190 - Scaling Shouldn’t Feel This Hard—Here’s Why It Does with Katy Trost

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In this episode of The World Class Leaders Show, host Andrea Petrone sits down with Katy Trost , a top-tier coach and trusted advisor to tech CEOs in London and New York. Katy specializes in helping CEOs scale their leadership, build strong executive teams, and lead with clarity through complexity.

Katy is the Founder of PeraCEOs, a private CEO network, and serves as CEO Coach/Partner at Octopus Coaching Hub for Octopus Ventures. Katy is also a Judge and CEO Coach/Advisor Future Fifty & Upscale Program at Tech Nation, and Lead Startup Mentor HAE Accelerator at Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs.

Her work extends to mentoring at Founders Forum Group, serving as an Advisory Board Member at Trilvee, and supporting leaders as Coach and Facilitator at Hampton. She also holds roles as a Global Advisory Board Member at Virtual Advisory Board (VAB) and CEO Coach/Advisor at Prismaticco. Katy offers grounded and practical advice on how to evolve leadership through the stages of scale & how to avoid common traps.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why transitioning from founder to CEO requires a shift in mindset, not just skills
• The importance of building a strong executive team & how to actually do it
• How to delegate effectively without losing control
• Ways to preserve company culture while scaling fast
• The habits CEOs need to stay grounded, focused, & energized under pressure

Episode Highlights:

[00:00] - Teaser & Introduction of Katy Trost
[02:35] - What it means to be a CEO in today’s fast-moving environment
[05:32] - The mindset shift from founder to CEO
[08:07] - Why building an executive team changes everything
[11:09] - Letting go: What’s really needed to delegate powerfully
[17:24] - Balancing autonomy and accountability in leadership teams
[22:08] - Why CEOs often fail to prioritize executive team development
[27:27] - Evolving company culture without losing your core values
[32:10] - How top CEOs manage pressure, burnout, and mental health
[37:26] - Why CEO networks matter and how they combat isolation
[39:56] - Do CEOs still resist working with coaches?

Follow Our Guest Katy Trost:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katytrost/ 

• Website: https://katytrost.com/ 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katy_trost/

• PeraCEOs: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinpera/ 
  
• Octopus Ventures: https://www.linkedin.com/company/octopus-ventures/ 

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreapetrone
• Website: https://www.andreapetrone.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreapetrone_x/

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⭐ If you're leading a fast-growing company and want to scale without burning out or losing your vision, this conversation with Katy Trost offers a practical roadmap for sustainable, high-impact leadership.

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