Inside Scaling Up Ep 7: From Founder to CEO to Freedom

If your team still needs you to run, fix, or finish everything, you don’t have a business. You have a bottleneck. Find out how to install the systems, structure, and leadership your business needs to grow without you.

In this episode, Jonathan breaks down the core system behind how he helps founders go from scattered and stuck to focused and scaling. He unpacks the 5 essential pillars your business must be built on if you want to grow beyond yourself. 

If you're trying to lead a team, get out of the day-to-day, or finally hit that next stage of growth, you’ll see exactly what’s been missing and how to fix it.

In this episode of Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps, you’ll discover:

• The five-part framework that builds a self-managing business (00:16)
• How to move from firefighting to high-level decision-making with a repeatable planning and execution system (01:53)
• Building a leadership team that runs the business without you (02:45)
• The purpose and impact of a 1–2 day session that creates a 12-month and 3-year roadmap (03:40)
• How the right message can inspire alignment, drive action, and energise leadership teams or audiences around scaling smart (04:07)

Key takeaways for CEOs and business owners:

• Why your mindset and role as CEO must shift before your business can scale
• The five critical systems that create a self-managing, scalable company
• How to align your leadership team to drive growth without relying on you
• A simple planning rhythm to reduce overwhelm and keep execution tight
• When to hit pause and invest in strategy to unlock clarity and momentum

Remember, if growth still depends on you, it's not real scale 

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