Welcome to The Strategy Seat

Where Business Gets Personal—and Strategy Gets Real.

The Strategy Seat is a weekly podcast for bold thinkers, strategic operators, and leaders who move with intent.

Hosted by Matt Grasela—Managing Partner of Black Lab Advisory Services and founder of Black Lab Ink—each episode explores the strategies driving real growth, meaningful change, and modern leadership.

This isn’t a startup hustle recap. It’s a sharper take on what makes a leader credible, a decision consequential, and a strategy worth executing.

From generational workforce shifts to executive hiring playbooks, and from founder stories to culture transformations—you’ll get a front-row seat to the ideas and decisions shaping business today.

New episodes every Tuesday.

What to Expect

• Focused conversations on leadership, growth, and execution

• Interviews with operators, authors, and visionaries

• Clear takeaways on what works—and what doesn’t—in today’s boardrooms

• Power Plays: A Monday mini-series delivering one actionable move per week

Who It’s For

• Executives, team builders, and decision-makers

• Listeners who value clarity over noise

• Leaders who act with purpose

Pull up a seat. Think sharper. Lead better. Move faster.

Listen now on Apple Podcast, Spotify Podcast, iHeartRadio Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.