FROM VERMONTERS IN BUSINESS PODCAST –
In this episode of Vermonters in Business, co-hosts Drew Kinney and Travis Spencer sit down with Hallie Warner, founder of Founder & Force Multiplier, to discuss leadership, executive support, AI, and what it takes to help entrepreneurs scale.
Hallie shares her journey from growing up in a Coast Guard family to spending more than a decade as Chief of Staff to entrepreneur Adam Hergenrother. She explains why she acquired the Founder & Force Multiplier brand, how she’s helping leaders through fractional Chief of Staff services, coaching executive assistants and chiefs of staff, and guiding aspiring authors through the book-writing process.
The conversation explores when business owners should hire an executive assistant, why leadership is a skill that can be developed, how AI is reshaping real estate and knowledge work, and why human relationships will remain the competitive advantage in an increasingly automated world.
In this episode:
- Hallie’s favorite business book and guest recommendations
- Hallie’s path to becoming a Chief of Staff
- What a “Force Multiplier” really is
- The value of executive assistants and Chiefs of Staff
- Book coaching and creating a winning book blueprint
- AI’s impact on real estate and professional services
- Can leadership be learned?
- Passion vs. skill when building a career
