What if the thing you didn’t want to do in your business turned out to be exactly what you needed?
Welcome to my Q3 2026 quarterly review—where I turn the business inside out and share the lessons behind the wins, messy moments, and unexpected opportunities.
This quarter, I stepped back into sales calls and discovered that sometimes the best marketing research isn’t another spreadsheet or strategy session—it’s listening to your customers. I also confronted a major shift I’ve made as a CEO: instead of quickly fixing problems, I’m asking, “What system can we build so we don’t have to solve this again?”
I’m also sharing what happened when I walked into a room of wildly successful founders feeling like they were playing chess while I showed up with…marbles, why I took nearly two weeks completely off, and the uncomfortable question I’ve been asking myself:
If the business only succeeds because I’m constantly driving it forward, have I built a business…or a fan club?
Q3 reminded me that growth doesn’t always mean doing more. Sometimes it means listening more closely, building better systems, playing your own game, and having the courage to step away.
Friend, the bricks you’re laying today might just become the breakthrough you recognize tomorrow.
Click play to hear all of this and:
[00:00] Why I’m showing you the work nobody sees behind the business
[01:49] How getting back on sales calls completely changed my customer messaging
[04:23] Why fixing problems quickly can actually keep your business stuck
[07:09] How to respond when you walk into a room and feel completely outmatched
[12:52] Why stepping completely away from the business can be productive
[16:42] How knowing what you WANT and NEED changes the opportunities you accept
[21:35] Why some business problems don't come with a clean lesson or framework
[28:10] How I'm rebuilding my content strategy while letting people watch me experiment
[31:19] Why your business needs to be capable of succeeding without you
Episodes Coming Soon:
- The Tea on Shelby Sapp’s Women and Wealth Conference Keynote
- How to Create Boatloads of Marketing Content in ONE Day
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