Hunter Hastings, Founder, The Value Creators; Author

Hunter Hastings, Founder, The Value Creators; Author

• Hunter is the founder of The Value Creators, which is a business education brand that aims to bring a new perspective on value creation. 
• He’s also an author and his latest book is titled The Post‑Managerial Era of Capitalism:Organizational Design as the Next Innovation Frontier (Elements in Reinventing Capitalism). 

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In this thought-provoking episode of The Brand Called You, Hunter Hastings, founder of The Value Creators and author of The Post‑Managerial Era of Capitalism:Organizational Design as the Next Innovation Frontier (Elements in Reinventing Capitalism) drawing from decades across multinationals, Silicon Valley startups, and venture capital, Hastings challenges the very foundations of traditional management. He explains why hierarchy and control now constrain innovation, how self-managed and entrepreneurial organizations outperform bureaucracies, and what leaders must unlearn to design organizations built around customers, trust, and experimentation.

00:35- About Hunter Hastings

• Hunter is the founder of The Value Creators, which is a business education brand that aims to bring a new perspective on value creation. 
• He’s also an author and his latest book is titled The Post‑Managerial Era of Capitalism:Organizational Design as the Next Innovation Frontier (Elements in Reinventing Capitalism). 

04:30- When did you realize management itself was broken, not just in need of improvement?

• During Silicon Valley and venture capital work, seeing venture-mode firms scale rapidly.
• Market evidence showed stark contrast in growth, margins, and responsiveness.
• Traditional companies consistently lagged, proving old management was unsustainable.

23:46- Why do business schools and corporate elites resist the post-managerial paradigm?

• Bureaucracy rewards control, not risk, imagination, or experimentation.
• Institutions are structurally conservative, prioritizing administration over innovation.
• Elites protect their power, resisting changes that dismantle hierarchical ladders.

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Learn more about Hunter Hastings: LinkedIn

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• Hunter is the founder of The Value Creators, which is a business education brand that aims to bring a new perspective on value creation. 
• He’s also an author and his latest book is titled The Post‑Managerial Era of Capitalism:Organizational Design as the Next Innovation Frontier (Elements in Reinventing Capitalism)