The Reluctant Entrepreneur Podcast

Most entrepreneurs spend their time thinking about how to build a business. How do I find customers? How do I increase revenue? How do I grow faster? ' But far fewer stop to ask a different set of questions. What...

Building a successful business is difficult. Building one, watching it begin to fall apart, and then finding the courage to start again is something entirely different. Entrepreneurship is often presented as a steady...

There’s a dangerous moment in entrepreneurship that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough. It’s the moment when your business starts looking successful from the outside, but inside, you realize you’ve created something...

Some entrepreneurs spend years planning the business they hope to build. Others answer the phone, agree to help one client, then another, and eventually look around and realize they’ve accidentally created a company...

Most entrepreneurs start a business because they want more freedom. But as the company grows, many discover that they haven’t created freedom at all. They’ve created a business that depends on them for every decision...

Some entrepreneurs spend their careers becoming experts in one industry. Others keep walking away from what they know, entering unfamiliar territory and betting that the lessons from their last chapter will somehow...

What if the very thing you spent your life trying to hide eventually became the foundation of your business? For many people with dyslexia, the challenge isn’t limited to reading, writing, or processing information...

Most entrepreneurs are hunting for something. Some are hunting for money. Some are hunting for freedom. Some are hunting for purpose, identity, or a second chance to build a life that actually feels like their own. But...

Most business owners are told that growth comes from doing more. More advertising. More content. More technology. More leads. More tactics. But what if a company’s growth problem isn’t a lack of activity? What if the...

Reliability Matters at 200: The Conversations, Lessons, and People Behind the Podcast Reliability Matters has reached its 200th episode. In this special solo episode, host Mike Konrad looks back at the conversations...

Have you ever met a successful business owner who says, “I love spreadsheets and financial reports”? Probably not. For most entrepreneurs, the financial side of the business is often the most confusing, intimidating...

Most entrepreneurs spend an enormous amount of time thinking about their products, customers, competition, revenue, and expenses. But there's another force operating inside every company. It influences who stays, who...

What happens when the dream you risked everything to build is no longer the business you’re meant to lead? Do you hold on because of the time, energy, and identity you’ve invested in it? Or do you accept that...

Most entrepreneurs start a business because they want more freedom. But somewhere along the way, many of them build a company that can’t make a decision, serve a customer, or solve a problem without them. They’ve become...

Entrepreneurs are taught that nearly every business problem can be solved with more effort, a better strategy, or another expert telling us what we should do next. But what happens when the business is growing, the...