Welcome to The COO Solution Podcast, the go-to resource for entrepreneurs and business leaders ready to scale their companies with confidence and clarity, supported by a trusted partner.
This podcast is hosted by Derek Fredrickson, Founder and CEO of The COO Solution. It offers a hands-on approach to operational excellence, delivering both big-picture strategies and detailed tactics designed to drive sustainable growth.
Each episode explores entrepreneurs' real-world challenges when building and scaling a business—creating accountability, optimizing team performance, or streamlining systems. Through relatable examples, candid conversations, and actionable advice, Derek shares the proven insights he’s developed in the trenches with business owners like you.
Whether you’re stepping out of the day-to-day grind to focus on visionary leadership or feeling stuck in operational chaos and looking for answers, this podcast provides the tools and guidance you need to overcome obstacles, align your team, and achieve meaningful results.
If you’re ready to turn entrepreneurial overwhelm into scalable success, join us for new episodes filled with practical advice, relatable stories, and empowering solutions. Let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work—together.
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Welcome to The COO Solution Podcast, the go-to resource for entrepreneurs and business leaders ready to scale their companies with confidence and clarity, supported by a trusted partner.
This podcast is hosted by Derek Fredrickson, Founder and CEO of The COO Solution. It offers a hands-on approach to operational excellence, delivering both big-picture strategies and detailed tactics designed to drive sustainable growth.
Each episode explores entrepreneurs' real-world challenges when building and scaling a business—creating accountability, optimizing team performance, or streamlining systems. Through relatable examples, candid conversations, and actionable advice, Derek shares the proven insights he’s developed in the trenches with business owners like you.
Whether you’re stepping out of the day-to-day grind to focus on visionary leadership or feeling stuck in operational chaos and looking for answers, this podcast provides the tools and guidance you need to overcome obstacles, align your team, and achieve meaningful results.
If you’re ready to turn entrepreneurial overwhelm into scalable success, join us for new episodes filled with practical advice, relatable stories, and empowering solutions. Let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work—together.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome back to The COO Solution Podcast! In this solo episode, host Derek Fredrickson unpacks one of the biggest breakthroughs every business owner needs to experience: how to build a self-managing team that runs (and thrives) without you.
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you stepped away from your business for a week or two and feared it would all fall apart, this episode will shift your perspective. Derek walks through the three core pillars that make a self-managing team possible: systems, accountability, and trust. He shares how these work together to free you from day-to-day bottlenecks, empower your team to take ownership, and allow your business to grow sustainably, without constant supervision.
In This Episode:
[00:08] The Vision – What would it feel like if your business kept running (and thriving) without you?
[01:38] The Reality Check – Why most founders don’t have businesses—they have jobs with helpers.
[02:30] Why It Matters – The burnout, bottlenecks, and missed potential that come from doing it all.
[04:22] The 3 Pillars of a Self-Managing Team:
[07:09] The Mistakes That Keep You Stuck – Hiring helpers instead of owners, keeping everything in your head, and avoiding hard conversations.
[09:38] A Real Client Example – How one founder went from overwhelm to taking a two-week unplugged vacation while her business grew.
[12:04] Your Takeaway – What happens when you finally stop being the bottleneck and let your team lead?
📌 Why This Matters
You can’t scale if everything depends on you. Freedom comes from systems, structure, and trust—not from doing more. When you empower your team to own their roles and outcomes, your business doesn’t just survive your absence—it thrives because of it.
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