2025: A Pivotal Year for Christian Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
For many Christian entrepreneurs, small business owners, and consultants, 2025 is more than just another year – it’s a turning point.A new political administration is introducing fresh policies, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we work, and social media algorithms are shifting faster than ever. If you’re a faith-driven leader, these changes aren’t just […]
Most Businesses Don’t Die From Competition. They Die From Owner Dependency.
It’s easy to point to market shifts, big players, or new tech as the threat. But truthfully? That’s not what kills most businesses.Dependency on the founder is what does it. No One Talks About It—But the Numbers Are Brutal: 70% of business owners have no exit strategy. Only 20–30% of small businesses actually sell when […]
You Built It… But Can It Run Without You?
Let’s call it what it is: You are the business.Your name, your brain, your relationships, your gut instinct—those are the engine. But what happens when that engine wants to slow down? For most founders, it’s not a pretty picture.At least 70% of founder-led businesses have no succession plan.And it shows—especially when the owner takes a […]
What Happens If You Step Away? (And Why 70% of Businesses Aren’t Ready)
Let’s get real for a second. You’ve been the driver, the doer, the glue holding this thing together. But what happens if you step away—by choice or by circumstance? For 70% of founder-led businesses, the answer is: it all falls apart. Not because the team isn’t good. Not because the business isn’t needed. But because […]
Human First: Why Relationships Still Win in an AI-Powered World
We’re living in an age where AI can write our emails, summarize our meetings, and analyze our business data faster than ever. And while that opens up incredible possibilities for speed, scale, and insight — it’s easy to forget something fundamental: Relationships still drive business. We’re not anti-AI. In fact, we use it every day. […]
You Can’t Lead on Empty: Why Sleep Is a Leadership Strategy
We coach founders and leaders through intense seasons of growth, transition, and sometimes, total reinvention. One pattern shows up over and over again: the leaders who are most depleted are often the ones trying to give the most. They’re running on caffeine, skipping meals, and convincing themselves they’ll catch up on rest “after the next […]
Leadership Is Language
By Georgi Feidler “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.” Nelson Mandela Tweet How deliberate are you with the words you use? The truth is: the language of leadership isn’t just about […]
The Baby Boomer Business Crisis: Why Succession Planning Can’t Wait
Did you know that over 50% of small businesses in the US are owned by baby boomers? They’re retiring at a rate of 10,000 per day—and this will continue for the next 12-15 years. The shocking part? Over 60% have absolutely no succession plan in place. Recently, I had the pleasure of joining Abbey Crane […]
The Founder Hero Complex: Why You’re Still Stuck in the Center of Everything
Most founders don’t set out to become bottlenecks—but it happens fast.You start your business with grit, hustle, and a tight-knit team. You’re the fixer, the closer, the final say on everything from hiring to holiday hours. At some point, that hero mode starts to hurt more than it helps. Decisions slow down. Team members stop stepping […]
The Founder Journey: Lonely, Relentless, and Worth It
At Hire.Train.Inspire., we work with founders every day—and if there’s one truth that never changes, it’s this: Building something from nothing is one of the loneliest jobs in the world. Tweet It’s not because you don’t have people around you.It’s because you’re the one carrying the weight of the unknown.You’re the one making the impossible […]