Rich Bishop, founder of Midgame Consulting, recently joined host Scott Raven on The Corvus Effect podcast for a powerful conversation on leadership, transformation, and embracing discomfort as a path to growth—both in business and in life.
The episode dives deep into Rich’s personal journey from finance roles in multinational companies to building Midgame Consulting, a firm rooted in proactive leadership, growth mindset, and results-driven transformation.
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Key Takeaways from the Conversation:
- From Analyst to Builder: Rich shares how a data-driven challenge at Nestlé led to the creation of a high-impact sales operations team—and ultimately sparked his transition from finance into sales and marketing leadership.
- Why Discomfort is the Growth Zone: Throughout his career and entrepreneurial path, Rich emphasizes that stepping into uncertainty and asking the right questions in community leads to lasting impact.
- The Origin of Midgame: The name itself reflects halftime adjustments—those pivotal changes businesses must make as they grow beyond each milestone. Rich speaks to helping clients evolve from $1M to $10M to $100M with intentional structure and strategy.
- Letting Go to Level Up: Whether it’s a founder clinging to past successes or a leader struggling with control, transformation starts with mindset shifts—and often a willingness to release what’s no longer working.
- Leading with Empathy and Ownership: Change management requires both clarity and compassion. Rich highlights the importance of psychological safety, team inclusion, and shared ownership in navigating organizational change.
- Balancing Legacy and Leadership at Home: Rich opens up about being a family-first entrepreneur, integrating his roles as husband, father, and business leader, and how parenting shapes his leadership approach.
Food For Thought:
“Be comfortable being uncomfortable. Growth lives on the other side of discomfort.”
Resources Mentioned:
- Childlike Leadership – Rich’s book on leadership lessons inspired by children, available on Amazon.
Additional Links:
- LinkedIn: Rich Bishop
- LinkedIn: Scott Raven
- Scott’s Company: Corvus Solutions
