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Ken Paskins on how Your Company Still Needs You, And That’s the Problem
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Ken Paskins on how Your Company Still Needs You, And That’s the Problem

Most founders don’t struggle because they lack vision, they struggle because their company still can’t run without them.

Somewhere between speed, survival, and early success, dependency quietly replaces ownership. Teams stop bringing solutions. Founders become the center of gravity. And growth begins to stall, not because the market changed, but because the company never learned to move without its creator.

This conversation explores why that happens, what it costs, and what must change for real scale, trust, and independence to take root.

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How to Build a Business That Runs Without You — with Kristi Boccato
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How to Build a Business That Runs Without You — with Kristi Boccato

Kristi Boccato on Building a Business That Doesn’t Need You
After scaling and selling her successful gifting company, Kristi Boccato now helps founders escape burnout and build team-led businesses through her work at The Retail Lab. In this episode, she joins Rufus to share hard-won lessons on leadership, freedom, and the mindset shifts every visionary entrepreneur needs to grow — and eventually let go.

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