Ep 04: From Solopreneur to CEO: Letting Go of the How to Finally Scale with Jordan Dolan

Ep 04: From Solopreneur to CEO: Letting Go of the How to Finally Scale with Jordan Dolan

What happens when the very thing that built your business starts to be the thing holding it back? In this episode of Business Book Club Breakthroughs, Christin Cherry sits down with Jordan Dolan, executive chef and founder of Savory Events and The Woodlands Supper Club. For 12 years, Jordan has worn every hat in her business, from sales to admin to washing dishes at midnight. Through Christin's book club and Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy's book Who Not How, Jordan finally faced the realization that she could not scale any further by doing it all herself. Jordan opens up about the impact filter framework that is helping her get specific about exactly who she needs to bring into her business next, why releasing the how and focusing on the who changes everything, and what it means to finally trade midnight dishwashing for more time with her growing family. She also shares the honest truth about freedom of time, freedom of money, and the mental load that comes with being a solopreneur for over a decade. If you have ever felt like you are doing too much and growing too little, this conversation is going to feel like a long exhale. Chapters: 01:38 - Christin introduces Jordan Dolan, executive chef and founder of Savory Events and The Woodlands Supper Club 04:23 - The biggest pain point named out loud: 12 years as a solopreneur wearing every single hat in the business 06:32 - The featured book is revealed: Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy 08;04 - How not who versus who not how: the childhood lesson Jordan had to consciously unlearn 09:41 - The four freedoms in the book: freedom of time, money, relationship, and purpose 11:01 - Why Jordan started her business in the first place: a single mom chasing freedom of time for her daughter 23:07 - Breaking through the invisible ceiling: the moment Christin names what Jordan has been bumping up against 23:49 - The impact filter: getting specific about exactly who you need and what you need from them 26:18 - Letting the how go: finding someone better at the task than you and trusting them with it 29:55 - The midnight dishwashing realization: the moment Jordan knew her time was worth more than the task in front of her 30:18 - The most expensive admin and the most expensive dishwasher: reframing what your time is actually worth 34:40 - Jordan's biggest piece of advice: you do not have to do it alone, and asking for help is not weakness 37:10 - Christin closes with an invitation to join the business book club

Ep 03: How Amanda Discovered the One Thing That Changed Everything

What if everything that made you successful is now the very thing holding you back from the next level? In this episode of Business Book Club Breakthroughs, Christin Cherry sits down with Amanda Carreon, fourth-generation luxury designer, founder of Rose Wade Interior Design, and owner of A Divine Closet. Amanda opens up about finally releasing the "get your hands dirty and do it all" identity she had carried since childhood, what building real calendar boundaries looks like in practice, and why she now sees her team as an investment rather than a cost. She also shares how setting limits with clients actually created more exclusivity, why she believes you are always the ceiling in your own company, and what a 10-year team member taught her about building a business worth staying for. If you are a driven business owner who has been doing it all yourself and wondering why you still feel stuck, this conversation is going to meet you right where you are. Chapters 00:03 - Introduction to Amanda Carreon, fourth-generation designer and founder of Rose Wade Interior Design and A Divine Closet 02:31 - What got her here will not get her there and why the "do it all yourself" identity finally had to go 06:48 - The pre-planned year: protecting recharge time, free focus buffer days, and being proactive instead of reactive 08:16 - Seeing your team as an investment not a cost: why withholding is actually a disservice to the people around you 14:09 - Setting boundaries with clients creates exclusivity: why being available around the clock was working against her 16:03 - You are always the ceiling in your company: if family and time do not start at the top, it will never trickle down 20:04 - Closing takeaway: the hard work that got you here is worth honoring, and so is the vulnerability it takes to grow beyond it The Business Book Club is a 6-week peer learning experience for founders and business leaders. We read one powerful book together, meet live, and leave with more than notes — we leave with momentum. 🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode. 📖 Join the next cohort → https://www.entreprocess.com/business-book-club [https://www.entreprocess.com/business-book-club] 📲 Follow Amanda → @amandad.carreon on Instagram #BusinessBookClubBreakthroughs #10xIsEasierThan2x #WhoNotHow #DanSullivan #ChristinCherry #EntrepreneurPodcast #SmallBusinessGrowth #DelegationTips #TransformationalLeadership #RoseWadeInteriorDesign #ADivineCloset #LuxuryInteriorDesign #ClientBoundaries #LegacyBusiness #BookClubForFounders

Ep 02: She Was Dreaming Too Small & Didn't Know It: 10x Is Easier Than 2x with Jessica Fraser

What if the biggest thing holding your business back is not your strategy or your systems, but the size of your own goals? In this episode of Business Book Club Breakthroughs, Christin Cherry sits down with Jessica Fraser, founder and CEO of ElucidCX, a voice-of-customer consultancy that helps companies understand what their customers truly value and turn those insights into real, strategic growth. Jessica shares how Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy's book 10x Is Easier Than 2x helped her realize she had been playing it too safe with her own business, and what happened when she finally gave herself permission to stop shrinking and start owning the visionary role she was always meant to play. If you have been running hard but staying comfortable, this conversation will challenge you to say the big goal out loud and actually mean it. Chapters: 00:00:43 - Welcome to Business Book Club Breakthroughs: Christin introduces the show and what makes it different 00:02:41 - What Jessica does: voice of the customer consultancy explained in her own words 00:04:54 - The email that brought Jessica to tears: a client shares how the work is fundamentally changing their entire company 00:07:23 - Why surveys and reviews miss the nuance and what a real human conversation finds that nothing else can 00:09:43 - The hard truth: her goals were too small and she was playing it too safe with her own business 00:10:51 - Nobody is coming to tell you your potential: you have to be the one to say the big thing out loud 00:13:11 - There is more competition around average goals than extraordinary ones: the Blue Ocean parallel that changes everything 00:15:23 - Defining unique ability: it is not just what lights you up, it is what lights up the world around you too 00:18:29 - You cannot get to 10x goals by yourself: finding the right people to activate in their unique ability 00:21:26 - The visionary versus integrator framework from EOS and what it looks like when both roles finally click 00:22:32 - The self-retreat that changed everything: stepping back to figure out which hat she was truly built to wear 00:25:09 - From plugging every hole in the wall to finally unlocking: what burnout was trying to tell her all along 00:26:43 - Identity is not wrapped up in the company: who she is drives what could be, not the other way around 00:29:10 - The advice every founder needs to hear: it will also work, so stay in the fight and dream bigger 00:32:06 - Entrepreneurship is hard and we signed up for that: but building something worth building changes the whole game 00:35:44 - Jessica closes with gratitude to Christin for creating the psychological safety that made this whole conversation possible The Business Book Club is a 6-week peer learning experience for founders and business leaders. We read one powerful book together, meet live, and leave with more than notes — we leave with momentum. 🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode. 📖 Join the next cohort → https://www.entreprocess.com/business-book-club [https://www.entreprocess.com/business-book-club] 📲 Follow Jessica → @jessica_fraser on Instagram #BusinessBookClub #10XIsEasierThan2X #VoiceOfTheCustomer #EntrepreneurMindset #FounderLife #DreamBig #UniqueAbility #SmallBusiness #BusinessGrowth #WomenInBusiness #Solopreneur #EOSLife #Founders #EntreProcess #ChristinCherry #BusinessPodcast #MindsetShift #ScalingYourBusiness #ElucidCX #BookClubForFounders #WoodlandsTexas

Ep 01: How to Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Business

What happens when a professional opera singer builds a thriving wedding venue and then realizes he's the reason it can't grow? In the premiere episode of Business Book Club Breakthroughs, I sit down with Ian Ramirez, wedding venue owner at Madera Estates and business coach — to talk about one of the most common (and costly) traps founders fall into: becoming the bottleneck in your own business. Ian shares how Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell gave him a concrete framework to finally hire the right way, reclaim his calendar, and build a business that doesn't run on his constant availability. We get into: Why smart founders stay stuck doing $10/hour tasks How to use 201ctest tasks201d to vet hires before you commit The exact email prioritization test Ian used to screen virtual assistant applicants What a “Perfect Week” actually looks like and why it matters for your business and your life How to build an SOP-driven hiring process so you're not starting over every time EPISODE CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Preview: Ian Ramirez on being the “bottleneck” in his own business 00:21 – Welcome to Business Book Club Breakthroughs with Christin Cherry 01:07 – Meet Ian: From opera singer to wedding venue owner at Madera Estates & business coach 02:02 – Why Ian joined the Business Book Club: learning from peers + getting his time back 04:14 – The real problem: when the owner becomes the biggest obstacle to growth 07:42 – The book: Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell 08:01 – The aha moment: the immediate case for hiring an inbox manager 09:42 – How to use Dan Martell's “test task” framework to vet hires before you commit 10:48 – Ian's email prioritization test for screening virtual assistant candidates 13:38 – From 12 applicants down to the right hire — how the process actually worked 15:27 – Building an SOP-driven hiring model to scale without burning out 18:16 – The “Perfect Week” concept: taking back intentionality over your schedule 20:44 – Closing thoughts: why intentionality is the real business strategy 22:24 – How to join the next 6-week Business Book Club This isn't theory. These are real strategies from a real founder who did the work and came out the other side with his time back. The Business Book Club is a 6-week peer learning experience for founders and business leaders. We read one powerful book together, meet live, and leave with more than notes — we leave with momentum. 🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode. 📖 Join the next cohort → https://www.entreprocess.com/business-book-club [https://www.entreprocess.com/business-book-club] 📲 Follow Ian → @ianjoseramirez on Instagram #BusinessBookClub #BuyBackYourTime #DanMartell #EntrepreneurPodcast #SmallBusinessGrowth #TimeManagement #BusinessGrowth #Founders #VirtualAssistant #HiringTips#EntreProcess #ChristinCherry #BusinessPodcast #OperationsStrategy #ScalingYourBusiness #MaderaEstates #WeddingVenueBusiness #BookClubForFounders #WoodlandsTexas