Liz Landry on the Four Stages of Business Growth and What It Really Takes to Move from Operator to Owner

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Liz Landry (fromoperatortoownerbook.com), speaker, strategist, and author of the forthcoming book From Operator to Owner: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Running a Business That Doesn't Run You, joins host Dan Freehling (contempusleadership.com) to explain why so many entrepreneurs end up trapped by the businesses they built. Liz argues that getting unstuck requires a shift from the "hard work" identity that gets a business off the ground to the identity of a leader (02:31) and lays out her four-stage framework for sustainable growth (10:07). Liz offers a practical test for when a solopreneur is ready to make a first hire (17:21), contrasts the wiring of entrepreneurs with the skillsets that leadership actually demands (27:16), and sheds light on the misconception that you're the only one struggling (33:24). Recommended Reading: "The Road Less Stupid" by Keith J. Cunningham and "The E-Myth Revisited" by Michael E. Gerber. Show notes at forwardlookingleadership.com.

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