Hit Every Metric, Missed the Number | Chris Mader on Running EOS Inside His Own Business

The Operating System Show · Sep 29, 2026 · 33m

Chris Mader was drafted by the Chicago White Sox, spent four years in the minors, then built a business career that ran all the way to chief revenue officer. Today he runs MTA Consultancy and implements EOS inside companies doing 10 to 50 million a year. His company is named for the sign that hung over his college baseball coach's desk: Son, make the adjustment. The bad news, he tells owners, is that you are probably the problem in your business. The good news is that you are also the solution. He runs EOS inside his own company too. Last year he hit every metric on his scorecard and still…