If your business collapses the moment you go on vacation, you don’t have leaders—you have helpers. In this episode of the Opt-In Podcast, Melissa Franks, your On Call COO, unpacks the hard truth about bottlenecks in small businesses and why your growth may be stalling because you are in the way.

Melissa shares real client stories of founders who couldn’t unplug, explains the signs that you might be the bottleneck, and introduces a practical framework for building a team that can operate independently—whether you’re in the office, on vacation, or preparing your business for a future sale.

You’ll learn:

• How to recognize if you’re holding your business back.
• The four-part framework for creating a self-sufficient team:
  1. Clear roles and accountability
  2. Defined decision rights
  3. Systems and SOPs
  4. Leadership development
• Why empowering your team to lead (not just help) is the fastest path to freedom, growth, and long-term business value.

By the end, you’ll know the exact steps to start shifting from being the bottleneck to becoming the visionary leader your business actually needs.

👉 Tune in to discover how to stop firefighting, delegate with confidence, and finally buy back your time.

To get support for this framework or strategic guidance for your business, you can book a complimentary consultation call at https://www.melissafranks.com/fractionalcooservices

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