{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d3ad1a963ae60011f9ff7f/63d3ad20b1fb4d0011ef24f7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"My Business Became More Profitable After I Fired Myself as CEO","description":"<p>\"My business became more profitable after I fired myself as CEO\". In this brutally honest interview, serial entrepreneur Eric Vardon shares the story of how he and his co-founder stepped away from day-to-day operations at their 8-figure agency, Arcane. He realized that what he loved was building the business, not the day-to-day management of HR, processes, and executive meetings. This conversation is a masterclass in founder self-awareness and preparing a business for a successful exit. You'll learn the process of hiring a new CEO to replace yourself, the emotional roller coaster of selling a business you built from scratch, and why getting out of the way was the best decision he ever made for the company's growth. Check out the company: https://hawke.ai</p><p><br></p><p>Book a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory</p><p><br></p><p>👀 CONNECT WITH SEAN</p><p>Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrot</p><p>LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot</p><p>Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>🕒 CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 - Why I Fired Myself as CEO</p><p>06:13 - The 7-Year Plan to an 8-Figure Exit </p><p>10:17 - The Realization: We Weren't Good at Running the Business </p><p>15:08 - How We Hired Our Replacements (A New CEO &amp; COO) </p><p>17:48 - The Result: The Business Became More Profitable Than Ever </p><p>29:45 - The Emotional Roller Coaster of Selling Your \"Baby\" </p><p>39:10 - Eric's #1 Lesson for Founders</p><p><br></p><p>📈 WORK WITH ME</p><p>▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory</p><p>▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate</p><p>▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.ai</p>","author_name":"Sean Weisbrot"}