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145: From Survival Mode to CEO Mode - Breaking the Cycle (ft. Christine Carrillo)

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David speaks with Christine Carrillo, an executive coach for early-stage CEOs and founder of The 20-Hour CEO. Christine has built three companies generating over $200M in revenue and now helps founders build lean, profitable businesses without burnout.

They talked about:

🏚 Growing up in poverty and becoming head of household at 14

🛠 Navigating trauma, burnout, and building resilience

💡 Why freedom, not money, was her ultimate definition of success

🚀 Starting and scaling VC-backed and bootstrapped companies

🧘🏽‍♀️ Rewriting productivity rules with the 20-Hour CEO

🧠 The mindset shift from survival mode to CEO mode


📜 Full transcript:

https://theknowledge.io/christinecarrillo-2/

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

The 20-Hour CEO | https://www.20hourceo.com

Butler Health | https://www.butlerhealth.co

Techstars | https://www.techstars.com

Kaiser Permanente | https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org

McKinsey & Company | https://www.mckinsey.com

Deloitte | https://www2.deloitte.com

👤 Connect with Christine:

Website: https://www.christinecarrillo.com/

Twitter: https://x.com/ChristineCarril

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinecarrillo

👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:

David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.

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David speaks with Christine Carrillo, an executive coach for early-stage CEOs and founder of The 20-Hour CEO. Christine has built three companies generating over $200M in revenue and now helps founders build lean, profitable businesses without burnout.

They talked about:

🏚 Growing up in poverty and becoming head of household at 14

🛠 Navigating trauma, burnout, and building resilience

💡 Why freedom, not money, was her ultimate definition of success

🚀 Starting and scaling VC-backed and bootstrapped companies

🧘🏽‍♀️ Rewriting productivity rules with the 20-Hour CEO

🧠 The mindset shift from survival mode to CEO mode


📜 Full transcript:

https://theknowledge.io/christinecarrillo-2/

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

The 20-Hour CEO | https://www.20hourceo.com

Butler Health | https://www.butlerhealth.co

Techstars | https://www.techstars.com

Kaiser Permanente | https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org

McKinsey & Company | https://www.mckinsey.com

Deloitte | https://www2.deloitte.com

👤 Connect with Christine:

Website: https://www.christinecarrillo.com/

Twitter: https://x.com/ChristineCarril

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinecarrillo

👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:

David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.

🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge

🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com

📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/

🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu

🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge

📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames

My Online Course

🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/

Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.

The Knowledge

📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io

The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.

My Favourite Tools

🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de

📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de

🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de

💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde

🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audiblede


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