On A Shot of Inspiration podcast with host Greg Stephens and guest Lindsay Guzowski, Lindsay shares her bold journey from launching a $40,000 plumbing startup to creating The Crucible, a science-based leadership assessment transforming private equity and executive teams. She reveals how intellectual curiosity, data-driven insight, and the courage to act on a single decision can reshape businesses, careers, and lives.
3 Key Takeaways:
- Bold decisions spark transformation.
- The right leadership fit drives real growth.
- Curiosity fuels innovation and success.
About Lindsay:
Lindsay Guzowski is the CEO and founder of The Crucible, an award-winning, science-based assessment company helping private equity and venture firms identify and develop top executives.
A proven entrepreneur, she scaled a plumbing business from a $40,000 investment into a multi-million-dollar exit and later drove double-digit growth as a partner at an executive search firm. A cum laude graduate of Dartmouth, Lindsay also holds a master’s in quantitative sociology from UNC Chapel Hill and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. Her research on leadership and culture has been published in top journals.
Since launching The Crucible in 2020, she has earned multiple industry awards. Outside of work, Lindsay loves trivia nights with her husband, playing NYT Connections, and cheering on her son, a competitive go-kart racer.
Resources:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayguzowski/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-crucible-pe/
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