients discover how to bring out the best in themselves and others. He designs and delivers customized leadership development workshops for executive teams around the globe. Bou also has a thriving executive and life coaching practice. With his wife, Riva Greenberg, he supports people who live with diabetes. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
In today's episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn why community is essential for solo entrepreneurs and how it can transform both your well-being and your bottom line.
Boudewijn and I discuss:
- Why community is so important to Boudewijn [02:25]
- The kinds of communities Boudewijn has experienced [05:11]
- How collective intelligence helps navigate complexity and uncertainty [06:36]
- The practical outcomes of being part of a community [08:43]
- Why interdependence is more accurate than independence [09:43]
- How community increases profitability by a factor of three to four [11:25]
- The financial impact of compassionate support through neurobiological co-regulation [13:10]
- What makes communities different from corporate structures [15:03]
- The importance of psychological safety in community [18:01]
- How community provides both wellbeing and advancement [20:27]
- Why now is the most critical time to be part of a community [23:01]
Learn more about Boudewijn at www.spimanagement.com
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Smashing the Plateau shares stories and strategies from corporate refugees: mid-career professionals who’ve left corporate life to build something of their own.
Each episode features a candid conversation with someone who has walked this path or supports those who do. Guests offer real strategies to help you build a sustainable, fulfilling business on your terms, with practical insights on positioning, growth, marketing, decision-making, and mindset.
Woven throughout are powerful reminders of how community can accelerate your success.
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