270. Micromanager to Visionary and Breaking the "Golden Cage" w/Andre Ankri
Fri Jan 30 2026
Andre Ankri is the Founder and CEO of UTS Group, a security integration and design firm delivering complex commercial and institutional projects across Canada. He is also the Founder of Metador, where he helps leaders build lean, scalable businesses through AI, automation, and operational systems.
Main Business Issues:
Andre’s entire company relied on him as a single point of failure, leading to burnout and lack of fulfillment.
Productivity is highly dependent on a rigid morning routine and an engineered environment
Struggles to identify the underlying emotions that drive his behavior
Andre’s Key Insights and Takeaways:
Andre acknowledged that his greatest strength lies in managing chaos and "firefighting.
He recognized that he was operating at only 50% capacity because the rest of his energy was being drained by the effort of managing his own dysregulation.
He concluded that he cannot simply "discipline" his way out of his biology and must instead solve for emotional regulation
Connect with Andre
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andre-ankri-7a4090311/
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Andre Ankri is the Founder and CEO of UTS Group, a security integration and design firm delivering complex commercial and institutional projects across Canada. He is also the Founder of Metador, where he helps leaders build lean, scalable businesses through AI, automation, and operational systems. Main Business Issues: Andre’s entire company relied on him as a single point of failure, leading to burnout and lack of fulfillment. Productivity is highly dependent on a rigid morning routine and an engineered environment Struggles to identify the underlying emotions that drive his behavior Andre’s Key Insights and Takeaways: Andre acknowledged that his greatest strength lies in managing chaos and "firefighting. He recognized that he was operating at only 50% capacity because the rest of his energy was being drained by the effort of managing his own dysregulation. He concluded that he cannot simply "discipline" his way out of his biology and must instead solve for emotional regulation Connect with Andre https://www.linkedin.com/in/andre-ankri-7a4090311/