Modern Mogul Podcast

Marlyne Pierce
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The Modern Mogul Podcast: Human-First Strategy for $100M+ Business Growth Are you a CEO, Founder, or Executive striving for $100M+ business scaling without the cost of burnout? The Modern Mogul Podcast is your essential guide. Hosted by Marlyne Pierce, a seasoned Strategic Growth Advisor and Fractional CPO to leading digital and Fintech companies, this show unveils the blueprint for high-performance results through human-centered leadership. We bridge spiritual practices and business performance to forge a growth strategy that centers your core values. Tune in for expert solo insights and interviews with top-tier leaders who are mastering digital transformation and conscious capitalism. Stop sacrificing well-being for enterprise success. Learn to build your legacy with fulfillment. Keywords: CEO, Founder, Executive, Fractional CPO, Fintech, Digital Transformation, Business Scaling, $100M Growth, High-Performance, Human-Centered Leadership, Growth Strategy, Conscious Capitalism. Modern Mogul™ is a trademark of Modern Mogul Ventures all rights reserved.

  1. 1D AGO

    106: Keep More of What You Earn: Tax Strategy for Wealth Builders

    Tax season isn’t a moment. It’s the result of everything you did (or avoided) all year. In this episode, Marlyne sits down with Mardochee Louis, IRS Enrolled Agent and founder of MLG Consulting Group, to talk about how modern business owners can keep more of their income—not for lifestyle inflation, but to reinvest, increase optionality, and build wealth. You’ll learn how to think about LLC vs partnership vs S-Corp, what actually triggers the “your structure is wrong” moment, why profit (not revenue) is the key decision driver, and how tax write-offs can backfire when you’re trying to become bankable for real estate. We also unpack capital gains rules, depreciation recapture, and the logic behind 1031 exchanges—plus what’s changing around crypto reporting and why “I didn’t know” is no longer a strategy. If your goal is to keep more of what you earn and reinvest it intentionally, this episode is your blueprint.Mardochee Louis websiteMardochee Louis linkedin Join my emial list to end complexity and stake your revenue with flow.

    35 min

  2. JAN 22

    105: Polarity Intelligence: Embracing Resistance and Conflict to Scale Value

    Most leaders treat tension like a problem to solve: pick a side, push harder, and move on. But the reality is, many challenges aren’t solvable, they’re polarities, meaning two interdependent values that both matter (like speed and quality, acquisition and retention, hierarchy and participation). In this conversation, we unpack why leaders get trapped in recurring conflict loops, how ego and expert status hijack dialogue, and why resistance often contains wisdom leaders don’t have yet. Tracy and Michelle share the practical difference between problems and polarities, how to build “dynamic balance” instead of pendulum swings, and how to use polarity mapping tools and early warning signs to course-correct early — before friction becomes burnout, churn, or breakdown. What You’ll Learn How to quickly tell: problem to solve vs polarity to leverage Why “resistance” often reveals risk, values, and insight The 3-part framework: Mindset, Relationships, Dialogue How polarity thinking reduces burnout with personal polarities like work/home, activity/rest, being/doinghttps://www.polarityintelligence.com/

    33 min

  3. JAN 14

    104: How to Scale With AI Without Breaking Trust

    Want to know how to use AI to grow faster, without scaling the wrong thing and breaking customer trust? This episode is for you. Most companies are using AI to move faster in the wrong direction, optimizing for efficiency while ignoring the real growth levers: trust, empathy, and innovation. In this episode, Marlyne introduces some Scale With AI best practices and explains how to move from the Efficiency Floor (time/cost reduction) to the Innovation Ceiling (better experiences, higher conversion, retention, and LTV). You’ll learn: - The two levels of AI value and why most teams stall at the floor (McKinsey’s 2025 survey identifies only ~6% as “AI high performers” achieving meaningful value). - Why AI should be a copilot for empathy (pattern detection from real signals → human judgment → product change). - The best way to build trust in to your customer journey and how to work with synthetic data while avoiding the echo chamber trap it can create. CTA: Send this to an executive or product leader treating AI like a productivity hack instead of a strategic advantage.

    19 min

  4. 12/17/2025

    103: Productivity Isn’t the Point: Presence, Power, and a 2026 Leadership Operating System

    In this Year-in-Wrap conversation, Marlyne unpacks why emotional wellness is not optional “extra credit” for leaders in 2026. it’s the foundational infrastructure that shapes decision-making, health, relationships, and business outcomes. She connects the cultural signals to what people are really searching for: regulation, meaning, stability and a plan that doesn’t cost your peace.

    31 min

  5. 12/05/2025

    102: Why Good Products Fail: The 5 Unwritten Rules of Digital Growth in 2026

    Episode Summary: In 2026, building a "good" product is no longer enough. You are competing in an AI-fueled, attention-scarce market where your investors, your team, and your customers have endless options. So, why do some companies quietly compound into category kings while others stagnate? In this episode, Marlin breaks down the five unwritten rules of building digital and tech companies that almost nobody talks about. We move beyond the basics of MVP and functional problem-solving to discuss emotional identity, the "Better vs. Different" trap, and how to survive the inevitable market consolidation. If you are a visionary leader looking to build equity, legacy, and alignment in the next generation of innovation, this roadmap is for you. In This Episode, We Discuss: Rule #1: The Evolution of Product-Market Fit. Why functional solutions are dead and why your product must speak to a specific identity (The Amex vs. Discover effect). Rule #2: The 3 S’s of Platform Growth. Strategy, Structure, and Systems—how to execute with excellence without exhausting your team. Rule #3: Proof vs. Unfair Advantage. Why "better" is just table stakes and how to identify what makes you fascinating to your market. Rule #4: Respecting the Curve. How to stop diluting your message by talking to Laggards when you should be speaking to Innovators. Rule #5: The Consolidation Game. How to stay relevant and avoid being swapped out for the "next shiny thing" in an AI world.  Resources Mentioned: Fascination Advantage by Sally Hogshead Hooked by Nir Eyal Case Studies: American Express, Apple, Aura Ring, TikTok vs. Meta Connect with Marlyne: Website: www.modernmogulhq.com  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marlynenpierce  Work with Marlyne: Ready to operationalize these rules? https://modernmogulhq.as.me/

    20 min

  6. 11/26/2025

    101: The One Upgrade Required for Founders & Execs to Hit 2026 Goals

    If you’re a founder or executive who keeps hitting goals but still feels stretched, scattered, and secretly unsatisfied, this episode is your pattern interrupt. In this conversation, Marlyne Pierce — fractional CPO, growth partner, and strategist for tech founders and executives — breaks down the quiet growth lever underneath your roadmap, relationships, and results: your identity. You’ll learn how your leadership operating system (identity → rules → rhythms) is silently deciding where your time, energy, attention, and motivation go — and why your nervous system keeps pulling you back into firefighting, over-functioning, and calendar chaos. In this episode, you’ll discover: 1. Why your identity will protect itself even at the expense of your biggest goals2. How “I’m the fixer / scrappy operator” identities quietly block self-sufficient teams 3. The real first team you manage: your time, energy, attention, and motivation 4. How rules (constraints) and rhythms (rituals) turn burnout into flow 5. A simple leadership OS audit to realign your goals, nervous system, and calendar 6. One constraint and one rhythm you can install this week to create more space 7. If you’re ready to become the calm, decisive CEO who steers the ship (instead of rowing every boat), this episode will show you where to start — from the inside out. 👉 Ready to upgrade your Leadership OS, product, and team? Bopok a Call to explore ways to work with Marlyne: https://modernmogulhq.as.me

    22 min

  7. 11/21/2025

    100. Scaling with AI: 5 Exits Every Leader Must Make to Build Lean Teams & Recurring Revenue

    If your role, business model, or leadership chapter looks great on paper but feels expired in real life, this episode is for you. Marlyne breaks down what’s really happening in the AI-driven economy, the hidden cost of staying too long in a chapter that’s done, and the five exits every modern tech leader faces, from employee to entrepreneur, operator to investor, and beyond. You’ll learn how to spot your current “exit,” reduce identity and growth debt, and make grounded moves that protect your work, wealth, and wellbeing while you scale with AI, lean teams, and smarter systems. Timestamps: 00:00 – Welcome & why this episode matters AI era, leadership, and the problem of staying in roles and models that are already done. 02:30 – What’s really happening in the AI economy Consolidation, compute, “Magnificent 7,” Nvidia, and why founders can’t sit on the sidelines. 08:30 – The hidden cost of not exiting Identity debt, growth debt, burnout, resentment, and becoming the bottleneck. 13:15 – Exit 1 & 2: Employee → Entrepreneur; Idea Founder → Real Business Owner Autonomy, recurring revenue, committing to one core offer, and knowing your numbers. 18:40 – Exit 3 & 4: Operator → People Leader; Operator → Investor/Owner Building lean, AI-augmented teams, letting go of heroics, thinking in leverage and capital allocation. 24:00 – Exit 5: Owner → Full Exit / New Creation Knowing when a chapter is complete, avoiding panic exits, and doing the emotional work to move on. 28:00 – Identify your exit & take one move this week Work/wealth/wellbeing check-in, “report card” questions, and the one present-moment action. www.modernmogulhq.com/millions to join the wait list and learn more.

    30 min

  8. 11/14/2025

    99. Stop Losing Customers: 5 Uncommon Churn Fixes for Memberships, SaaS & Digital Products

    Big tech and big government are playing chess with the global economy. You still have churn, payroll, and your own nervous system to manage. In this episode of the Modern Mogul Podcast, Marlyne Pierce, Strategic CPO & Growth Advisor (who has helped scale digital platforms to over 100M+ users) breaks down 5 uncommon truths about churn and growth plateaus in memberships, SaaS, and digital products and how to fix the leak. You’ll hear: - Why churn is usually a product promise problem, not a marketing problem - How to design offers around transitions, not just topics - The hidden way your leadership and team culture are driving retention - How pricing, contracts and time-to-result can quietly invite churn- What it really means to build a “forever company” that solves “forever problems” Plus, Marlyne shares practical “Mogul Moves” you can implement now to stabilize recurring revenue and make your business feel more sovereign and less reactive to the headlines.🎧 If you’re a founder or executive building a membership, SaaS, or digital platform and you want clients who stay, rave, and refer, this episode is for you. ➤ Learn more about The Executive Level and join the Inner Circle email list here: https://www.modernmogulhq.com/gap

    33 min
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The Modern Mogul Podcast: Human-First Strategy for $100M+ Business Growth Are you a CEO, Founder, or Executive striving for $100M+ business scaling without the cost of burnout? The Modern Mogul Podcast is your essential guide. Hosted by Marlyne Pierce, a seasoned Strategic Growth Advisor and Fractional CPO to leading digital and Fintech companies, this show unveils the blueprint for high-performance results through human-centered leadership. We bridge spiritual practices and business performance to forge a growth strategy that centers your core values. Tune in for expert solo insights and interviews with top-tier leaders who are mastering digital transformation and conscious capitalism. Stop sacrificing well-being for enterprise success. Learn to build your legacy with fulfillment. Keywords: CEO, Founder, Executive, Fractional CPO, Fintech, Digital Transformation, Business Scaling, $100M Growth, High-Performance, Human-Centered Leadership, Growth Strategy, Conscious Capitalism. Modern Mogul™ is a trademark of Modern Mogul Ventures all rights reserved.

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  • Creator
    Marlyne Pierce
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    86
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 copyright modern mogul ventures LLC 2025
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    Modern Mogul Podcast