{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen","title":"He Spent 20 Years Becoming Indispensable Then It Almost Broke Him (Ep. 16 Re-Release)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1903,"description":"At 18, Ted Clouser arrived in Arkansas with $400 in his pocket and faxed his résumé to every computer company he could find.\n\nOne hired him.\n\nTwenty years later, he owned it.\n\nBut becoming the owner exposed a problem Ted never saw coming: he had spent two decades building a company around himself. Every question led to the same answer—“Ask Ted.”\n\nWhen he tried to step into a different role, the business struggled to function without him, beginning one of the most difficult seasons of his life.\n\nIn this episode of The Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen, Ted talks about rebuilding the business, rebuilding himself, and the advice from his wife that helped change his perspective:\n\nStop trying to solve the next 18 months. Win today.\n\nIt’s a conversation about leadership, resilience, family, and learning that being indispensable isn't always the same thing as building something sustainable.\n\nWatch the full episode of The Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/anf80sOCVdh5Hiv0ixBIHKdWjkGFtHMHvNN8JpCralw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNWQ1/YWVjYjk3OTBkMzk5/M2U5YmU0MmMzZGUy/MDBjOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}