Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with author, business coach for founders, and former CEO/operator Pete Srodoski.

Pete’s leadership journey didn’t begin in a boardroom — it started on the floor at Target, working overnight shifts, unloading trucks, and navigating real-world challenges with customers and employees. That hands-on experience shaped his approach to leadership in ways no classroom ever could.

From those early days, Pete went on to become CEO of SCP Coldworks and later held COO roles at companies including Thrive, Publishing.com, Providence, Acre Vault, and TeamLogic IT. Along the way, he built a deep understanding of what it really takes to lead, grow, and succeed in business.

Today, he works with founders as a business coach, helping them navigate challenges, build stronger companies, and develop practical leadership skills rooted in real experience.

In this conversation, we cover his journey, lessons learned in the trenches, and what it truly means to lead in today’s business world.

👉 Learn more about Pete: https://rollwithpunch.com/

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Joe Dimino Podcaster/Artist

Joe Dimino has been writing & creating in a variety of capacities since his college days at the University of Missouri-Kansas City somewhere around 1993. If you are keeping score, that would be about 29 years+. It all began at UMKCs University News as a Sports Writer & turned into a myriad of expressive avenues. Inventing poems, art, video & audio has always been in the proverbial cards.