Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#177 When the Founder Is the Operating System
Nick Avaria shows you how to understand why adding managers without clear objectives, metrics, accountability, and operating systems can make a growi…
2 months, 1 week ago
#176: When Growth Hides the Problem
Aloysius Carl shows you how to identify when high-level growth metrics are masking deeper operational breakdowns and how to correct them before they …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
#175 – You Don’t Have a Business Until You Build the System
Drea Lynn shows you how to build systems that turn effort into a stable, scalable business.
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Why early business develop…2 months, 3 weeks ago
#174 – Escaping Survival Mode by Building Systems You Own
Most business owners think they have a marketing problem. Dillon Hill argues that the deeper issue is often relying on systems they don’t actually ow…
3 months ago
#173 – When Growth Knocks, and You Say No
Colleen Budde unpacks the real costs hiding inside “can’t-miss” expansion deals, the hiring math most owners overlook, and why a debt-free stance kee…
3 months, 1 week ago
#172 – Growth Isn’t a Marketing Problem: It’s an Operational One
This episode unpacks the hidden costs of rapid growth. Lindsay Ellis shares the funnel breakdown that left a thousand leads untouched and the practic…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
#171 – The Human Shock Absorbers Hiding Inside Your Business
David Watters explains how to identify operational friction, improve business processes, and introduce automation where it creates genuine value inst…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
#170 – Why Discounting Would Have Been the Bigger Mistake
Norman Leach shows you how to maintain a public commitment under pressure, adapt without breaking trust, and avoid short-term decisions that damage l…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
#169 – The Hardest Decision Was Saying No to More Money
Anthony “Sully” Sullivan shows you how to recognize when a business needs revenue discipline more than additional capital, and why operational focus …
4 months ago
#168 – Leadership Alignment: When Your Best Early Hire Becomes the Growth Bottleneck
Mike Krupit shows you how to recognize leadership misalignment, make difficult people decisions, and build the organizational structure required for …
4 months, 1 week ago