#509 Rob Braiman: Why do founders block growth past $5M?

About this episode

Rob Braiman discusses why many businesses plateau and how founders can overcome growth barriers.

Rob Braiman is a serial entrepreneur who has built 10 companies and advised thousands of business owners, and we spoke about why most businesses plateau—and how to break through those ceilings. Over 30+ years, he’s seen the same pattern repeat: founders start strong, but growth stalls as they remain the bottleneck, “wearing too many hats” and keeping control instead of building real leadership structures. His approach centers on four pillars: revenue generation, organizational design, process...

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Host: Martin Piskoric

Guest: Rob Braiman

Topics covered

• business growth
• entrepreneurship
• leadership
• organizational design
• revenue generation

Keywords

• founders
• business plateau
• growth stalls
• leadership structures
• entrepreneurial advice

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