What happens when your business outgrows your systems or when perfect systems keep you playing it safe?

Ben Speich, fractional COO and EOS implementer, joins the show to talk about the two types of founders he works with: those lifting too heavy with terrible form (growing fast but burning out), and those doing perfect reps with 2.5-pound weights (stable but stuck). Both need the same thing—clarity on what success actually looks like.

In this conversation, we dig into:

• Why your inbox is full (and what that's really telling you)
• The "vacation test" for finding broken systems
• How 50% of project hours generated only 5% of revenue and what to do about it
• Building accountability charts when you're wearing every hat
• Why coaches need coaches (and businesses need spotters)
• The humility required to admit you don't have all the answers

Ben also shares why self-promotion is his weakest lift, how he runs his marriage like a business (weekly meetings included), and why the one-thing-a-day rule keeps his family sane.

If you've been putting out fires instead of building foundations, this one's for you.

Guest Info: Benjamin Speich, Owner of Speich Consulting

Get in touch:

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

https://m.facebook.com/61578624634611/

https://www.tiktok.com/@speichconsulting?_r=1&_t=ZP-92Bf4vbijjr

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