This podcast interview focuses on the entrepreneurial journey to make effective leadership development available for everyone. My guest is Smadar Tadmor, CEO of Claro Mentor. Smadar Tadmor is a visionary leader who's on a mission to change the way organizations develop their managers. With over 30 years in HR and organizational development, she founded three successful consulting companies before spotting a critical gap: most leadership development programs weren't driving real behavior change. This insight led her to found Claro Mentor in 2022, creating a platform that makes personalized leadership guidance available for every layer of an organization. What makes her story particularly compelling is her transition at this stage in her career - moving from being a top-tier consultant to a first-time tech startup CEO, embracing a beginner's mindset while leveraging decades of domain expertise. And this inspired me, and hence I invited Smadar to my podcast. We explore her remarkable transition from successful consultant to first-time tech CEO, where she had to unlearn decades of habits to build something entirely new. She shares candid insights about the struggles of perfectionism, the surprises of product-market fit, and how bootstrapping forced tough but transformative decisions that shaped their innovative approach to leadership development. Here's one of her quotes: “I left behind an amazing 30 years of career where I was top-notch consultant, well known... and start from a place where I know nothing. And it's very humbling to be at this point. From that perspective, I could be very open to explore and take risks that I think in a different way I wouldn't be doing.” By listening to this podcast, you will learn the following: Why starting with 'knowing nothing' became Smadar's biggest advantage The surprising reason their initial AI coaching approach failed - and what insight changed everything How bootstrapping revealed a truth about their product they wouldn't have discovered otherwise The counterintuitive approach that doubled their customer adoption For more information about the guest from this week: Smadar Tadmor Website: claromentor.com Subscribe to the Daily SaaS Reflection Get my free, 1 min daily reflection on shaping a B2B SaaS business no one can ignore. Subscribe here Yes, it’s actually daily. And yes, people actually stay subscribed (Just see what peer B2B SaaS CEOs say) My promise: It’s short. To the point. Inspiring. And valuable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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