Todd Krause's BIO:

Todd A. Krause is the owner of The Cleaning Authority – Fishers, where he grew the business from $1.8 million in revenue to more than $4 million while building a diverse team and a thriving workplace culture that prioritizes people, performance, and long-term success. His leadership approach has earned multiple industry recognitions, including Franchisee of the Year honors.

Todd holds an MBA and is a Certified Public Accountant, with more than three decades of experience leading and growing businesses across multiple industries. Over the course of his career, he founded and scaled a fund administration firm managing more than $2 billion in assets under administration, helped launch and grow a major bank business unit that reached $14 billion in assets, and led organizations ranging from startups to complex global enterprises.

Today, Todd is the founder of Silversun Consulting, a firm dedicated to solving the growth challenges that keep home-service businesses stuck. Through his consulting, speaking, and writing, he shows business owners how to build companies that grow sustainably by combining strong leadership, effective systems, and positive, culturally competent workplace environments.

Todd's work centers on a simple belief: when businesses create caring, positive workplaces where employees thrive, they retain great people, deliver exceptional service, and build companies that grow faster, become more profitable, and operate with less owner stress.

He is an author, TEDx speaker, keynote presenter, and passionate advocate for leadership that uplifts employees, strengthens businesses, and improves lives in the communities they serve.

In this episode, Virginia and Todd talked about

• Todd's background in finance
• Todd's entry into business ownership
• Business growth vs. business scale
• Secrets to developing your human capital
• Leadership advice for solopreneurs

Takeaways:

1. Your goal as a business owner is to build an asset.

2. Bonus the people who help grow your business.

3. Toxic culture = employee turnover and loss of clients.

4. Being a solopreneur doesn't mean that you are working solo and doing everything.

5. Get out of your comfort zone. That's where growth happens.

Connect with Todd Krause on his social media accounts to learn more about his work and insights into networking effectively:

LinkedIn URL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddakrause/

Facebook URL

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554499613120

Instagram URL

https://www.instagram.com/toddakrause/

Connect with Virginia:

https://www.bbrpodcast.com/

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