Why Most Founders Stay Stuck — And How to Build a Business That Actually Scales

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Inside Marketing with MarketSurge

Reed Hansen

93 episodes

18 hours ago

Welcome to Inside Marketing with MarketSurge — your front-row seat to the boldest business insights, marketing breakthroughs, and entrepreneurial real talk. Hosted by Reed Hansen, Chief Growth Officer at MarketSurge and a digital marketing veteran who's helped scale everything from scrappy startups to Fortune 500 giants, this podcast dives deep into what’s really moving the needle in today’s marketing world. Find us at Marketsurge.io Each week, we’ll break down the latest marketing and business news (minus the fluff), explore tech trends you actually need to know, and feature unfiltered conversations with the most interesting minds in entrepreneurship and marketing. Whether you're a founder, a marketer, or just a curious hustler looking to level up, this is where growth happens—loudly, smartly, and with just the right amount of sass. Subscribe, tune in, and let’s scale something legendary. 🚀

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Why Most Founders Stay Stuck — And How to Build a Business That Actually Scales | Rick Meekins

Inside Marketing with MarketSurge

20 minutes

1 month ago

Why Most Founders Stay Stuck — And How to Build a Business That Actually Scales | Rick Meekins

Strap in, founders — today’s episode is a masterclass in building businesses that actually last. We’re joined by Rick Meekins, Managing Partner at Aepiphanni Business Consulting and host of the Relentless Pursuit of Winning Podcast — a guy who’s spent 20+ years helping founders stop running their businesses like a flaming circus and start operating like a well-engineered machine.

Rick has helped leaders navigate growth, fix broken systems, and build companies that scale without the chaos tornado. And today? He’s dropping the exact mindset shifts and operational frameworks founders need to break out of reactive growth cycles.

If you’re scaling fast, feel like you’re white-knuckling the handlebars, or want to build a company that wins today AND 10 years from now, this episode is required listening.

💡 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

🔥 Why Founders Stay Stuck in Reactive Growth

And how to get out of the cycle before your business becomes the world’s most stressful full-time job.

⚙️ The “Engine” Model of Operations

Rick breaks down how every business — from software to pool cleaning to light manufacturing — needs the same core operational principles to scale sustainably.

👥 How Visionaries & Executors Can Actually Work Together

And how Rick turns abstract founder vision into tactical, scalable systems.

📈 How to Build a Company with Real Longevity

Not a “cool idea” that dies when the founder gets tired.

🎙️ Rick's Podcasting Journey

Why he started Relentless Pursuit of Winning, how it fuels his business, and what every founder gets wrong about podcasting.

🌟 The Big Takeaway

A stable, scalable business isn’t magic — it’s engineered.

🔗 Connect With Rick Meekins

Website: https://aepiphanni.com/

Podcast: https://rpowpodcast.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickmeekins/

Big Scary Vision: https://bigscaryvision.com

🔗 Connect With MarketSurge

Website: https://marketsurge.io

Podcast: https://marketsurge.transistor.fm/

X / Twitter: https://x.com/marketsurging

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marketsurgeio

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100035121171654

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