Refounder: How Transformational Leaders Take What's Broken and Make it Better

by Patrcik Colletti

At the helm of a broken company, with no operating capital or viable product offering, Patrick Colletti set out to rebuild an organization with loads of debt and no clear product or market presence. Now, over two decades later, that broken company is a "billion-dollar company with heart," reuniting caregivers with their calling(TM), who bring measurable healing to the hurt, wounded, and at-risk.

In Refounder: How Transformational Leaders Take What's Broken and Make it Better, you'll see how a small but committed group of visionaries took a broken health technology startup and created a thriving, humanity-enriching company. You'll discover the Refounder's approach and how their team applied it to every decision they made, even if sometimes unwittingly. You'll also meet industry leaders who operate with a Refounder's mentality, learning from their expertise in the fields of business, innovation, medicine, education, and personal development.

Are you ready to be a Refounder? Whether you're a C-suite executive hoping to change a struggling business, a middle manager tasked with revitalizing a dysfunctional team, or a community organizer attempting to renew the city block, Refounder is an invitation. Learn from Colletti and this collection of refounding experts, then, take what's broken and make it better.

208 pages, Hardcover

Published May 25, 2021

Reviews

[Emi Perdan · Rating 1 out of 5]

We all know I love a good business book, but this simply was just not it for me :/ the only redeeming factor was that the author used Pittsburgh examples

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Patrick Colletti took a nearly bankrupt company with exactly two employees (including himself) and transformed it into a wildly successful enterprise that now employs over 500 people and serves more than 20,000 customers every day. He did this by applying some very simple and common sense principles, by taking advice from other "refounders", and by never, ever giving up. Why? Because the success of this venture was not only a financial goal, but a fulfillment of his purpose; a purpose that was clarified when he saw first hand how his first product bettered the life of Loretta, a patient in a wound care clinic. While he was already headed towards a successful turnaround of the company when he met Loretta, that experience triggered the epiphany that drove him going forward.

The principles that Colletti shares are not just applicable to faltering businesses, but to any venture that needs "refounding", be that a neighborhood revitalization, a new direction for a school, and many other examples that are detailed in the book. It is inspiring, and as evidenced by the success of Net Health, it works!

Once the company was headed in the right direction, Patrick Colletti and his partner Chris, along with Chairman of the Board and long-time advisor Anthony, set their sights on revitalizing the company culture - making it a draw for the best talent; a place where employees look forward to returning day. This was also a resounding success!

If there is an area in your life that you need to "refound", be it your marriage, your community, or a broader purpose in the world, ask yourself what you can do, define the main obstacle, find your purpose, and go after it!