Liam Anderson | Operations Consultant | Balanced Ambition Podcast

In this episode, we dive into the real reason so many business owners feel overwhelmed, stuck, or just plain burnt out. And no — it's not about working harder.

Liam Anderson has seen inside dozens of businesses, and the pattern is clear: the ones that scale all have something in common — solid, boring, reliable operations.

We talk:

• Why documenting anything is better than nothing

• How to stop everything living in your head

• The surprising connection between operations and client retention

• Why your team onboarding process might be costing you thousands

• And how to finally build a business that doesn't rely on you being in every meeting

Whether you're looking to grow, take a break, or one day sell your business, this is the episode for you.

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00:00 – “You’re not playing running a business…”
01:05 – Liam’s journey from agency to founder
03:00 – Why small businesses need operational support
05:02 – Why ops isn’t sexy (but it is essential)
07:06 – The danger of founder bottlenecks
11:30 – Real examples: onboarding gone wrong
14:25 – What makes a business truly scalable?
17:45 – Managing client relationships long-term
21:40 – Why your business can’t live in your head
26:45 – The trust problem: letting go as a founder
29:56 – Building your own business (as an ops guy)
32:20 – The rise of fractional ops (and why it matters)
36:36 – Tools and first steps to start documenting
38:48 – SOPs explained simply
42:24 – Why processes fail if they don’t make life easier
44:22 – Final thoughts + wrap-up

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