In This Episode:

As a highly successful CEO or entrepreneur, your journey has been marked by hard work, exceptional skills, and the creation of your business from the ground up. However, as your business evolves or undergoes changes in ownership, relinquishing control can be a daunting challenge. In this episode, we explore how loosening your grip on your business may be precisely what it needs.

Our featured guest, Brad Koehn, boasts three decades of experience in IT Consulting, with a background in software engineering, leadership, and executive coaching. Today, he operates a solo practice catering to the unique needs of small business owners, specializing in helping them navigate the complexities of growth, acquisition, and divestiture. Brad's guidance empowers his clients to make their businesses more profitable, easier to manage, and more valuable when they consider selling.

Tune in to the full episode to gain insights into how Brad coaches business leaders to overcome fear and uncertainty, the significance of having a future vision, common pitfalls hindering strategy execution, preparing businesses for sale, fostering leadership development, and more.

Here’s a Glimpse of What You’ll Learn:

Exploring the similarities and differences between Carl and Brad's approaches to assisting small to medium-sized business owners.
Identifying the true stumbling blocks for business owners, often not related to technical challenges.
Uncovering the major hurdles companies face when executing their strategies and visions.
Typical challenges business owners encounter when preparing to sell their businesses.
The downstream effects of neglecting leadership development within an organization.
Embracing the idea of hiring individuals smarter than oneself and overcoming the associated fears.
Brad's personal journey of managing emotions through flying airplanes and imparting these lessons to CEOs and entrepreneurs.
Insights into the "4 R's" that help CEOs identify and manage behaviors hindering their goals.
Brad's approach to helping business owners discover their identity beyond their company.
Measuring success in Brad's business and for his clients.
Exploring Brad's personal habits for maintaining peak performance.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Koehn Consulting Website
Brad Koehn on LinkedIn
Book: "Helping People Change: Coaching with Compassion for Lifelong Learning and Growth" by Richard Boyatzis, Melvin L. Smith, and Ellen Van Oosten
Buy a copy of "Lost at CEO: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Strategy" by Carl J. Cox
40 Strategy
Contact 40 Strategy
Carl J. Cox on LinkedIn

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Let Go, Elevate Your Business - Brad Koehn's Expert Insights