Every business has a moment where the right person in the right role changes the trajectory of everything that follows. This session is about how to find them — and how to know them when you do.

Christian Bonadio has spent twenty years working at the intersection of founder ambition and leadership talent. Drawing on real business stories, he explores why leadership hiring is the highest-leverage decision a founder makes — and why the traditional approach consistently produces the wrong outcome.

Attendees will leave with a working understanding of the 5C Executive Leadership Readiness Framework: a practical system for assessing not just whether a candidate is impressive, but whether they are genuinely ready to operate inside your specific business — with its pace, its culture, and your fingerprint on everything.

For founders and senior leaders who are serious about building something that lasts — and who know the right hire makes all the difference.