08/18/2026

38. The Leadership Standard Your Business Is Missing with Marc Rodriguez

When your team keeps falling short, the real issue may be the standard you have failed to define, communicate, or uphold. Kareen sits down with Marc Rodriguez, a retired United States Marine with 21 years of active service and a serial entrepreneur who has risen from independent contractor personal trainer to CEO of multiple companies across fitness, leadership development, and business coaching. After mentoring thousands of trainers and business owners, Marc knows what it takes to build people, protect a strong culture, and create systems that keep a business moving without the founder becoming its single point of failure. Together, Kareen and Marc unpack why relationships make hard conversations easier, how leaders can hold their teams accountable without losing trust, and what it means to build a business that can outgrow you.


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Website: http://www.justrodenterprises.com

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodriguezmarc01



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