I did this transition. Success in Corporate America is more political navigation vs value creation. It's the opposite in SMB-land. You also have to be much more of a generalist running a company because you have to know a little about tax, and HR, and billing, and... I also think I struggled with the pace of decision-making. I previously ran innovation for the Mercy health system. For me to get a major initiative done in a year, it would require Jesus himself to come down on a cloud to demand it. Even still IT would drag their feet... In my agency, I can make a decision this morning and we can have it implemented by the afternoon. That takes time to get used to. I'm glad to get more specific if you want to shoot me a DM or email me (scott @ jairusmarketing.com)

Thank you for the reply. The only problem is I'm starting to like politics! At least the part that leads to getting stuff done. It's like a game, but I do prefer the value creation part.