🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast
The Entrepreneur Mindset With Andrew Poles
Executive coach and ultra marathon mountain biker on why founder growth and business growth are the same flywheel, why bigger isn’t better intrinsically, and how to know when it’s actually time to scale.
Host: Daniel Hill | Unscripted Small Business Podcast
Guest: Andrew Poles — Executive Coach
Best Quotes
“The business can only grow as fast as the founder grows. I’ve seen founders hit a ceiling and blame the market, blame the team, blame timing. The bottleneck is almost always the person at the top — and they’re the last to see it.” — Andrew Poles
Key Takeaways
- Founder growth is a business metric. The ceiling of your business is usually the ceiling of your current self. Personal development is a company investment.
- Bigger isn’t inherently better. Growth should be intentional — driven by what you want the business to provide for your life, not just by ambition to scale.
- Delegation is an exit prerequisite. Founders who can’t delegate can’t exit. The business runs on them, not on systems.
- The inflection point demands a different self. What got the business to $1M doesn’t get it to $5M. The founder has to change, not just the strategy.
The Unscripted Small Business Podcast features candid, unscripted conversations with founders, operators, and entrepreneurs. Hosted by Jeremy Rivera, Zaneta Chuniq Inpower, and Daniel Hill.
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