Impact Moments

Ninety Studios

Welcome to Impact Moments Powered by Ninety. Hosts Kris Snyder and Christine Watts kick off this new series by sharing why, after 8 years working together and helping 17,000+ companies run on EOS, they're finally putting these stories out into the world. This show is about the breakthrough moments: the aha's that land hard, the light bulbs that change everything, and the ripple effects that follow. We'll sit down with entrepreneurs, integrators, EOS Implementers, and partners who've been in the trenches. Because the struggle is real, but you don't have to go through it alone. Subscribe to join the journey. More guests, more stories, more impact. Coming soon. 🔗 Check out our episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@90xEOS 🔗 Learn more about Ninety: https://www.ninety.io 📩

Episodes

  1. No Entrepreneur Goes Undefeated | T.J. Gliha | Impact Moments Ep. 6

    3D AGO

    No Entrepreneur Goes Undefeated | T.J. Gliha | Impact Moments Ep. 6

    TJ Gliha left a comfortable career at a well-known firm, assembled a group of partners, and acquired a multifamily office that managed money for professional golfers — we're talking Ryder Cup-level players. In four years, he scaled Journey Wealth from $250 million to $1.4 billion in assets under management, putting them in the top 2% of RIA firms in the country. But the moment that defined Journey Wealth didn't happen on a spreadsheet. A client walked in after completing his third private equity exit — more money than he'd ever need — and instead of celebrating, he was miserable. His wife was depressed. His daughters didn't talk to him. He was 80 pounds overweight. TJ walked out of that meeting and told his partners: we need to do more. That conversation launched a full wellness practice — life coaching, precision healthcare, family counseling, nutritionists — built into the fabric of a wealth planning firm. We dig into: The client meeting that completely shifted how TJ thinks about wealthWhy Journey Wealth added wellness services alongside financial planningThe comedy of trying to self-implement EOS before bringing in Kris SnyderHow being "too nice to each other" was holding the partnership backFiring a client who was a friend — and why the relationship is better for itTJ's belief that employees are more important than clientsThe books, podcasts, and routines that keep him sharpIf you've ever wondered what it really means to serve a client beyond the balance sheet, this one's for you. 🔗 Check out our episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@90xEOS 🔗 Learn more about Ninety: https://www.ninety.io

    38 min
  2. The Year When Everything Broke

    FEB 25

    The Year When Everything Broke

    Mark Abbott is the founder and CEO of Ninety, the platform powering this podcast. He was EOS Implementer number 33 back when there were only a handful of coaches in the community. He has spent decades obsessing over vision, culture, and what it takes to build companies that last. So when he looked around his own company last year and realized the culture had drifted, it hit hard. In this episode, Mark opens up about one of the most difficult years in Ninety’s history. The company had grown fast, maybe too fast. Leaders were over-indexing on taking care of their teams instead of doing what was right for the company. People were quietly sitting on work they did not need to do and not escalating it. And when it came time to make hard decisions, the first attempt did not go the way Mark would have done it. He let it happen anyway. And he has regretted it ever since. We dig into: How Mark discovered EOS in 2010 and became implementer number 33Why vision and culture are the foundation of everything elseThe two co-founders in Naples who were ready to break up until one conversation changed everythingLeadership changes on the ones and threes, and why good people still end up in the wrong seatsThe three levels that matter for senior leadership: ego development, time span capacity, and levels of thinkingWhat “succeed or escalate” means and why it became a mantra at NinetyThe difference between the first reduction in force and the second, and why founder mode mattersHis three biggest mistakes: the first RIF, the Paddle/Stripe decision, and the new commercial modelMark also shares the moment he told Christine, vulnerably, that he was not happy with the culture of his own company. For someone who has built his career around helping others get culture right, that admission carries weight. If you are a founder wondering whether you have let things drift too far, or a leader trying to figure out when to step back in and when to let go, this one is for you. 🔗 Check out our episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@90xEOS 🔗 Learn more about Ninety: https://www.ninety.io

    54 min
  3. FEB 11

    The First F Quarter I've Ever Seen | Kevin von Keyserling | Impact Moments Ep. 4

    Kevin von Keyserling built a consulting company called Certified Security Solutions and transformed it into Keyfactor, a multi-billion dollar unicorn. Then he walked away from his operating role, got recruited by a local VC firm, and decided to do it all over again with a healthcare supply chain startup called ReadySet Surgical. But this time, things didn't go as planned. In this episode, Kevin shares the moment he sat in a quarterly review and said what no one else on his leadership team would say out loud: "It's an F." Every metric missed. Every objective failed. Some things were outside their control, but most of it wasn't. And instead of pointing fingers at the sales team, he owned it as a collective failure. What followed was a comprehensive reset. Three direct reports left. A board member walked. But 18 months later, the company is growing over 50% year over year with a sustainable go-to-market and the right people in the right seats. We dig into: How Kevin transformed two different companies from consulting to SaaSThe culture shift from tribal knowledge to systemic accountabilityWhy he brought EOS and Ninety to every level of the organization, not just leadershipThe "first team" mindset that kept them from vilifying salesHis biggest mistake: skipping validation and burning cash on a go-to-market that wasn't readyWhat he learned from reading the Elon Musk biography about balancing empathy and resultsIf you've ever had a quarter you'd rather forget, or you're sitting in a room where everyone knows the truth but no one will say it, this one's for you. Connect with Kevin at kevin@readysetsurgical.com 🔗 Learn more about Ninety: https://www.ninety.io 🔗 Check out our episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@90xEOS 🔗 Learn more about Ninety: https://www.ninety.io

    27 min

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About

Welcome to Impact Moments Powered by Ninety. Hosts Kris Snyder and Christine Watts kick off this new series by sharing why, after 8 years working together and helping 17,000+ companies run on EOS, they're finally putting these stories out into the world. This show is about the breakthrough moments: the aha's that land hard, the light bulbs that change everything, and the ripple effects that follow. We'll sit down with entrepreneurs, integrators, EOS Implementers, and partners who've been in the trenches. Because the struggle is real, but you don't have to go through it alone. Subscribe to join the journey. More guests, more stories, more impact. Coming soon. 🔗 Check out our episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@90xEOS 🔗 Learn more about Ninety: https://www.ninety.io 📩

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