Sessions with System & Soul
Sessions is the podcast for growth-stage founders, COOs, and leadership teams ready to stop spinning and start building with clarity.
Each episode is a “Session,” an intentional break from the daily chaos to work on the business, not just in it. Hosted by Benj and McKenzie from System & Soul, this show blends practical frameworks with human insight, offering conversations that are honest, strategic, and soul-centred.
In every Session, you’ll find the space to:
• Simplify the next step in your business
• Build systems that support -not strangle- your growth
• Lead with clarity, culture, and confidence
• Reconnect with your purpose while building momentum
Because the best businesses aren’t just built on strategy, they’re built on soul.
Join us every Friday at 9 AM ET on LinkedIn and YouTube
Episodes
265 episodes
Reflection: Leading While Still Learning - Inside the Messy Middle of Building Well
Working at a company that eats its own dog food—is it as clean as it looks? Benj Miller sits down with CTO
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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31:16
Hot Takes: What Starbucks Just Taught Us About Lazy Leadership
Starbucks scrapped merit-based raises for a flat 2% bump—and high performers are furious. Benj and McKenzie unpack why this “fair” move backfires, plus a hot take on when assigning KPIs actually hurts your team. If you're leading culture, syste...
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Episode 29
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19:00
Free Tools: What If You're Chasing the Wrong Kind of Growth?
What if the real reason you’re stuck isn’t your strategy… it’s your filter?In this Free Tools episode, Benj and McKenzie introduce a powerful 3-part framework that’s helping leadership teams across industries align their focus, filter de...
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Episode 28
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14:09
Reflection: We Chased Growth, and Lost Ourselves Doing It
We made a bold marketing move to accelerate growth. It backfired.In this episode, Benj and McKenzie break down a failed startup marketing strategy and what it exposed about leadership, values, and growth misalignment. It's a real-...
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Episode 27
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22:29
Soul Dive: You Can’t Lead Well Without Breathing Room
Most leaders don’t crash in a blaze of failure. They fade quietly, one decision at a time, as clarity drains and capacity shrinks. In this episode of Sessions with System & Soul, Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker explore ...
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Episode 26
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22:05
Hot Takes: Quiet Quitting Begins with Overachievement
Feeling the weight of leadership? You’re not alone. In this Soul Dive, Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker break down the 3 levels of leadership (leading yourself, leading others, and leading leaders) and why everything starts with being inwardly s...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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22:10
Free Tools: From Overwhelmed to On Track With Just One Tool
Most leadership teams are busy. But are they aligned? In this Free Tools episode of Sessions with System & Soul, Benj and McKenzie share the one tool every founder, COO, and growth-stage leader needs to create clarity, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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24:10
Reflection: When You Grow Your People, Revenue Follows
What if your company’s biggest goal had nothing to do with profit? In this Reflection Session, Benj and McKenzie share a client story where the team set a destination called 200 opportunities in three years — supporti...
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Episode 23
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11:46
Hot Takes: How Leaders Stay Relevant as Their Teams Grow
What keeps leaders relevant as their teams grow? In this Hot Take, Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker react to two very different insights: Scott Farquhar, Co-CEO of Atlassian, on the four core responsibil...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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17:23
Free Tools: Planning Season Shouldn’t Require Therapy (Just a Roadmap)
Planning season shouldn’t feel like chaos. In this Free Tools episode, Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker walk through the one-page roadmap that helps leadership teams align vision, strategy, culture, and execution. It's the tool Syste...
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Episode 20
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20:26
Reflection: When Moving Too Slow Costs More Than Mistakes
In this Reflection episode of Sessions with System & Soul, Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker explore a challenge every leader faces: how do you balance progress with perfection?They unpack why moving too slow often costs more than mist...
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Episode 19
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28:21
Soul Dive: Reframe Your Story Before It Frames Your Leadership
Every leader carries stories. Some inspire, some wound, some quietly drive decisions without us noticing. The risk is simple: if you don’t reflect and reframe them, they frame you.In this Soul Dive, Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker explor...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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21:48
Hot Takes: Zuckerberg, AI, and the Ugly Truth About Delegation
Mark Zuckerberg recently said he doesn’t believe in delegation. In this Hot Takes episode of Sessions with System & Soul, Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker challenge that idea and explore what delegation really means for leaders scal...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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37:58
Free Tools: The 90-Day Tool Every Leadership Team Needs
Too many priorities. Constant firefighting. Feeling like you made progress in 25 different directions but did not actually move the business forward. Sound familiar?In this episode of Sessions with System & Soul, Benj Miller...
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Episode 15
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29:09
Reflection: Execution, Strategy… or Leadership? What Actually Moves the Needle
In this Reflections episode of Sessions with System & Soul, Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker unpack a question that challenges leaders in every stage of growth: is it strategy, execution, or something else entirely that drives real ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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22:17
Soul Dive: Stop Letting a Dead Battery Lead Your Business
What if the way you manage your time, energy, and resources is shaping your entire company culture?In this soul-first conversation, Benj and
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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18:32
Hot Takes: Only 5% Make It - Who Really Grows with the Business?
What if the two most important leadership lessons aren’t about strategy... but about how you show up in a room?In this Hot Takes episode of Sessions with System & Soul,
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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27:00
Free Tools: Your Scoreboard Might Be Killing Your Momentum
Free Tools: Your Scoreboard Might Be Killing Your MomentumYou’ve got numbers. Maybe even dashboards.But here’s the real question: Does your team actually know if they’re winning?In this Free Tools Session,
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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29:17
Reflection: When People-First Becomes a Leadership Trap
You say you’re a people-first leader… but what happens when it gets hard?Budget cuts. Underperformance. Tough calls that impact real people.In this week’s Reflection Session,
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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25:11
Soul Dive: Lead from Within - The 3 Big Questions That Guide the Soul
The 3 Questions Every Leader Must Answer to Stay GroundedIn this deeply personal Soul Dive episode of Sessions with System & Soul, Benj Mil...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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19:59
Hot Seat: Faith, Vision and the Missing Leader W/ Clint Emerson
Hot Seat: Faith, Vision and the Missing Leader W/ Clint EmersonIn this Hot Seat Session,
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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30:59
Free Tools: End the Meeting Madness - A Weekly Sync That Actually Works
End the Meeting Madness with the Weekly Sync.Let’s be real, most meetings are messy, slow, and totally avoidable.But what if your weekly meeting became the most energizing hour of your workweek?In the next episode of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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29:17
Reflection: Trust First - The Real Work Behind Radical Candor
Benj Miller shares a powerful breakthrough from a real team session.What started as a light, energized morning turned into a raw,...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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31:03