Entrepreneur to Employer - Business Building HR & Leadership Strategies

About Entrepreneur to Employer - Business Building HR & Leadership Strategies

The Entrepreneur to Employer Podcast is for founders who are ready to move beyond ideas and start building a company that actually runs. It is designed for leaders navigating the messy middle, where vision meets execution, and where most businesses either stall or scale. Each bite sized episode delivers practical, no-fluff insights you can apply immediately. Whether you are refining your offer, building systems, hiring your first team members, or protecting your intellectual property, this podcast helps you make smarter decisions faster. A core focus of the show is helping you remove founder dependency and eliminate operational bottlenecks so your business can grow without everything relying on you. You will learn how to step out of the day-to-day, build processes that scale, and create a company that is not limited by your time or bandwidth. From IP protection and operational structure to go-to-market strategy and leadership development, every episode focuses on the real challenges of turning a business into a sustainable, scalable company. Hosted by Brian Montes, fractional COO and founder of Buona Fortuna Advisors, the show brings an operator’s perspective to entrepreneurship, bridging the gap between doing everything yourself and leading a business that can grow without you.

Publisher

Brian Montes

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Jun 2018

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 110 episodes have a transcript.

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   11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why “Just Hire More People” Usually Makes the Problem Worse

   Brian Montes explains how hiring without proper structure exacerbates business problems, offering insights into effective organizational growth.

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   19 Sept 2026

   Your Next Hire May Already Be An Employee

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name], a logistics expert, exploring how internal talent like "Johnny" offers a reliable solution for critical supply-chain roles.

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   7 Sept 2026

   The 30-Day Disappearance Test

   Host Alex Lieberman guides listeners through the "30-Day Disappearance Test" to reveal if their business operates independently of their constant presence.

Inside a recent episode

Why “Just Hire More People” Usually Makes the Problem Worse

Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The goal is to stop using hiring as a substitution for an operating design. So here's the five questions I want you to ask before you add headcount. So before you open the next job role, work through these five questions. First, is the work actually repeatable? Does your team have a reasonably consistent way to do the work? Or does every job become a custom adventure? Maybe customer expectations weren't clear. Maybe the scope keeps changing. Maybe every exception gets treated as an emergency. Now, if that's the environment, a new hire inherits the same disorder. Before you add someone, clarify what normal work looks like. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

26 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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66

Social presence

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Engagement

71

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