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How To Have A Proper Holiday Without Your Business Falling Apart | EP 152

Your business shouldn’t collapse without you. If stepping away feels risky, it’s not bad luck. It’s feedback. In this episode, I break down why most consultancies struggle to run without the founder — and why it has nothing to do with effort, talent, or commitment. It comes down to five predictable constraints: Decisions funnelled through one person. No operating rhythm the team can follow independently. Critical knowledge trapped in someone’s head. Unclear ownership when things go wrong. And boundaries that train dependency instead of capability. When those exist, holidays aren’t a luxury — they’re a liability. For this episode, I walk through how we systematically removed these bottlenecks as our consultancy grew from $3M to $30M. Not by hiring endlessly. Not by being “less involved.” But by designing the business to operate without heroic intervention. I also explain why a proper holiday is one of the most effective stress-tests your business can run. It reveals where structure is missing. Where trust is fragile. And where growth is artificially capped. If your goal is a consultancy that scales cleanly past $5M, $10M and beyond — Being optional is not a lifestyle goal. It’s an operational requirement. This episode lays out exactly how to think about that shift. PS: If you’re interested, here are 4 ways I can help you right now: 1. Grab a copy of my new book | Profitable Engineering Consultant | 9 strategies to grow with confidence, get your time back & consistently hit 30% plus net profit margins – Click Here ( https://www.coachignite.com/book ) 2. Subscribe to our podcast | Learn how to run a more profitable consultancy and grow successfully – no fluff, just actionable and practical advice from someone who grew a consultancy to $30M and exited successfully – Watch Here (    / @joshstone_aus   ) or Listen Here ( https://www.coachignite.com/podcasts/... ) + make sure you subscribe! 3. Download our free Business Plan template | Map out your Business Plan & grow your consultancy with confidence – Click Here ( https://www.coachignite.com/the-busin... ) to download now 4. Book a 20-minute Business Audit Call | We’ll do a full review & audit of your business, uncover the #1 bottleneck that's holding you back right now & develop a 3-step action plan together for how you can get results faster. You'll leave this call with a clear and actionable plan for what to do next in your business – Book Here ( https://www.coachignite.com/businessa... )