Think Bigger: The Open Arena Mindset for Scaling Teams, Culture, and Vision | Between the Builds
Most leaders don’t fail because of talent — they fail because they think too small. In this episode of Built With Purpose: Between the Builds, host Chris Fay reflects on a powerful leadership lesson inspired by hosting a company kickoff inside a professional hockey arena. The question that changed everything: What if you treated your business — and your life — like an open arena? Chris unpacks how artificial constraints around money, role, location, and fear quietly limit growth, and how leaders can unlock scale without sacrificing family, health, or culture. Drawing from conversations with Kirk Zambetti and lessons from elite operating systems, this episode breaks down what it really takes to scale through vision, people, and systems. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why leaders underestimate what’s possibl How artificial constraints quietly cap growth The “open arena” mindset for leadership and life Why scaling doesn’t require burnout How systems turn vision into execution What great companies protect as they grow If you’re building a team, a company, or a legacy — this episode will reframe how you think about scale. 👇 Stick around for Chris’s reflections on culture, accountability systems, and why less is often more. 🔗 Connect & Learn More 🎙️ Host Chris Fay LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisfay Show & Resources: https://builtwithpurpose.com 🎧 Guest Kirk Zambetti LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkzambetti
Most leaders don’t fail because of talent — they fail because they think too small.
In this episode of Built With Purpose: Between the Builds, host Chris Fay reflects on a powerful leadership lesson inspired by hosting a company kickoff inside a professional hockey arena.
The question that changed everything:
What if you treated your business — and your life — like an open arena?
Chris unpacks how artificial constraints around money, role, location, and fear quietly limit growth, and how leaders can unlock scale without sacrificing family, health, or culture. Drawing from conversations with Kirk Zambetti and lessons from elite operating systems, this episode breaks down what it really takes to scale through vision, people, and systems.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why leaders underestimate what’s possibl
How artificial constraints quietly cap growth
The “open arena” mindset for leadership and life
Why scaling doesn’t require burnout
How systems turn vision into execution
What great companies protect as they grow
If you’re building a team, a company, or a legacy — this episode will reframe how you think about scale.
👇 Stick around for Chris’s reflections on culture, accountability systems, and why less is often more.
🔗 Connect & Learn More
🎙️ Host
Chris Fay
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisfay
Show & Resources: https://builtwithpurpose.com
🎧 Guest
Kirk Zambetti
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkzambetti
