--- title: Expert advice for CEOs, from CEOs (SM) by Newport Board Group | Brent Sapp (2) description: Don't get stuck in No Man's Land (SM), follow Newport's blog to stay one step ahead of your competitors. (2) --- [![Newport Board Group Logo](https://132341.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/file-31992853-png/new-images/Newport_Board_Group_Logo.png)](http://newportboardgroup.com) Latest News from[ Newport Board Group](https://132341.hs-sites.com/latest-news/) Contact Newport at 415-293-8171 - [Follow on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/company/newport-board-group) - [Follow on Twitter](https://twitter.com/NewportBoard) - [Follow on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Newport-Board-Group/245492898817330) - [Follow on Google+](https://plus.google.com/108656150214204934101/posts) - [View RSS Feed](http://newportboardgroup.com/CMS/UI/Modules/BizBlogger/rss.aspx?tabid=637122&moduleid=1399877&maxcount=25&u=309236&t=362032d5edd48bebca8f7d763d41a17f) - Categories** - Follow Us** - ** - [Subscribe](http://advisor.newportboardgroup.com/subscribe) - [**](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Newport-Board-Group/245492898817330) - [**](https://twitter.com/NewportBoard) - [**](http://www.linkedin.com/company/newport-board-group) - [**](https://plus.google.com/108656150214204934101) - [**](http://newportboardgroup.com/CMS/UI/Modules/BizBlogger/rss.aspx?tabid=637122&moduleid=1399877&maxcount=25&u=309236&t=362032d5edd48bebca8f7d763d41a17f) # Advice for CEOs Expert advice for CEOs, from CEOs (SM) Don't get stuck in No Man's Land (SM), follow Newport's blog to stay one step ahead of your competitors. [Subscribe](http://advisor.newportboardgroup.com/subscribe) - Categories - Social - [**](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Newport-Board-Group/245492898817330) - [**](https://twitter.com/NewportBoard) - [**](http://www.linkedin.com/company/newport-board-group) - [**](https://plus.google.com/108656150214204934101) - [**](http://newportboardgroup.com/CMS/UI/Modules/BizBlogger/rss.aspx?tabid=637122&moduleid=1399877&maxcount=25&u=309236&t=362032d5edd48bebca8f7d763d41a17f) - ** - [Subscribe](http://advisor.newportboardgroup.com/subscribe) #### Brent Sapp [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/166378/One-Entrepreneur-s-Success-Story-Charlie-Pilkington) [economy heroes](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/topic/economy-heroes) ## [One Entrepreneur's Success Story: Charlie Pilkington](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/166378/One-Entrepreneur-s-Success-Story-Charlie-Pilkington) By: [Brent Sapp](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/author/brent-sapp) May 17th, 2013 Charlie Pilkington, Founder and Managing Member of NorthStar Technologies, often looks at the framed quote from Gary Comer, Founder of Land’s End: [Read More](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/166378/One-Entrepreneur-s-Success-Story-Charlie-Pilkington) Share ** - [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/166378/One-Entrepreneur-s-Success-Story-Charlie-Pilkington) - [**](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=One+Entrepreneur%27s+Success+Story%3A+Charlie+Pilkington&url=https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/166378/One-Entrepreneur-s-Success-Story-Charlie-Pilkington&via=) - [**](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/166378/One-Entrepreneur-s-Success-Story-Charlie-Pilkington) - [**](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/166378/One-Entrepreneur-s-Success-Story-Charlie-Pilkington&title=One+Entrepreneur%27s+Success+Story%3A+Charlie+Pilkington&summary=As+an+entrepreneur%2C+worry+about+being+better%3B+bigger+will+take+care+of+itself.) - [**](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/166378/One-Entrepreneur-s-Success-Story-Charlie-Pilkington&media=http://cdn1.hubspot.com/hub/132341/file-42644193.jpg&description=As+an+entrepreneur%2C+worry+about+being+better%3B+bigger+will+take+care+of+itself.) - [**](mailto:?body=https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/166378/One-Entrepreneur-s-Success-Story-Charlie-Pilkington) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/167659/The-5-Secret-Sauce-Ingredients-of-an-Economy-Hero) [economy heroes](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/topic/economy-heroes) ## [The 5 Secret Sauce Ingredients of an Economy Hero](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/167659/The-5-Secret-Sauce-Ingredients-of-an-Economy-Hero) By: [Brent Sapp](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/author/brent-sapp) May 15th, 2013 I’ve got my thumb pressed on the lighter with hand held high for the CEO/Founders of fast-growth companies. In his fascinating and sobering book, The 4th Turning, William Strauss chronicles the patterns of America’s economic history. He describes these patterns as cyclical “Turnings” that have occurred in our economy since the first ringing of the Liberty Bell: [Read More](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/167659/The-5-Secret-Sauce-Ingredients-of-an-Economy-Hero) Share ** - [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/167659/The-5-Secret-Sauce-Ingredients-of-an-Economy-Hero) - [**](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The+5+Secret+Sauce+Ingredients+of+an+Economy+Hero&url=https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/167659/The-5-Secret-Sauce-Ingredients-of-an-Economy-Hero&via=) - [**](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/167659/The-5-Secret-Sauce-Ingredients-of-an-Economy-Hero) - [**](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/167659/The-5-Secret-Sauce-Ingredients-of-an-Economy-Hero&title=The+5+Secret+Sauce+Ingredients+of+an+Economy+Hero&summary=It+takes+a+special+type+of+entrepreneur+to+shoulder+the+weight+of+a+business+while+the+company+scales.) - [**](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/167659/The-5-Secret-Sauce-Ingredients-of-an-Economy-Hero&media=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/132341/file-17240870-png/images/economy_heroes_jobs.png&description=It+takes+a+special+type+of+entrepreneur+to+shoulder+the+weight+of+a+business+while+the+company+scales.) - [**](mailto:?body=https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/167659/The-5-Secret-Sauce-Ingredients-of-an-Economy-Hero) ![Business Growth Challenges Defined: You May Be In No Man's Land.](https://advisor.newportboardgroup.com/hubfs/Ebooks/Screen%20Shot%202016-11-08%20at%2011.05.39%20AM.png?t=1480550685319) #### **No Man’s Land is the business growth stage where companies become too small to be big and too big to be small.** Only ONE in TEN companies grow beyond “No Man's Land”. To improve your chances, you must first understand if your company is in No Man's Land. Learn more in this guide! Subscribe and get your copy now. [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/163242/The-5-Execution-Habits-of-Great-Companies-Going-Through-No-Man-s-) [No Mans Land](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/topic/no-mans-land) ## [The 5 Execution Habits of Great Companies Going Through No Man's Land](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/bid/163242/The-5-Execution-Habits-of-Great-Companies-Going-Through-No-Man-s-) By: [Brent Sapp](https://132341.hs-sites.com/no-mans-land-and-beyond/author/brent-sapp) May 1st, 2013 Harvard Business School states that over 90% of strategies fail. The authors describe in their study that “the ability to execute strategy was more important than the strategy itself.” Failure to execute not only lowers performance, it also prevents a company from breaking through a perilous growth inflection point. We call that point No Man’s Land. 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They’re running as fast as they can and yet the old way of running their business doesn’t seem to work anymore. Do any of these sound familiar? 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My company has worked with over 500 fast-growth companies in the past three years. Over 95% of their leadership teams are are out of sync on their value proposition. 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