{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Where Brands Get Their Edge","title":"If You Can't Take a Week Off, You Don't Own a Business (with Jordan Solender)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1687,"description":"Most founders don't actually own a business. They own a job that pays them better.\nIn this episode, Borzou and Amanda sit down with **Jordan Solender** — operator across IT services, event and concert production, video, telemarketing, and a Maryland DJ company — who's known for one thing in particular: getting himself out of every business he touches in **6 to 9 months**.\nJordan walks through the exact playbook: the **week-off stress test** that exposes what's broken, why intake and handoffs are the first place to automate, how his DJ company's post-sale flow uses AI-generated welcome videos and 48-hour DJ intros, and why **founders don't micromanage because they love control — they do it because it makes them feel useful**.\nIf you're stuck being the help desk for your own team, this one's the kick in the ass.\n### Topics Covered\n- What \"getting out of the business\" actually means\n- Why every business hits the same walls (and yours isn't a snowflake)\n- How AI killed the excuse for not automating\n- The post-sale automation flow at Maryland's DJ Family\n- The week-off stress test — when to do it, when to do it again\n- Building an SOP library (and why Use Whale won out)\n- How granular an SOP should actually be\n- Process problem vs. people problem — using personality data in hiring\n- Founder ego and why micromanaging feels useful\n- Cutting Slack out of your life and training your team to bring solutions, not problems\nThis episode is brought to you by **NickelBronx**.\nConnect with us\nBorzou – \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bronxzou/\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borzou/\nAmanda –⁠ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/akfischer/\nJordan – \nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordansolender/\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordan.solender/\nAnd give some love to our sponsor: https://nickelbronx.com/\nBrand strategy, websites, and content for companies that want a real edge.\n If you enjoyed today's episode, follow or subscribe on your favorite podcast...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q0YDzYhdl1Dr8BMlHpRqCxtl1XYWWQsueYkd9mlnxUM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NDU2/OWZiNTFiZTY0MDM3/NjYyYTlhNTFhNWRj/NzM4MC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}