Escape the Owner Prison and Build a Sellable Trades Business | Richard Walsh

If you’re in trades or construction and the business can’t run without you, you’re not “busy”… you’re boxed in.

In this conversation with Richard Walsh, we unpack what really keeps contractors stuck on the hamster wheel, and how to rebuild a business that creates time, profit, and options (including a real exit). Richard’s story includes massive wins, losing everything, and the hard reset that forced him to design a different kind of business and life.

You’ll take away:

• Making money is rarely the hard part, it’s the systems, compliance, and leadership that keep it alive
• When your business becomes your identity, you’ll defend it with bad decisions
• The non-negotiables that protect your family and stop the business taking over
• A simple exit strategy framework: “how long and how much”, then reverse engineer the plan
• The “5%” founders should focus on (and how to delegate the rest properly)
• Why delegation fails when it’s just “do this”, and how to build guardrails so your team can win daily
  
  

Guest: Richard Walsh
Richard Walsh is the CEO of Sharpen the Spear Coaching and the author of Escape the Owner Prison, focused on helping business owners (especially contractors) regain control and scale with less chaos.
Website: https://sharpenthespearcoaching.com
Email (free audiobook request): richard@sharpenthespearcoaching.com

Host: Wes Towers (Uplift 360)
I help trades and construction companies be found, trusted, and chosen online through high-performing websites and Search Everywhere Optimisation.
https://uplift360.com.au/

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