What if your most important KPI wasn’t about revenue, leads, or efficiency—but about people? In this episode, operations strategist Layla Pomper shares the story of her Death List KPI: a surprisingly human metric born out of emergency planning that reshaped her entire approach to resilience.

What started as a morbid exercise—writing down who her partner should call if she died—became a powerful reframe. It forced Layla to measure not just internal systems, but the strength of her external relationships. The result? A business that’s not only operationally sound, but relationally resilient.

What You’ll Learn

  • Why a Death List KPI matters more than a perfectly documented SOP.
  • How to structure your own list by category: legal, financial, operational, technical.
  • The role of community as real business infrastructure.
  • Why operators in particular need a stronger “village.”
  • How one metric can cascade into redesigning your business model, marketing, and personal priorities.

Learn More About Layla Pomper

  • (00:00) - Introduction: The Importance of a Death List
  • (00:38) - Layla Pomper's Realization and Shift
  • (01:43) - Defining the Death List
  • (02:53) - Building a Resilient Business Community
  • (05:08) - Implementing the Death List in Business Operations
  • (35:29) - Conclusion: The Power of Community


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