Growth changes what leadership requires.
82% of startups fail due to leadership or team related issues. We help founders evolve how they lead as their companies scale.
Leadership as a lever for growth
WHAT WE DO
Our thesis: Leadership is a primary growth lever.
As companies scale, leadership must evolve. When it doesn’t, founders unintentionally become the growth ceiling. Be Bold Group works at this exact moment of pressure — the inflection point where growth demands a new way of leading.
We partner with founders and leadership teams when growth begins to feel heavier than it should. Our work focuses on challenges rooted in leadership and helps founders understand what needs to change in how they lead so momentum can compound.
We measure the immeasurable
HOW WE DO IT
We diagnose how leadership, decision-making, and team dynamics are operating at the company’s current stage of growth, then design targeted leadership strategies that fit that stage.
This often includes clarifying decision rights, redefining leadership roles, and strengthening alignment across founders, teams, and systems. The outcome is leadership that evolves alongside the company — reducing friction and enabling growth to compound.
Dr. Barbara Levin
OUR FOUNDER
Dr. Barbara Levin is the founder of Be Bold Group and one of the leading voices on leadership as a growth lever for startups.
She has spent her career doing two things: studying organizational leadership and leading organizations. With a background in education and a doctorate in organizational leadership, she has spent over a decade working at the intersection of research and organizational strategy. She has a rare ability to see what tangles most founders up, measure it, and turn it into an actionable growth strategy.
Be Bold Group has partnered with founders and leadership teams at brands like Ulta, Chillhouse, Female Founder World, Topicals, Set Active, Aureum, and Microsoft.
When leadership evolves alongside the business, momentum compounds. Startups grow when founders do.
Her work has been featured in Forbes.