You’ve tried a new strategy, read another book, and pushed yourself harder. So why do you keep running into the same challenges? In this episode of Build Boldly, Allison Barber, Director of Marketing at RISE Commercial District, sits down with business and performance coach Pete Kadushin to explore what coaching can offer business owners, leaders, and other high achievers.

With a PhD in sport and exercise psychology and experience as an embedded mental performance coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, Pete brings lessons from elite sport into the everyday work of leading and growing a business. They discuss why delegation can feel uncomfortable, how constantly raising the bar can make success difficult to enjoy, and what becomes possible when you leave time in your calendar without a task attached.

You’ll learn:

• How Pete approaches coaching: understanding where you are, identifying a compelling destination, and working with the gap between them.
• Why an urgent problem may not be the obstacle standing between you and your goal.
• How being the person with all the answers can make delegation difficult.
• Why achievement and the experience of success can feel different.
• What Pete means by negative space: time without an assignment or an optimization goal.
• How to explore coaching fit without rushing into a commitment.

If you’re looking to level up your leadership next year, it might be time to consider coaching.

Learn more: drkcoaching.com

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If more business came your way tomorrow, would you be ready for it? In this episode of Build Boldly, Pat Rodgers brings together highlights from three conversations about building a business that can support growth.

Dan Faber of Lucian explores repeatable sales systems for trade and service businesses. Rachel Coverdale of Coverdale Consulting connects marketing strategy to customers and revenue. Jim Sapp of RISE Commercial District shares a leadership perspective on delegation and helping teams take on more responsibility.

Together, these conversations offer a practical way to assess how you sell, market, and lead, and decide where your business needs attention next. Listen for one change you can make now to better prepare for what comes next.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why a repeatable sales process matters when the owner is balancing multiple responsibilities.
• How understanding your ideal customer helps connect marketing and sales.
• Why marketing performance needs to be considered alongside business results.
• How delegation and team development support a growing company.
• How to choose one manageable next step rather than trying to address every growth challenge at once.

As you head into Q4, it’s time to think about what is required to take that next step. As a leader, you may recognize opportunities in all three areas. Want a deeper dive? All of these episodes were featured in our Smart Business Summer series.

Listen here:

- How to Build a Repeatable Sales Process for Trade & Service Businesses with Dan Faber of Lushin
- Marketing That Drives Revenue: Rachael Coverdale on Sales Alignment, ICPs, AI, and Finding the Right Marketing Partner
- Scaling Smarter with Founder & CEO Jim Sapp: Leadership Teams, Mentors, Small Bets, and the Story Behind RISE Commercial District

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What does it really look like to grow a business from a home-based hobby into a scaling commercial operation? In this episode of Build Boldly, host Pat Rodgers sits down with Jake Trejo, co-owner of Oakley and Hyde, a Cincinnati-based event rental and fabrication company creating custom pieces for weddings, corporate events, brand activations, and experiences across the Midwest.

Jake shares how he and his wife built Oakley and Hyde from a creative side project into a growing business. And they did it all while balancing full-time jobs, young kids, weekend events, late-night builds, and the constant pressure of needing more space.

Pat and Jake talk about the realities of scaling a small business: knowing when your garage is holding you back, reinvesting every dollar, moving from custom-only work into more repeatable inventory, creating a better client experience, and deciding when it is time to take the next risk.

Jake also shares how RISE helped Oakley and Hyde move out of the house and into a more professional, predictable, and flexible space, which gave them room to store inventory, meet clients, load their van, work in a cleaner environment, and grow with more confidence.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Oakley and Hyde grew from a home-based hobby into a scaling event rental and fabrication business
• Why space can become a major bottleneck for growing small businesses
• How Jake and his wife balance full-time jobs, family, and entrepreneurship
• Why reinvesting back into the business helped accelerate growth
• What they learned from moving out of the garage and into a commercial space
• How predictable costs and flexible space can reduce risk for early-stage businesses
• Why delegation may be the next big leap for growing operators
• How to know when it is time to stop making do and start building for the next stage

If you are a founder, operator, maker, contractor, creative business owner, or entrepreneur trying to grow beyond your garage, this conversation is a practical and honest look at what it takes to keep building, one smart leap at a time.

Learn more: @oakleyandhydedesigns

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