Like Clockwork: Run Your Business with Swiss Army Precision with Sam Goodner
About this episode
Sam Goodner discusses operational scalability and the challenges founders face as their businesses grow.
Sam shares his background growing companies over 30 years and explained how founders often hit a "ceiling" around 10-15 employees and $3 million in revenue due to owner dependency. He outlines his formula for operational scalability: clarity plus repeatability plus time, emphasizing the need to codify best practices in written playbooks before scaling. He also discusses M&A lessons learned from selling two businesses and acquiring ten, including the importance of knowing your exit n...
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Hosts: John Martinka, Jessica Martinka
Guest: Sam Goodner
Topics covered
- business growth
- operational scalability
- founder challenges
- M&A lessons
- best practices
Keywords
- business growth
- operational scalability
- founder dependency
- M&A
- playbooks
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