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If you’re a business owner feeling stuck — like growth is happening, but at the cost of your freedom, sanity, or team alignment — you’re not alone.

After working with founders across industries, I’ve found that most scaling problems fall into 6 key stages. This page breaks them down simply so you can identify where you’re stuck and what’s really holding your business back.

If any of this resonates, it’s not just information — it’s your next step. Let’s have a conversation to help you diagnose your stage and find the clearest path forward.

Evaluate – What’s actually holding you back

  • I have all these numbers… but I’m not sure which ones really matter

  • We’re doing a lot, but I don’t know what’s actually working

  • Everything feels messy, but I don’t even know where to start cleaning up

  • Some parts of the business aren’t working, but I feel too emotionally attached to change them

  • I think I’m too close to the day-to-day to see what’s really broken

Eliminate – Time to declutter and stop doing dumb stuff

  • We’ve been doing this process for years… but no one really knows why anymore

  • There are tools, systems, or even people we probably don’t need — but we’re scared to make changes

  • My team resists change — they’re used to the old way, even if it’s slow or clunky

  • I keep getting distracted by new ideas and shiny tools instead of fixing what’s already here

  • I know we should cut out some clients or services, but it’s hard to say no

Engineer – Let’s build stuff that actually scales

  • Things work… until I step away. Then everything falls apart

  • Everyone on the team does things differently — there’s no real system

  • We have SOPs… somewhere. No one uses them though

  • Our tools don’t talk to each other, and automations are half-baked

  • Too much stuff lives in people’s heads instead of being documented

Envision – What are we really building here?

  • I’m not even sure what success looks like anymore

  • The business is running, but I feel like I’ve lost my original “why”

  • I wanted freedom — now I feel like an employee of my own business

  • We’ve hit milestones… but I don’t know what’s next

  • The team seems busy, but I don’t think we’re aligned on the vision

Empower – Can my team actually run this without me

  • It’s so hard to find people who just get it and take ownership

  • I want to delegate, but I’ve been burned before

  • I promoted someone to a leadership role… now I’m micromanaging them

  • My team waits for instructions — I’m still the default decision-maker

  • I dream of stepping back, but right now the business still needs me for everything

Execute – We need to move faster, without burning out

  • Some things get done consistently… others fall through the cracks

  • I’m still the bottleneck. Everything somehow needs my input

  • We start strong on projects, but then they fizzle out halfway

  • We’re always busy, but not sure if we’re actually moving forward

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  • Feels like we’re in firefighting mode more than building mode

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