The Story of Scale

The moment you know you need to make a hire to unlock the next chapter of growth, but you can't bring yourself to pull the trigger.

Show Notes

Last episode, we talked about firing — the decision you knew you needed to make but kept avoiding. Today, we're talking about the other side of that coin: hiring. Specifically, the moment you know you need to make a hire to unlock the next chapter of growth, but you just can't bring yourself to pull the trigger.

Whether it's your first employee, your first six-figure hire, or the person who will finally take execution off your plate so you can lead, this episode is about the courage it takes to invest before you're ready.

IN THIS EPISODE:
  • 01:28 — Chad's $125K hire: the Frothy Monkey panic
  • 10:34 — Hiring beyond yourself: the COO epiphany
  • 15:52 — My team doesn't know what it feels like to go a month without a paycheck
  • 16:33 — The Florida golf cart guy who hired two people and ended up crying
  • 19:08 — The $100K sales week that came right after the scary hire
  • 19:50 — The investment comes before the breakthrough
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Creators and Guests

Host
Chad Cannon
Business Growth Strategist, Revenue Architect, & Scaling Expert
Host
Harris III
Founder + CEO of Istoria, #1 Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Illusionist, Top-Rated Speaker & Serial Entrepreneur

What is The Story of Scale?

Most business owners hit a ceiling and have no idea why.

The Story of Scale is a conversation between Harris III, a creative entrepreneur who has built businesses across entertainment, events, and coaching, and Chad Cannon, a business growth strategist who has helped companies scale from seven figures into the mid-eight figures. They've been friends for almost 20 years. One is driven by story. The other by numbers. That tension is the whole point.

This isn't for Fortune 500 executives. It's for the founder stuck between $300K and $10M who knows they're capable of more but can't figure out what's in the way. Expect honest conversations, practical frameworks, and stories that make you realize you're not alone.

New episodes every other week.

A production of Istoria Studio. Visit istoria.com/scale for more.