Entrepreneur to Employer - The Playbook for Scaling from Solopreneur to Employer
Building a successful business means managing a constantly shifting target, especially when assembling a high-performance team that drives revenue, enhances the bottom line, and meets expectations.
The Entrepreneur to Employer podcast is here to help. Tailored for entrepreneurs, this show delivers practical insights across three critical areas: time, money, and people operations.
From developing sales systems to creating an operations manual or even preparing your business for sale, Entrepreneur to Employer has you covered with actionable strategies.
Expect monologue episodes with direct insights, interviews with industry experts, and founder stories to inspire your journey as an entrepreneur.
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Questions? Please email me at brianm@scaleocityworks.com
Entrepreneur to Employer - The Playbook for Scaling from Solopreneur to Employer
How Solid Are Your Business Foundations? Use This Scorecard to Find Out
Are your business foundations helping you scale, or silently holding you back?
In this episode, we break down the six critical areas every first-time founder needs to stabilize to grow: people clarity, operations, hiring, systems, culture, and finance. Whether you're building your first team or stuck in reactive mode, this is the episode to help you step into leadership with clarity.
Join Brian Montes, your Fractional People & Ops Partner, as we walk through the exact framework used to help overwhelmed business owners identify what’s broken — and fix it before hiring a full-time team.
💡 What You’ll Learn:
- Why most founders become the bottleneck in their business
- The six pillars of a sustainable business: People, Operations, Hiring, Tools, Culture, and Financial Visibility
- The most significant early mistakes in scaling and how to avoid them
- How to assess your operations and people systems in under 5 minutes
- What “good enough” infrastructure looks like before you hire
- How to turn your chaos into clarity with one simple scorecard
🛠️ Free Resource:
🎯 Take the People, Operations & Finance Scorecard
This free 5-minute assessment helps you pinpoint the weak spots in your business foundations — and gives you a personalized roadmap to fix them.
Perfect for first-time founders and small business owners who want to grow without growing their stress.
Take the Free Assessment Here: https://forms.gle/YMzjJyoGX1ZwJYE69
📬 Stay Connected:
Want more tips on scaling your business with clarity, structure, and a sustainable team?
Follow Brian on X - @brianm2
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Email Brian - brianm@scaleocityworks.com
👉 Ready to stop running your business on chaos and gut instinct?
Take the free People, Operations & Finance Scorecard — a 5-minute diagnostic to find out where your business is strong, where it’s stuck, and what to fix first.
🎯 Perfect for first-time founders who want to grow without burning out.
📩 Get your score instantly + a personalized follow-up with actionable next steps.
🔗 Take the Assessment now → https://forms.gle/m65U1GZBoneXvXDM8
