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Why Your Business Can't Run Without You

Why Your Business Can't Run Without You

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Most owners think they have a people problem, a time problem, or a strategy problem. Usually, it's none of those — the business is just built to keep everything flowing back to you.

Carol Schultz, Founder & CEO of Vertical Elevation, has spent 30 years as a recruiter and executive coach, helping CEOs stop being "hostages" to their own companies. In this conversation, she unpacks founder's syndrome, why "just hire the right person" rarely works (hint: you're the common denominator), and the succession mindset that separates owners who scale from owners who stay stuck.

She also walks through her Organizational Scaffold System — a roughly 12-week process that closes gaps in communication, accountability, and structure, and then places a chief of staff to act as the CEO's copilot. Plus, a simple pen-to-paper exercise you can start this week to see where your time really goes.

Carol Schultz — author of "Powered By People," Inc., and CEOWORLD columnist, host of "Authentically Successful."
Website: https://verticalelevation.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolbschultz/

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