About this episode

Louis Diamond discusses business architecture and growth strategies with Dan Sullivan and John Bowen.

With the Co-Authors of The Greater Game and Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach and John Bowen of CEG Insights Louis Diamond speaks with Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach® and John Bowen of CEG Insights about founder dependency, enterprise value, and the architecture behind scalable businesses. In Summary Many advisory firms grow successfully while remaining highly dependent on their founders. Dan Sullivan and John Bowen argue that the difference between a successful practice and a valuable enterprise comes down to architecture. Louis sits down with the co-authors of The Greater Game to discuss founder dependency, enterprise value, intellectual property, and why some businesses scale beyond their owners while others do not. The conversation offers advisors a framework for thinking differently about growth, succession, and long-term optionality. The Storyline Many advisors spend their careers helping clients build valuable businesses. Far fewer stop to ask whether their own firms are being built the same way. That tension sits at the center of Louis Diamond’s conversation with Dan Sullivan, co-founder of Strategic Coach®, and John Bowen, founder of CEG Elevate Group and CEG Insights…

People in this episode

Host: Louis Diamond

Guests: Dan Sullivan, John Bowen

Topics covered

• business growth
• scalable businesses
• founder dependency
• enterprise value
• succession planning
• intellectual property

Keywords

• growth
• business architecture
• advisory firms
• enterprise value
• scalability
• succession

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Strategic Coach, CEG Insights

Books & works: The Greater Game

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