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Independence by Design™

Independence by Design™ is a framework to help owner-operators get out of the weeds and lead from the boardroom. I built it because I lived this trap. In 2009, I joined my dad in our $21M family business. We turned it around and sold it for eight figures in 2014 — enough to pay off debt, cover taxes, let my dad retire, and leave me with a chunk of cash at 27. But the sale gutted our team, systems, and identity. It looked like a win, but it didn’t feel like freedom. I bawled in the driveway. After

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01:14:40

#490: Alex Chausovsky | Supply Chains, Inflation, and...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/04/23

This interview is about why the old playbook of waiting for certainty is dead, and what owners need to do instead. Alex Chausovsky walks through how supply chain shocks, inflation, and a broken global system are hitting real P&Ls right now — input costs moving, margins under pressure, and customers who may or may not have the money to keep buying. Kim Clark and I then turn it into the owner's next move: three decision vectors (pricing, inventory,

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01:09:05

#489: Ryan & Kim | The Profit War Room. Inflation Is...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/04/16

My protein powder went from $62 to $122. The company's response was a mass email that started with "we understand your frustration." That is exactly how most businesses handle price increases. No plan. No segmentation. Just a surprise and an apology nobody asked for. Watch on YouTube Kim Clark and I sat down to talk about pricing. Not theory. The real conversation that happens when your input costs are moving and you have to decide what to do about it

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01:09:05

#489: Ryan & Kim | The Profit War Room. Inflation Is...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/04/16

My protein powder went from $62 to $122. The company's response was a mass email that started with "we understand your frustration." That is exactly how most businesses handle price increases. No plan. No segmentation. Just a surprise and an apology nobody asked for. Kim Clark and I sat down to talk about pricing. Not theory. The real conversation that happens when your input costs are moving and you have to decide what to do about it. We started with a

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01:06:45

#488: Dr. Sabrina Starling | $10,000/Hour Work and...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/04/09

Dr. Sabrina Starling is the founder of Tap the Potential and the author of The Four Week Vacation. This is her second time on the show. We got into what $10,000/hour work actually means for the owner and for every person on their team. Watch on YouTubeWe talked about how AI is accelerating the opportunity to delegate. How A-players are 900 to 1,200% more productive than average performers. Why delegation always goes down the org chart, never up. And the

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01:06:45

#488: Dr. Sabrina Starling | $10,000/Hour Work and...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/04/09

Dr. Sabrina Starling is the founder of Tap the Potential and the author of The Four Week Vacation. This is her second time on the show. We got into what $10,000/hour work actually means for the owner and for every person on their team. Watch on YouTubeWe talked about how AI is accelerating the opportunity to delegate. How A-players are 900 to 1,200% more productive than average performers. Why delegation always goes down the org chart, never up. And the

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01:17:32

#487: Casey Brown | The Fear That's Eating Your Margins

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/04/02

Most owners plan their transition around money. Pete Walker thinks that's why so many of them end up with regret.Watch on YouTube Pete grew up on a 100-acre potato farm in a community of 90 people in Prince Edward Island. When his dad shut the farm down, 15 neighbors lost their seasonal jobs, local businesses lost a customer, and the tax base shrank. That story is now playing out across thousands of communities in the U.S. and Canada as owner-operators

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01:17:32

#487: Casey Brown | The Fear That's Eating Your Margins

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/04/02

Most owners plan their transition around money. Pete Walker thinks that's why so many of them end up with regret.Watch on YouTube Pete grew up on a 100-acre potato farm in a community of 90 people in Prince Edward Island. When his dad shut the farm down, 15 neighbors lost their seasonal jobs, local businesses lost a customer, and the tax base shrank. That story is now playing out across thousands of communities in the U.S. and Canada as owner-operators

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01:26:58

#486: Pete Walker | Your Business Built This...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/03/26

Most owners plan their transition around money. Pete Walker thinks that's why so many of them end up with regret. Watch on YouTubePete grew up on a 100-acre potato farm in a community of 90 people in Prince Edward Island. When his dad shut the farm down, 15 neighbors lost their seasonal jobs, local businesses lost a customer, and the tax base shrank. That story is now playing out across thousands of communities in the U.S. and Canada as owner-operators

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01:26:58

#486: Pete Walker | Your Business Built This...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/03/26

Most owners plan their transition around money. Pete Walker thinks that's why so many of them end up with regret. Watch on YouTubePete grew up on a 100-acre potato farm in a community of 90 people in Prince Edward Island. When his dad shut the farm down, 15 neighbors lost their seasonal jobs, local businesses lost a customer, and the tax base shrank. That story is now playing out across thousands of communities in the U.S. and Canada as owner-operators

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01:17:07

#485: Steve Moss | You Found the Leader. Now How Do...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/03/19

Steve Moss has spent his career figuring out why senior executive hires blow up. It almost never has to do with whether they can do the job. Watch on YouTube If you are thinking about hiring your first real C-suite leader, or you have already been burned by one who didn't work out, this conversation is going to hit close to home. Steve runs Executive Springboard. He matches new executives with mentors who have sat in that exact chair, and his retention

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01:17:07

#485: Steve Moss | You Found the Leader. Now How Do...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/03/19

Steve Moss has spent his career figuring out why senior executive hires blow up. It almost never has to do with whether they can do the job. Watch on YouTube If you are thinking about hiring your first real C-suite leader, or you have already been burned by one who didn't work out, this conversation is going to hit close to home. Steve runs Executive Springboard. He matches new executives with mentors who have sat in that exact chair, and his retention

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01:20:16

#484: Meg Gold | Your Best Leaders Are Out There....

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/03/12

Here's something I keep running into. My clients need leaders. Not bodies. Not fractional band-aids. Real people who can think, decide, and own results. And every time I ask where they're looking, it's the same answer: recruiters who send resumes written by AI for roles described by AI. Nobody is talking to anybody.Watch on YouTube Meg Gold has been on both sides of this. She spent thirteen years at ADP. Sold payroll door-to-door in Stillwater (my town)

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01:20:16

#484: Meg Gold | Your Best Leaders Are Out There....

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/03/12

Here's something I keep running into. My clients need leaders. Not bodies. Not fractional band-aids. Real people who can think, decide, and own results. And every time I ask where they're looking, it's the same answer: recruiters who send resumes written by AI for roles described by AI. Nobody is talking to anybody.Watch on YouTube Meg Gold has been on both sides of this. She spent thirteen years at ADP. Sold payroll door-to-door in Stillwater (my town)

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01:35:04

#483: Cyndi Gave | Stop Guessing If Your People Can...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/03/05

How do you grow your leadership team when you can't afford a full C-suite, your best people are buried in tactical work, and you have no idea whether they can actually think strategically? Cyndi runs The Metis Group and has spent 30 years turning fuzzy leadership development into something tangible and measurable. Watch on YouTubeIn our first conversation, she walked us through her Job Scorecard, a tool that quantifies what a role actually requires

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01:35:04

#483: Cyndi Gave | Stop Guessing If Your People Can...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/03/05

How do you grow your leadership team when you can't afford a full C-suite, your best people are buried in tactical work, and you have no idea whether they can actually think strategically? Cyndi runs The Metis Group and has spent 30 years turning fuzzy leadership development into something tangible and measurable. Watch on YouTubeIn our first conversation, she walked us through her Job Scorecard, a tool that quantifies what a role actually requires

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01:22:44

#482: Matt Curry | He Sold His $18M Auto Repair...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/02/26

Matt Curry built Curry's Auto Service from $103,000 and 13 credit cards into a 10-location, $18 million auto repair chain — then sold to a private equity firm and watched them burn it to the ground within six months. After a year of "now what?", Matt realized he could've had the freedom he wanted without ever selling. So he started over. In 2017, he and his wife Judy launched Craftsman Auto Care, and in eight years they've built it to eight stores doing

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01:22:44

#482: Matt Curry | He Sold His $18M Auto Repair...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/02/26

Matt Curry built Curry's Auto Service from $103,000 and 13 credit cards into a 10-location, $18 million auto repair chain — then sold to a private equity firm and watched them burn it to the ground within six months. After a year of "now what?", Matt realized he could've had the freedom he wanted without ever selling. So he started over. In 2017, he and his wife Judy launched Craftsman Auto Care, and in eight years they've built it to eight stores doing

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01:43:20

#481: Nick Bradley | The Private Equity Operating System

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/02/19

If you’ve ever wondered why private equity–backed companies often look more disciplined, more focused, and ultimately more valuable than most owner-led businesses, this episode pulls back the curtain on the operating system behind it—and shows you how to apply the same structure without giving up control. Nick Bradley (27+ and $5B in acquisitions) breaks down the private equity governance model: how firms start with a clear investment thesis, define

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01:43:20

#481: Nick Bradley | The Private Equity Operating System

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/02/19

If you’ve ever wondered why private equity–backed companies often look more disciplined, more focused, and ultimately more valuable than most owner-led businesses, this episode pulls back the curtain on the operating system behind it—and shows you how to apply the same structure without giving up control. Nick Bradley (27+ and $5B in acquisitions) breaks down the private equity governance model: how firms start with a clear investment thesis, define

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01:05:08

#480: Kim Clark | What a CRO Does to Create...

Independence by Design™ ·

2026/02/12

“Most companies don’t have a revenue engine; they have a collection of tactics.” - Kim Clark This episode is about helping owners understand why revenue feels so frustrating and chaotic—and what actually has to exist for it to become predictable. Kim Clark walks through what a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) really does, not as a title, but as an owner-level responsibility for designing and governing the entire revenue system end-to-end. We break down why

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