Welcome back to Level Eight with Kelli—the podcast for 7- and 8-figure founders who look successful on the outside but secretly feel like they’re duct-taping their business together.

In this episode, I’m not sugarcoating it:
If you’re not tracking your real metrics, mapping your customer journey, and making decisions from data—you’re not scaling, you’re bleeding. And the higher your revenue climbs, the more dangerous this blind spot becomes.

Here’s what we dive into:

• The lie founders tell themselves about why they don’t track (and the cost of believing it)

• The hidden chaos tax you’re paying every day without even realizing it

• Why operating without data is like running a fire without smoke detectors

• The uncomfortable truth about why CEOs avoid metrics (hint: it’s not time—it’s ego)

• What shifts when you stop guessing with confidence and start leading with clarity

This one will sting—in the best way. Because once you see what’s really going on behind the curtain, you can finally stop building on vibes and start scaling with precision.

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Clarity scales. Chaos costs. See you at Level Eight!