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My husband Joe left the federal government back in May without a next step lined up. It was a giant leap for both of us.
I’m sure you’ve had a moment like that too, standing at the edge of a major decision, unsure if you should jump. Joe wrestled with his for months. Should he stay or should he go? And if he did leave, when would be the right time?
Read MoreA few months ago, I joined Brian Lofrumento on his Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur podcast.
I was flattered when, a couple of days after we recorded, he told me our conversation was one of the most thought-provoking he’d had over the 1000+ episodes he’s recorded.
Why? Because we dug into a topic that almost every business owner talks about, but few truly define: scalability.
Read MorePicture this. I had just graduated from the University of Maryland magna cum laude with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. But instead of following the expected path of working at a big fancy engineering firm, I became employee #2 at a startup energy auditing company running out of the back room of a house in the suburbs.
I was living my entrepreneurship fantasy.
There was just one problem…
Read MoreIn 2008, some college friends and I started the first stationless bike sharing program in the North America, a decade before bikes and scooters appeared on the streets of every major city.
And the first question everyone asked us was this...
Read MoreThis is my culture ethos.
In business, stuff goes wrong. We all know this. And as a company scales, there's more stuff to go wrong. So it will.
And when that inevitable something goes wrong, how do you respond?
Read MoreHow many times have we all been told that it pays to be different?
What we weren’t told is just how difficult being different can actually be.
Read MoreThe future of your business has never existed before.
Think about that.
That vision you have in your head about what you want your business to become has never existed before in the history of humanity.
And that begs a really important question.
Read MoreThe past few months have been an absolute whirlwind. From some absolutely huge client wins to some exciting leaps forward with BE Lean’s capabilities and offerings, I’ve hardly had time to catch my breath.
Your support has meant the world to me through it all, so I wanted to give you a little taste of what’s been going on as I’ve been working to expand the impact of this little business I call BE Lean.
Read MoreI had a blast talking with Bella about some of the things I’m most passionate about, including answers to many of the questions people have asked me over the years.
Read MoreTraction. Profit. Throughput. Innovation.
These are the four ingredients you need to scale a business.
But here's the important bit. At any given time, you should be focused on one, and only one, of them. Do you know which one your business should be focused on?
Read MoreFor better or worse, we like to draw analogies between businesses and rocket ships an awful lot. In most cases, having a business take off like a rocket is considered the pique of success.
But here's the thing.
Have you ever spoken with the leader of a company that's built like a rocket ship?
They're doing amazing things. But they're also stressed out, burnt out, and spending all their time in their business.
A couple of weeks ago, I was speaking to a networking contact when he said, "So Brad, So you're the scalability guy. How do you scale your business when it's just you?"
It wasn't just him. I get asked this question constantly.
I responded, "Well it's true that I help my clients scale their business, but what my clients want isn't necessarily the same as what I want."
Read MoreRemember when you were young and life used to be simple and fun?
When your biggest worries were whether mom brought home the right flavor of cereal from the grocery store or if you'd be allowed to sleep over at your friend's house.
And then you grew up, and adulting happened…
Read MoreHave you ever had that suffocating feeling that the more your business grows, the further behind you fall?
Or maybe you’ve been burnt out one too many times, and you’re afraid to press on the gas pedal for fear that everything will fall apart if you’re not careful.
I’ve been hearing this kind of thing a lot from people lately. Business is booming, or they see opportunity ahead, and yet they find themselves unsure of how to manage it all.
Read MoreThink you want your business to grow?
You might want to think again...
I recently conducted a poll on LinkedIn where I asked people if they wanted their business to grow or to scale. Here were the results.
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