# Partnerships and distribution: what operators said this week

Partnership and distribution deals operators described.

Updated 2026-10-29. Source: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/topics/partnerships

> "Okay, this is Kiera and her partner's spending plan. I've just done the What Would Glen Do."
- Glen James on WWGD with Glen James, 2026-10-22, at 59:46. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/4fa412b9ec88434a

> "We chose not to use operating partners because we don't want to micromanage the founder."
- James Andersen on Buyers and Builders, 2026-10-21, at 41:17. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/5584dfc22a7f34e7

> "I believe there are three Cs in leadership, clarity, consistency, and care. Accountability and clarity are programming partners…"
- Chrissy Myers on Level Up Claims, 2026-10-21, at 15:45. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/ce18db76cc52e43c

> "We partnered with a specialist in the space and we interviewed thousands of Australians, both prospective investors and existing investors."
- Mark Joachim on money money money, 2026-10-23, at 2:09. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/10ecb0d4bf1d6f55

> "the people who are working at the firm would be partners in the firm. They're paid in equity, not income. They would be member owners, but they would be paid both a base rate and paid residuals."
- Bhaskar Sankara on Odd Lots, 2026-10-22, at 16:48. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/f4395a3a27a4d8fa

> "I would take and have a virtual assistant use Mindy to pull down the statements of work and send it to partners for things that I was interested in and my pipeline."
- Eric Coffey on Govcon Giants, 2026-10-23, at 1:45. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/8c327376cc562c5f

> "I have a political organization called Onward Together, and we partnered with the Latino Victory Fund to have a night of karaoke. And it was incredible. We had Broadway stars. We had TV stars, movie stars."
- Hillary Clinton on On with Kara Swisher, 2026-10-21, at 2:43. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/f2a23dd3f31e964a

> "we went out and said, here's our leadership team. Here's our plan. Here's our vision. If you believe in it as much as we do, we would love to talk to you about partnering."
- Sean Taylor / Smith & Howard on The INSIDE Public Accounting Podcast, 2026-10-22, at 12:05. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/107c8f9f1cf3ec12

> "In one of the case studies from Social Commerce Club, 92.43% of TikTok shop revenue was coming through affiliates."
- Jordan West on The Unofficial TikTok Shop Podcast with Jordan West, 2026-10-24, at 4:07. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/5db003b553aed97f

> "they'll take out dividends and distribute to us based on our percentage of ownership."
- Rob Walling on Practical Founders Podcast, 2026-10-23, at 29:33. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/8ae30e37dc5cd39a