Why Most Leaders Plateau: Chris Hallberg on Leadership That Lasts
SOFREP Radio
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🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Chris Hallberg is a high-energy, straight-shooting coach who thrives on helping teams pursue something special. His philosophy is simple: go big—if not, go medium—but never settle or walk away.
With more than 11 years of full-time experience implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), Chris has seen firsthand what’s possible when teams commit to clarity, discipline, and execution. He credits the grit, resilience, and passion of the organizations he works with for overcoming real obstacles and achieving meaningful wins in the face of adversity.
EOS works when leaders want it to—and the results speak for themselves. A significant number of Chris’s clients have been recognized as a “Best Place to Work” more than 100 times combined, based on rigorous employee engagement surveys that often require 90+ percentile scores. These organizations consistently build world-class cultures alongside exceptionally profitable outcomes for all stakeholders.
Chris primarily works with privately held, entrepreneurial organizations that aspire to be great—leaders willing to make tough people decisions, have honest conversations, and lead with kindness. His clients typically range from $10M to $1B in annual revenue and include parent companies, family offices, and private equity firms seeking stable, consistent growth.
He is also the Founder and President of GoExpand, an officially licensed EOS software platform.
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| 1:41.8 | going to read you a little bit about chris's bio and we're going to then say hi to him. So about Chris, Chris, Chris Hallberg, CEO and founder, uh, |
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| 1:54.1 | So about Chris, Chris, uh, Chris Hallberg, CEO and founder, Inc.com's top 50 leadership and |
| 2:00.3 | management experts, number nine in 2014. |
| 2:03.4 | He's an expert EOS implementer, go expand software, founder, CEO coach, author of the |
| 2:09.2 | business sergeant's field manual, so RTFM for you out there, 20 plus years helping companies |
| 2:15.4 | scale through systems, structure, and leadership excellence. |
| 2:18.7 | Army National Guard, military police, staff sergeant, veteran of nine years of service, |
| 2:23.6 | civilian law enforcement officer with six years of service. Welcome to the show. Chris, it's |
| 2:28.8 | great to finally group up with you today. Awesome to be here today, Rad. Thanks so much for having me on. |
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