Navigating Communication and Personal Growth

In this episode of Peter Lohmann’s Podcast, I’m joined by Ginny Wood, former COO at LeadSimple and an experienced fractional COO who has guided multiple high-growth businesses through transformation and scaling.

Ginny shares her career journey from early days as a programmer to becoming a trusted operational leader in PropTech and beyond. We explore how she approaches stepping into companies mid-stream, the importance of building a culture of speed, and what leaders should know about property manager blind spots. Ginny also opens up about taking a mid-career sabbatical, turning off the inner critic, and how EOS continues to shape business leadership today.

If you’re a property management entrepreneur, real estate operator, or business owner looking to find the right #2 or explore fractional COO options, this conversation delivers practical insights and inspiration.

• 00:00 – Intro
• 02:17 – Ginny’s background and career
• 11:39 – Where to start as a fractional COO
• 16:36 – Sponsor: Julian Calvo (watch this)
• 18:05 – Inspiring a culture of speed
• 26:54 – Taking a mid-career sabbatical
• 32:43 – Knowing when it’s time to move on
• 36:51 – Sponsor: Crane
• 38:15 – Property manager blind spots
• 44:01 – Feedback and hard conversations
• 52:33 – Turning off your inner critic
• 57:33 – EOS
• 1:00:58 – How to find a great #2
• 1:05:11 – Fractional COO options for property management companies

Contact Ginny:

• Ginny on LinkedIn
• Hoffman Institute
• The Rise of the COO – Harvard Business Review

Contact Peter:

• Crane – Private PM Owner Community
• Free PM Newsletter
• RL Property Management