For Service-Based Business Owners Doing $500K – $10M
Lead Your Business.
Don’t Run It.
Build a self-operating business that can scale so you’re free to focus on the future, not the day-to-day
If You’re Currently Running Your Business
You spend your days engaged in day-to-day operations and fighting fires
You end up answering questions your team should be able to answer without you
Your growth is unpredictable, so you never know what to expect over the next 30-90 days
You’re still managing cash flow even though your revenues say you shouldn’t
You feel stuck as if your business will never be able to run without you
You’re still working more hours than you want
Let’s be honest: These aren’t six separate problems. They’re symptoms of one underlying problem. You’ve got an owner-dependent business.
You didn’t get into business to spend your days like this. You got into business to build something great that would make a difference and provide well for you and your family. That part hasn’t changed. What’s changed is how much of your week it takes just to keep it running. I understand how this happens, because it happened to me.
There is a Better Way
I know what it feels like to be buried in the chaos of running a business.
Back in 1989, I started a church that grew from two families to 2,000 people and $2.7 million a year by 2005. However, for the first five years, everything ran through me. I was constantly
- Overwhelmed by a never-ending to-do list
- Frustrated when nothing went according to plan
- Drained by constant team tension
- Exhausted from 70-hour weeks that never seemed to end
I remember thinking, “There has to be a better way.”
So, I set out to find a better way … and I did.
The solution wasn’t working harder; it was about building a business that didn’t need me at the center of everything, which then freed me up to do the very thing I really wanted to do: lead it.
That’s why, in 2006, I started BizScalers to help owners like you make that same shift.
We call those who make it SOBOs, Self-Operating Business Owners.
You’ll love leading your business again.
Running Is What’s Getting in the Way of Leading
When you’re at the center of your business, you’ve built an owner-dependent business where everyone is waiting on you. Even worse, the better you are at what you do, the more your business depends on you.
Unfortunately, that leaves little to no time for you to lead your business, which is the one job you should actually be doing.
This is what causes a lot of business owners (and coaches) to conclude that the only solution is to break free from the business. We disagree.
The goal isn’t freedom from your business. The goal is freedom to lead your business.
Here’s Your Path from Running to Leading
1. See What’s Holding You Back
Get clear on where your business still depends too heavily on you and what needs to change first.
2. Create a Self-Operating Business Plan
Create a focused plan for the few changes that will give you the greatest leverage, in the right order.
Here’s What Your Peers Have to Say
“We've grown over 15X and I'm now leading a team”
“My company has grown over 15X since I started working with Bruce and BizScalers. His insight, guidance and friendship have been a key component to the growth of my company. I can’t imagine doing this without him. He’s that essential to our growth!”
Jamiel Kadri
Founder, Fulcrum Staffing
“We've grown over 5X in revenue and employees”
“When Bruce arrived, we were a typical small accounting firm. We now have three locations, have done two acquisitions, have 60+ employees and have become the largest local accounting firm in Charleston, SC, ... and Bruce has been a key partner in helping drive that growth."
Melissa Kiddy
Partner, Veris CPAs
“My practice is up over 6X, and I'm a much better leader”
“Like most attorneys, I learned almost nothing in law school about how to run a business. With Bruce's help, though, I've strengthened my leadership, team building, marketing, sales and operational skills. The result being that I now have a legal practice beyond my dreams.”
Aaron Ghais
Partner, Shulman Rogers
"Our revenues are up 40% and our profits are up 75% this year"
“BizScalers has been a game changer for me and my business. We’re now growing at over 40% per year (and our profits are up 75%). Plus, I now have a clear plan for growing my firm. In addition, I’m now hiring more talent to better leverage my time.”
Patrick Traverse
Founder, Breakaway Financial
What Happens If Nothing Changes
Nothing dramatic. That’s the hard part.
You don’t wake up one morning and find that your business has collapsed. You wake up, and it’s another Tuesday, and you’re still the one everybody’s waiting on.
A year from now, your revenue may even be higher. As will be your headcount, along with increased complexity and the number of decisions that you have to make.
Your business may have grown, but your job will have gotten heavier, which is the same trade-off you’ve been making for years.
Meanwhile, the things that made you want to build your business in the first place keep getting moved back. For example, rolling out a new product or service. Moving upscale. Acquiring a competitor. Creating a true executive team.
Nothing changes because nothing forces you to. That’s exactly why so many owners stay stuck running their businesses, year after year.
What Changes When You’re Leading
Picture a Tuesday six months from now.
The client problem that came up yesterday? Your team handled it. The decision someone used to wait on you to make? They made it. Nobody’s standing still waiting for you to unblock them.
Instead, you spend your morning working on your new product rollout because you finally have time to think about it. Then you spend the afternoon developing two team members who are ready to take on more leadership.
And you leave at a reasonable hour, not because you’ve run out of energy, but because the work you’re focused on now isn’t due this week. You’re working three to six months ahead instead of reacting to what happened three hours ago.
Meanwhile, your business keeps moving forward. Not because you’re running it, but because you’ve built a team that can keep it moving while you lead where it’s going.
That’s what changes when you stop running your business and start leading it.
You stop being an owner-operator and you become a SOBO, a Self-Operating Business Owner, which is the best job in business.
READY TO STOP RUNNING AND START LEADING
Build a Self-Operating Business That Can Scale
The Grow and Scale Accelerator gives you the systems, coaching and community you need to build a self-operating business that can scale predictably and profitably.
You don’t need to remain stuck running the day-to-day. When you build a business that operates without needing you in it, you’re free to do what you really want: lead it, grow it and scale it.
