Risk & Resilience Episodes

A great customer can drive growth, improve utilization, and create opportunity. But what happens when your business begins depending on them? This episode explores customer concentration, hidden profitability, negotiating leverage, and the difference between a valuable relationship and a dangerous dependency.

This week, enjoy an Encore presentation of one of the most popular episodes from the Things Entrepreneurs Should Know archives. Whether you’re tuning in for the first time or revisiting a classic, I hope you enjoy this timeless advice for business owners. I’ll be back next week with a brand new episode. Feeling the emotional whiplash of running your business? You're not alone. In this episode we deliver invaluable insights to help you conquer stress, tackle burnout, and overcome the fear of f...

Running a business can create a particular kind of pressure, one that follows an owner long after the workday ends. This episode looks at recognizing stress and burnout, managing their effects, and building the resilience needed to lead effectively over the long haul.

The risks that hurt a business aren't always the ones an owner is watching. Customers, employees, cash, contracts, operations, and outside events can each create vulnerabilities. This episode looks at identifying those exposures early and making the business more resilient before something goes wrong.

Forming an LLC or corporation doesn't automatically protect an owner's personal assets forever. That protection has to be maintained. This episode looks at the everyday practices that help preserve the separation between owner and company—and the seemingly small mistakes that can put it at risk.