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Growth Hacking CultureBeyond Goals: Dr. Apollo Emeka on Mastering Business Strategy and Accountability
In this powerful episode of The Growth Hacking Culture podcast, host Ivan Palomino interviews Dr. Apollo Emeka, an expert in leadership and organizational culture, to dissect one of the most persistent and costly challenges in business: the massive gap between a brilliant strategy and its execution. Dr. Emeka reveals that between 70% and 90% of strategies fail not because they are bad ideas, but due to poor implementation. Companies lose billions in wasted resources, missed opportunities, and burned-out teams because they focus on "the what" instead of "the how".
Dr. Emeka introduces a transformative framework that challenges conventional strategic...
2025-08-2154 min
Decidedly I Decision Tips for Business OwnersEp. 189: Deciding to Eliminate Goals: Former Green Beret & FBI Analyst Dr. Apollo Emeka on Making Big Decisions That StickWhat if achieving success had nothing to do with setting goals—and everything to do with making decisions you can’t turn back from?In this episode of Decidedly, we sit down with Dr. Apollo Emeka – former Green Beret, FBI analyst, and business strategist – to uncover why goals keep so many leaders stuck, and why reframing them as decisions is the key to real progress. From evacuating during California wildfires to moving to Panama in just 30 days, Dr. Emeka shares hard-earned lessons in high-stakes decision-making, breaking default patterns, and leading with conviction.We dive deep into his...
2025-08-1345 min
Diversity Conversations W/ Eric Ellis & Tommie LewisMaking Decisions so Big the Details Almost Don´t Matter In this inspiring episode of Diversity Conversations, hosts Eric Ellis and Tommie Lewis welcome transformational leader Apollo Emeka, widely known as “The Big Decisions Guy,” to explore how making bold, high-impact decisions can completely reshape your life and leadership path. Drawing from his experience as a Green Beret, FBI analyst, and DEI strategist, Apollo shares how one courageous choice — moving his family to a country they had never visited — simplified his daily life and created space for well-being, alignment, and deeper purpose. ✨ In this conversation, you’ll hear: The powe...
2025-07-261h 15
The Hyper Guy Motivational PodcastElite Leadership: Unveiling Strategy with Dr. Apollo Emeka, Former Green BeretElite Leadership: Unveiling Strategy with Dr. Apollo Emeka, Former Green Beret. Dr. Apollo Emeka is a former Green Beret and FBI intelligence analyst. He is currently a strategy and leadership consultant for his company, Apolly Strategy Group. Dr. Emeka has a B.A. in Sociology and a Doctorate in Policy, Planning, and Development from the University of Southern California. Contact: Apollo@apollostrategy.com #Courgage #Strategy #leadership
2024-04-3047 min
The Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteTunua Thrash-Ntuk: Overcoming Fear by Living in What Lights You UpOn this week's episode, Apollo Emeka is joined by Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, the president and CEO of The Center by Lendistry, a nonprofit organization who aims to impact small businesses in underserved communities by providing necessary business resources for success. Tunua has dedicated over two decades of her life to public service, leading impactful initiatives to build better communities.Throughout the interview, Tunua emphasizes the vital role of leadership and provides insightful advice for those aspiring to enhance their careers. She discusses how leaders must stay grounded in the intent of their work, striving always to bring in...
2023-12-1340 minThe Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteNavid Alipour: Going All In On Unlikely Co-Founders and TeammatesOn today’s episode, Apollo sits down with Navid Alipour, Co-Founder & CEO of AI Med Global, and the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Analytics Ventures. AI Med Global is a roll-up of two companies Navid co-founded, CureMetrix and CureMatch. And Analytics Ventures is a fund dedicated to the inception of new ventures harnessing innovations in Artificial Intelligence.Navid is Apollo’s first guest to score 0 points in Execute on the PLE test, and scores slightly higher in Leverage than prioritize, which aligns with his role as a business leader who leverages the expertise of others to drive innovations in A...
2023-11-0145 minThe Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteDevin Nash: Making People Bigger Heroes in Their Own StoryOn the show today, Apollo speaks with Devin Nash, Vice President of Brand & Experience at Underscore VC. Underscore is an early-stage, Boston-based VC Firm backing bold entrepreneurs with an aligned community designed to fit each startup's unique needs.Devin is the driving force behind the Underscore brand, from strategy and creative to communications and founder products. The epitome of a community builder, Devin is also a passionate champion of Underscore’s ESG efforts, continually pushing the Underscore Core Community to strive for more, with a particular emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion.Devin was shocked by...
2023-10-1840 minThe Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteJulieta Moradei: Shaping the Future with Construction Technology to Achieve a Net-Zero Built EnvironmentOn the show today, Apollo is joined by Julieta Moradei, Managing Partner of the recently launched Overlay Capital Build. Build is a consultancy working to accelerate the adoption of critical digital transformation technologies in the arena of construction and housing.While most executives often score high in Prioritize on the PLE assessment, Julieta is Apollo’s first guest to score overwhelmingly high in Leverage. She guides us through her professional journey, highlighting her ability to automate organized work systems early in her career as an engineer.As Julieta molds Overlay Capital Build, she tackles the qu...
2023-10-0444 minThe Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteDrew Glover: Getting Better at the Hard StuffOn today’s episode of The Achievement Index, Apollo is joined by Drew Glover, Founding Parter of Fiat Growth and General Partner at Fiat Ventures. Fiat Growth is a full-service growth marketing consultancy, which specializes in revenue-led, data-backed customer acquisition and user engagement and retention. Fiat Ventures is an emerging VC focused on supporting and growing the next generation of market leading early-stage companies in the Fintech space.Drew has years of experience scaling marketplace development and growth in the world of startups, and he has an incredible knack for curiosity and competition. With a relatively rounded PL...
2023-09-2044 minThe Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteAdrian Mendoza: How to Tell Stories that Connect, Inspire, and SellOn today’s episode, Apollo chats with Adrian Mendoza, Founder & General Partner of Mendoza Ventures, the first Latinx VC Fund on the East Coast. Focused on fintech, AI, and cybersecurity, Adrian is dedicated to diversity when making investment decisions. 80% of their portfolio consists of startups led by immigrants, people of color, and women.Scoring with a majority in Prioritize and Leverage, Apollo and Adrian discuss how his working style has changed through his success. Adrian, once purely an executor while starting Mendoza Ventures, describes his transition into a leader by “firing” himself from unscalable tasks he would have p...
2023-08-2340 minThe Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteCarrie Colbert: Developing a Compelling Personal Brand to Build a Successful BusinessComing to this week’s show is Carrie Colbert, Founding and General Partner of Curate Capital, a venture capital fund accelerating the success of female-founded consumer brands. The idea of Curate was born following Carrie’s early “retirement” from the oil and gas industry, where Carrie amassed over 80k online followers and began investing in women-owned businesses she discovered online. With their first fund closing in the summer of 2022, Carrie and her team exceeded their goal by over 50% with a $15 million dollar raise. Behind her success is a Prioritization score of 44% and an even split between Leverage and Execu...
2023-08-0945 minThe Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteBrian Hollins: From a $1M Scout Fund to an oversubscribed $66M Fund 1Today, Apollo is joined by Brian Hollins, Founder & Managing Partner of Collide Capital, a VC fund that believes great companies are built at the intersection of communities led by diverse, fearless change agents. Investing in primarily early-stage organizations at the pre-seed to Series A level, Collide raised their oversubscribed debut fund in October of 2022 at $66M. Brian is one of our most “even” guests to date, with a score of 9-9-7. Throughout the conversation, you’ll be able to tell why he earned that score as he outlines the multitude of projects he has his hands on, and...
2023-06-2839 minThe Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteMuhammed Yasin: Leading at the Intersection of Creativity and AnalyticsOn this episode of The Achievement Index, Apollo sits down with Muhammad Yasin, VP of Marketing at High Alpha, the world's leading Venture Studio exclusively focused on Enterprise SaaS. Muhammad, a personality assessment enthusiast like Apollo, breaks down what makes great ideas come to life when spearheading the creative execution of new technology companies. From branding to number-crunching, Muhammad shares precinct insight into how he leans into his strengths, and invites a diverse team of thinkers into the room. Scoring highest in Prioritize, with Leverage close behind, he shares lessons about when to emphasize the cr...
2023-06-1438 min
The Other 50%EP 231: Dr. Apollo EmekaYou can find me and my consulting work at Julieharrisoliver.com and you can find the podcast website at Theotherfiftypercent.com. OR, you can find links to everything I’m doing at linktr.ee/julieharrisoliver. The newest thing I have for you is that I’ve added a link for the books that people keep bringing up on the show. That way, you don’t have to remember as you’re listening and your purchase can help support the show, and we’re supporting independent bookstores. It’s a win win win. Ok, now one more thing before we mee...
2023-06-061h 05The Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteCreating Your Own Competitive Advantage with Jen McElyea, Managing Partner at Ethos Real EstateOn this episode of The Achievement Index, Apollo sits down with Jen McElyea, Managing Partner at Ethos Real Estate, an investment firm dedicated to addressing the critical housing shortage. Apollo and Jen explore a wide range of topics, from cultivating a sustainable culture within the company, to navigating complex industry landscapes. Jen discusses Ethos’ unique position in the real estate marketplace, and affordable housing’s potential in the private sector.Scoring uncommonly high in P and E, with L last, Jen offers advice on how to find competitive advantage by uniting around unanimous, equitable goals. As he...
2023-05-3140 minThe Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteLeveraging Talent Around You with Chinedu Enekwe, Co-Founder of Nandi LabsJoining Apollo today in the first official interview of The Achievement Index is Chinedu Enekwe, Co-Founder & President of Nandi Labs, the new creative economy for black digital art and culture. It feels like Chinedu has lived 10 different lives in the span of one, but there’s still only more opportunity and success in his future. With a score of P, L, and E last, Apollo explore the ways in which Chinedu identifies common threads across experiences to get to the bigger picture, leverages technology and relationships to create positive feedback loops with those around him, and values exec...
2023-05-1743 minThe Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteHow to Climb the Mountain of SuccessOn today's episode of The Achievement Index, you will be led by Dr. Apollo Emeka as he takes you through the ups and downs he's experienced on his journey to success. And if you have no idea who Apollo is, what PLE is, or what this show is about...that's okay! This first episode is made to walk you through all of these topics, answer any of your questions, and give you the context you need to take into our full-length guest interviews. You will also be hearing snippets cut from each of our first se...
2023-05-0315 minThe Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteIntroducing: The Achievement IndexDo you ever look at the most successful people around you and wonder...just how do they do it?On this podcast, The Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, Execute, join Dr. Apollo Emeka as he sits down with high performers and leaders to uncover the secrets to success. Along the way, you'll hear tips and insights to takeaway as you navigate the challenges and accomplishments you experience in your own life. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and take the Achievement Index Assessment to find out whether you fall into the prioritize, leverage, or...
2023-04-2601 min
Deep ElectronicsDeep Electronics Special # 27 - 6047Deep Electronics is presenting it's 27th special chapter. These special releases are unique sets created by unique artists. 6047 has created a two hour ambient and sonic journey for this release.
Bio:
6047 (read as GOAT numerically) is a Los Angeles based multi styled electronic DJ & producer whose musical diversity is reflected in his mixes & productions. Attention to detail is what is always present in his work. He is a specialist in programming concept & deconstructed mixes of which are a result of nearly 20 years of experience & progression. A specialist in creating a locked groove as well as progressive mixes that range from...
2021-08-072h 02
Disrupt PodcastDP #10: A Francophone African "super app", DataProphet, and some big news from KenyaGabriella and Tom are joined by Emeka Ajene of West African startup Gozem as it transitions into a "super app" for Africa, while Frans Kronje of South African AI startup DataProphet takes us through his company's $6 million Series A round. The episode also includes a wrap up of all the latest African tech startup news, while Apollo Eric of Kenyan P2P remittances startup BitLipa(www.bitlipa.africa/) “pitches the pod”.
2020-09-0630 min