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10Fold Founders
Hosted by 10Fold Founders · EN
Strategy, systems, and community for Christian founders who refuse to trade their values for revenue. This is where faith-driven builders connect, grow, and compound for their businesses, their families, and the kingdom.
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The Question Every Business Owner Needs to Answer
1w ago00:27:15Tap to summarizeWhy did you really start your business?Most entrepreneurs answer with things like freedom, money, or being their own boss. But if you keep asking “why,” you’ll often discover something much deeper.In this episode of the 10Fold Founders Podcast, Arthur Tew, Josh Staab, and Sydney Andress explore how faith-led entrepreneurs can build businesses that align with God’s calling—not just financial success.You’ll learn why your personal mission should shape your business, how to uncover your deepest motivation using the “Five Whys,” and why designing your ideal day can completely change how you lead.If your business feels successful on paper but disconnected from the life you hoped to build, this conversation is for you.Key topicsThe importance of aligning business with personal and spiritual goalsUsing the 'Five Whys' to discover your core motivationThe 'Perfect Day' exercise to visualize your ideal life and businessThe role of faith and God's guidance in entrepreneurial decision-makingHow to evaluate if your business is moving towards your aspirationSound Bites"Money is not the ultimate pursuit.""Work on God's time, not your own.""Look backwards to see God's will in your past."Time stamps(00:00) Are you building the business you set out to create?(04:20) Why market fit and solving a problem aren't enough(06:35) The Five Whys — digging to your real reason(11:29) Revisiting your why as seasons change(14:45) Defining your perfect day(21:14) Benchmarking: is your business moving toward the aspiration?(26:48) Sacred Pace and working on God's timing(31:51) Closing recap and prayer
Transcribe →Are You Building the Business You Set Out to Create?
2w ago00:29:31Tap to summarizeEpisode SummaryArthur Tew sits down with Josh Staab and Sydney Andress to unpack one deceptively simple question: are you building the business you actually set out to create? They dig into why so many founders freeze when asked to define their "why," using Josh's early surf brand as a cautionary tale about starting without direction.The conversation moves through the 10Fold Founders framework, touching on visualizing your ideal day, the trust issues that keep owners from delegating, and the real cost of doing everything yourself instead of hiring a bookkeeper. Sydney offers a sharp operational gut check (can your business run without you for two weeks?) and the group closes with honest markers for knowing if you're on track: whether your business pulls you from family, whether you can talk about it honestly, and whether you're proud of how you're running it.Key TopicsDefining your "why" behind starting the businessVisualizing your ideal day, now and in the futureDelegation, trust, and the cost of doing everything yourselfWhen and why to hire a bookkeeperSetting goals and KPIs beyond revenueThe 10fold Founders framework: Blueprint, Build, and Benchmark phasesBuilding a business that can run without youProtecting family and faith from the business grindHonesty about how your business is really doingComparison, social media, and the founder emotional cycleSound Bites"Are you building the business that you set out to create?""If you're running your business that way, then nobody's gonna like the sound of your business.""If you're creating work for yourself, then that is the job and not a business.""You didn't employ them properly. You didn't do the homework.""That's totally okay. That's where everybody starts.""The way to dig yourself out of that quagmire is to just take that first shovel.""God loves the work that you're doing."Timestamps00:00 – Cold open and mission statement02:00 – Meet the hosts: Arthur, Josh, and Sydney02:41 – Why the camera feels harder than the stage04:57 – The core question: are you building the business you wanted?06:09 – Josh's Carolus surf brand and the missing "why"07:16 – The problem with vague goals like "wealth" and "freedom"08:36 – Visualizing your ideal day (now and in the future)09:37 – Sydney on digging past surface-level KPIs with clients11:45 – Why an outside perspective breaks you out of the ditch12:45 – The "singing along to a song you don't know" analogy14:16 – Helping business owners zoom out and see their own scale15:38 – Why founders wait too long to invest in help17:17 – The opportunity cost of doing it all yourself18:37 – When it's time to hire a bookkeeper20:22 – Setting goals and KPIs that aren't just about money22:38 – Benchmarking: the sixth phase of the framework23:35 – Simple gut checks: lifestyle, honesty, and guilt25:41 – Sydney's test: could your business run without you for two weeks?27:09 – The Blueprint and Build phases explained29:17 – The real reason new hires "don't work out"30:17 – Is your business pulling you from family and faith?31:43 – Being honest about your business with people you trust32:16 – Compare and despair: social media and the founder cycle33:14 – Taking the first step out of a valley33:56 – Closing challenge: ask yourself the question36:05 – Closing prayer and sign-off
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How to Build a Business System That Lasts
3w ago00:30:10Tap to summarizeSummary: In this episode, the hosts discuss the importance of having a clear, actionable business plan rooted in core principles. They explore how to choose, implement, and stick to a strategy that aligns with your business goals and values, emphasizing slow, deliberate execution and faith-based guidance.Keywords: business strategy, planning, execution, faith-led entrepreneurship, operational systems, goal setting, business growth, leadership, habits, accountabilityKey topicsThe importance of a durable, faith-aligned business planHow to choose a plan your team can stick toThe role of core values and operating systemsImplementing systems slowly for better adoptionSetting aspirational yet achievable goalsThe significance of accountability and metricsSound Bites"Bias towards action is a core value for growth.""Failing fast and learning is better than not trying at all.""Set aspirational goals that inspire and challenge you."Chapters00:00 The Importance of Planning in Business06:33 Finding the Right Strategy12:42 The Balance Between Theory and Action14:02 Dynamic Planning in Business15:31 Understanding Business Strategies17:02 Defining Business Verticals19:20 Setting Aspirational Goals21:01 Implementing Systems Effectively23:44 The Importance of Accountability25:04 Finding the Right Goals27:20 Actionable Steps for Business Planning
Transcribe →Better Relationships, Better Business
3w ago00:36:57Tap to summarizeYour business runs on relationships. Most owners know that. What they don't do is actually manage them.In this episode, Arthur, Josh, and Sydney walk through the five relationship categories every trade business owner and founder needs to be paying attention to: customers, employees, vendors, family, and God. Not as a feel-good exercise, but as a real diagnostic. Where are you healthy? Where are you coasting? Where is something quietly falling apart?The conversation covers how to rate each relationship honestly, what actually sours a customer relationship over time (hint: it's not the work), how to keep contractor relationships strong through the gaps, and why the most important relationships in your life are usually the ones you assume are fine.Plus: practical actions you can take this week with one customer, one employee, and one vendor, and why blocking family time on your calendar changes what you actually get from it.Arthur closes with a word on what it looks like to keep your relationship with God rich in the middle of the daily grind, and Josh and Sydney share what's been working for them.Timestamps:0:00 — Win with relationships, win with business3:10 — Rating your relationship health (the 1-10 framework)7:30 — The five relationship categories every founder needs to audit12:30 — Customers: when relationships go from dynamic to stale18:50 — When a relationship becomes strictly transactional22:40 — Employees and contractors: expectations, transparency, the in-between25:10 — Family: how a growing family sharpens your priorities31:10 — God: practices for staying aligned when the grind pulls you off38:00 — Action items: one customer call, one employee question, one vendor lunch43:00 — Closing prayerShow notes:What makes a trade business actually work?Not the craft. Not even the marketing. The relationships.In this episode we walked through the five categories of relationships that shape whether your business thrives or stalls: customers, employees, vendors, family, and God. And we gave you a framework to actually rate them, not just think about them.Here's the one question Arthur mentioned that will open up a real conversation with any employee: "What's the one thing I could do or change that would make you never want to leave?"Try it this week. Come back and tell us what you heard.The three actions from today:Pick one customer and call them. Not to sell anything. Just to check in.Ask one team member that question.Take one vendor to lunch or bring them a coffee.That's it. Start there.If you're not in the community yet, this is what we do here: trade owners and faith-driven founders building businesses that last, with people who will tell you the truth and pray for your business.
Transcribe →Scaling with Purpose: Faith and Business in Harmony
Jun 500:25:01Tap to summarizeAnyone can give business advice. AI can give business advice. What makes this show different is why we do it: we pray over trade business owners and their companies, and we build systems that honor the way God would have us do business.In our first episode, Arthur Tew, Josh Staab, and Sydney Andress introduce 10Fold Founders: the mission to equip faith-led entrepreneurs building thriving trade businesses, the vision of 10,000 founders rooted in Christian principles, and the stories that brought each of us here.01:56 Our mission and vision04:40 Josh's story: landscaping to engineering to marketing08:02 Sydney's story: purpose over paycheck09:45 Arthur's story: garage startup to public exit12:11 Why trades, why now15:16 The $27 lead and picking your best customers18:33 Why every owner needs an affirming voice19:34 The community and the agency25:07 Closing prayerIf you're a faith-led owner, this one's for you. Listen, share, and join us.Show notesAbout the hosts (from the episode): Arthur Tew has built in stage engineering, house flipping, an ophthalmic device company he took from garage to public offering, and e-commerce for major TV networks. Josh Staab started in landscaping, studied civil engineering at NC State, ran multiple businesses, and has been in marketing since leaving engineering. Sydney Andress came up through PR, marketing for doctors and attorneys, and the gym industry before joining Sherpa as one of its earliest team members.Key takeaways: (1) The trades aren't going anywhere; the opportunity is owners equipped with the right systems in a demand-heavy market. (2) More leads is rarely the real problem; Josh's landscaping client pays $27 per legitimate lead and the work now is cherry-picking the best customers. (3) Ten of your best customers beat a hundred of your worst. (4) Align customers to your profit center instead of aligning yourself to the first problem they hand you. (5) Owners usually know what to do; the affirming third-party voice is what gets it done.Mentioned: 10Fold Founders community [link], 10Fold Growth agency [link], Sherpa Collaborative.
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