From Founder Led to Scale-ready, Part 1

Wednesday, June 17 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT

Earn 1 PDU: Business Acumen

Founder-led companies often grow through speed, instinct, and constant problem-solving. In the early stages, that is exactly what the business needs. The founder holds the vision, makes the decisions, connects the dots, and keeps work moving.

But as the business grows, the same strengths that helped the company get traction can start to create friction. Projects slow down. Priorities shift. Communication gets fragmented. Teams wait for founder input. Accountability gets fuzzy.

This webinar helps founders and early-stage leaders introduce practical structure before growth creates operational drag.

Who Should Attend:

Founders and entrepreneurs preparing to scale
Early-stage leaders seeing too many priorities compete for attention
Teams where project work gets stuck between people or departments
Leaders who feel like too many decisions still depend on the founder
Growing companies that need more clarity without adding unnecessary bureaucracy

What You'll Learn:

How to improve communication clarity as the team grows
How to prioritize the work that matters most
How to assign ownership more consistently
How to reduce founder bottlenecks
How to create accountability across a growing team
How to move from reactive execution to scale-ready operations

Chaos can feel productive when everyone is busy and moving fast. But over time, unclear execution becomes expensive. It can delay revenue, exhaust the founder, burn out the team, frustrate customers, and slow delivery.

From Founder-Led to Scale-Ready is a two-part webinar series for founders moving from hands-on problem-solving to scalable execution. Part 1 focuses on structuring project work, communication, and accountability before growth creates chaos. Part 2, coming July 15, will explore how founders can build an operating model that scales.

Speakers

Diane Buckley-Altweis

CEO

Core Concepts

Diane is a transformation and delivery leader with more than two decades of experience leading complex technology implementations and enterprise programs across wealth management, banking, mortgage lending, and insurance. She helps organizations reduce operational friction, strengthen compliance, and accelerate product delivery, and she is a co-author of the globally used Achieve PMP® Exam Success and Achieve CAPM® Exam Success study guides.

Steve West

CEO

Project Insight

Steve West is the CEO of Project Insight. He co-founded Project Insight in 2001 alongside certified PMPs to align enterprise-grade project governance with practical, intuitive team workflows. For more than two decades, Steve has worked with project management professionals to centralize project, program, and portfolio data across teams and tools.

Mathew Sparkes

Director of Sales & Business Development

Project Insight

Mathew Sparkes is Director of Sales and Business Development at Project Insight, where he partners with growing companies to solve complex project management challenges. With over 20 years of experience across Fortune 100 enterprises and SaaS startups, he brings deep expertise in consultative sales, CRM integration, and project operations.