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Hosted by Kieran Browning · business · EN-AU
Conversations with founders, operators and advisors about the bottlenecks that stop businesses scaling. We explore founder dependency, leadership, hiring, decision-making, operations and the realities of building a business that doesn’t rely on the founder to hold everything together.If you’re tired of being the bottleneck in your own business, book a Structural Diagnosis Call:savvycal.com/kieranbrowning/structural-diagnosis-call
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Signup to Generate a PitchConversations with founders, operators and advisors about the bottlenecks that stop businesses scaling. We explore founder dependency, leadership, hiring, decision-making, operations and the realities of building a business that doesn’t rely on the founder to hold everything together. If you’re tired of being the bottleneck in your own business, book a Structural Diagnosis Call:
Founder Bottlenecks is hosted by Kieran Browning. The show has published 14 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Why Agency Founders Become The Glue - Diana Grobelny" (26 October 2026, 37 minutes), "Stop Doing Everything Yourself: A Creative Founder's Story - Reza Shobeyri" (13 October 2026, 26 minutes), and "Why Clients Don't Send You What You Need - Jimmy Rose" (24 September 2026, 28 minutes).
Founder Bottlenecks publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 14 episodes.
Booking probability for Founder Bottlenecks is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Founder Bottlenecks requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Founder Bottlenecks's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Founder Bottlenecks are Business & Management Consulting and Holding Companies & Corporate HQs. Founder Bottlenecks has a business audience.
Kieran Browning hosts Founder Bottlenecks, a business podcast with 14 episodes published.
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Founder Bottlenecks
Most agency founders know they need systems. They still resist them, because speed, instinct and doing it themselves is what got them here.The result: everything runs through the founder, the team waits for approval...
Founder Bottlenecks
Being an exceptional creative is one thing. Turning that talent into a successful, scalable business is another. Reza Shobeyri, founder of Rezztown Studios, has spent years developing his craft across music, film, and...
Founder Bottlenecks
In this episode of Founder Bottlenecks, I’m joined by Jimmy Rose, founder of Content Snare. We talk about one of the most overlooked bottlenecks in service businesses: getting the right information from clients after...
Founder Bottlenecks
In this episode of Founder Bottlenecks, I’m joined by Yota Trom, founder and coach focused on the human side of AI transformation. We talk about why AI adoption often fails inside companies, even when the tools are...
Founder Bottlenecks
Most founders think hiring more people will get them out of the day-to-day. Often it does the opposite. In this episode, I sit down with management consultant Mads Singers to explore why delegation fails, why ownership...
Founder Bottlenecks
Most founders assume that if a business is profitable, it must also be valuable. Buyers see things differently. In this episode, I sit down with Andy Allaway, CEO of Empire Flippers, to discuss the most common reasons...
Founder Bottlenecks
<p>Most agency founders think their core problem is SOPs, hiring, or tools.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s not.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I sit down with Michael Coleman (Founder of Local Health Marketing) to break down...
Founder Bottlenecks
<p>Most agencies don’t break because of strategy. They break because everything still runs through the founder.</p><p><br></p><p>This was a conversation with Elysia Raphael from NYX Social about what actually changes...
Founder Bottlenecks
<p>When does a founder become the bottleneck in their own business?</p><p>In this episode, I sit down with Jason Snider, founder of Main Street Financial and Peoplewise.</p><p>Jason runs a productized financial services...
<p>Most agencies don’t stall because their marketing “stops working.” They stall because the operations around delivery can’t keep up.</p><p>In this episode, I’m joined by Huyen Truong, Search Marketing Director at a...
Founder Bottlenecks
<p>Preparing for maternity (or paternity or any) leave when you’re running a business feels impossible, especially if you’ve become the “everything manager.” In this episode, Jennifer Grojean, Director of Operations at...
Founder Bottlenecks
<p>What happens when you scale an agency without bloating payroll?</p><p><br></p><p>Geoff shares how he built a flexible delivery model: six core staff, a large contractor network, and fractional CMOs layered in...
Founder Bottlenecks
<p>Paul Evans shares how replacing meetings with clarity changed everything: sharper briefs, better use of AI to support thinking, and systems that let the team move without constant alignment calls. A practical look at...
Founder Bottlenecks
<p>A practical conversation about what changes when a creative founder installs minimal structure in the right places.</p><p><br></p><p>Esther shares what she removed, what she simplified, and how a small set of...
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