Why Weakness Elevates Your Leadership - G2 CEO and Co-Founder Godard Abel

<p>A documentary showed his weakness….</p><p>… then it elevated his leadership and inspired thousands.</p><p>Godard Abel is a 5x B2B SaaS Entrepreneur and Co-Founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.g2.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G2</a>, the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace, which he co-founded in 2012.&nbsp;</p><p>G2 is used by 80 million people annually with over 2 million authentic peer reviews. It’s valued at $1.1B today.</p><p>While Godard’s career on the surface looks like a massive succession of “homeruns”, he wasn’t feeling successful on the inside. He was struggling mightily with his mental and physical health.&nbsp; He was in a bad place and made an incredible personal comeback.</p><p>Then he felt compelled to share the darkest moments in a LinkedIn/Hubspot documentary because he believes it can help others.</p><p>I love his story, and I think you’ll be inspired as I was.</p><p>—-</p><p>He also serves as Executive Chairman of ThreeKit, a leading 3D visualization technology company, and Logik.io, a next generation configuration technology.&nbsp;</p><p>Previously, he was Founder and CEO of SteelBrick, which was acquired by Salesforce and also previously co-founded BigMachines, where he served as CEO and built it into a leading software-as-a-service provider which was acquired by Oracle in 2013.</p><p>LinkedIn Profile <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/godardabel/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.linkedin.com/in/godardabel/</strong></a></p><p>Company Link:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.g2.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.g2.com/</strong></a></p><p><strong>What You’ll Discover in this Episode:</strong></p><p>What drives him.</p><p>The impact of attending a Waldorf school as a child.</p><p>Why he decided to show his most vulnerable side in a documentary.</p><p>Using anxiety and uncertainty as fuel to create.</p><p>How having a coach has helped him.</p><p>His “Entrepreneur Alter Ego”.</p><p>What