# @davidjbrickley on YouTube - **Type:** Video - **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=ygogVBAUECc - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30900248-davidjbrickley-youtube - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a5f65717a3.jpg - **Posted:** 2025-05-21T15:01:41.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** David Brickley (@davidjbrickley) — https://gondola.cc/davidjbrickley ## Caption 12 years. 8 figures. Dozens of hires, pivots, wins, and mistakes. In this episode, David Brickley shares the 12 most valuable lessons he’s learned after building STN Digital from a two-person startup to one of the top social-first agencies in sports and entertainment. 💼 This episode covers: ✔️ The one question that reveals if a team member is in the right seat 🙋 ✔️ Why stress usually comes down to one avoidable habit ✔️ The leadership trait most founders overlook (and why it matters) ✔️ How to make decisions faster—with fewer regrets ⚡ ✔️ Why uncomfortable conversations are the key to growth Whether you’re scaling a team or just trying to level up your leadership game, these are the lessons David wishes he had on day one. #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #MarketingLife #businessofsocial Interested in becoming a guest on the podcast? Reach out to our team at businessofsocial@stn.digital -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STN Digital is a social-first marketing agency that specializes in launching brands and building highly engaged audiences. ➡Check us out: https://www.stndigital.com/ ➡Get in touch with our team: https://www.stndigital.com/contact/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want more insights? Follow David: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@davidbrickley X: https://twitter.com/DavidjBrickley LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brickley Instagram: http://instagram.com/davidjbrickley Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidjamesbrickley Listen to Business Of Social on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-of-social/id1328600108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qfh51SHCGBOa3o4Mebaix ## Stats - **Views:** 301 - **Likes:** 5 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 0 ## Tags leadership, entrepreneurship, marketinglife, businessofsocial, businessgrowth --- Copyright (c) Gondola