A rocket ship burns 90% of its fuel to get off the ground.
But once it hits orbit, it takes almost no energy to keep moving at incredible speed.
Business works the same way.
The grind to $1M: 60+ hour weeks. High stress. Phone ringing 100 times a day.
Customer complaints. Lawsuits. Employee drama.
After burning 90% of your fuel, you think: “All this work for no money? Maybe I picked the wrong business…”
That was me for years.
Then something clicked.
I realized I couldn’t eliminate the tasks. The only solution was to hire someone else to deal with the BS.
But I couldn’t afford another person without taking a major pay cut.
Chicken-egg problem.
Here’s the plan I created:
I was making $12,000/month.
Hiring would cost $8,000/month all-in (payroll, taxes, benefits, vehicle).
I’d grind until I hit $17,000/month profit, then hire and drop back to $9,000/month.
Net cost: $3,000/month to get 30+ hours back.
Instead of putting out fires, I invested that time into the big rocks that actually grow the business.
Pursued two more acquisitions and opened a new store.
Income doubled. Business continued growing.
I finally broke through the invisible barrier.
Then the compounding kicked in.
As your business grows, it affords better quality people.
Those people don’t just take stuff off your plate; they move the business forward without you.
As it grows further, you can hire even higher-quality people.
Everyone knows compound interest.
Few understand the power of compound leadership.
Great leaders raise the level of the business, which attracts more leaders, and the cycle continues.
The numbers:
8 years to hit $50M in revenue.
Our 3-year goal: Add another $50M — $100M total.
“We harness the power of compound growth” is principle #5 of the 8-Figure Franchisee Code
We realize there’s no better investment than ourselves and our business, not chasing shiny new objects.
Want to accelerate your own compound growth?
Join 8-Figure Franchisee and get on a 1-on-1 strategy call with me to build your roadmap from $1M to $10M+
Cheers!
Brian
