When Hard Work Stops Working: Marcia Riner on Profit, Focus, and Execution

When Hard Work Stops Working: Marcia Riner on Profit, Focus, and Execution

From The Reluctant Entrepreneur Podcast by Mike Konrad

July 13, 2026 · 52 min

About this episode

Marcia Riner discusses the importance of execution in business growth and how entrepreneurs can overcome stagnation.

What if your business does not have a growth problem? What if it has an execution problem? Many entrepreneurs are doing everything they were told to do. They are posting content, networking, appearing on podcasts, refining their offers, working long hours, and chasing the next opportunity. But despite all that activity, the business still feels stuck. Revenue is inconsistent, profit is thinner than expected, and the founder remains at the center of every important decision. Sound familiar? My guest today, Marcia Riner, helps business owners address that exact problem. Marcia is a Business Growth Strategist, Profitability Expert, CEO of Infinite Profit®, and host of the Profit With A Plan podcast. Her work focuses on helping established business owners connect strategy, marketing, revenue, and execution so growth becomes measurable and sustainable. She speaks about stalled growth, the gap between visibility and revenue, and why great strategies often fail because they are never fully implemented. Today we’ll talk about the difference between being busy and being profitable, why founders often become the bottleneck in their own companies, and how entrepreneurs can move from ideas…

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