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A 30-Year-Old Firm Plateaued for 25 Years. One Change Put It on the Inc. 5000 | Brian Smith
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A business advisor whose firm keeps growing at 200 percent a year says the fastest way to grow is to slow down. In this episode, Brian Smith, founder of IA Business Advisors, returns to Founder Talk to explain why he pushed back on investors who wanted to scale in two or three years, and how SOPs and delegation let him step back from the day to day. Founders will learn how to introduce SOPs without overwhelming a team, how to listen to feedback without getting triggered, and why the best advisors warn clients about the disruption before the work begins. Key takeaways: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:07:18 Q: Should you take investor money if it forces fast scaling? A: Brian Smith explains that his…