In this episode, Bradley sits down with Michael Zipursky, co-founder of Consulting Success, entrepreneur, and advisor to consultants building firms around their expertise. Michael shares his journey from starting businesses in high school to building and selling multiple companies, and explains why so many business owners stay stuck inside the work instead of designing the business they actually want.

They discuss the difference between growth and scale, why many founders fail to define what success really looks like for them, and how that lack of clarity creates friction when it comes to team building, systems, and leadership. Michael also explains why documenting the nuance of how work gets done is critical if you want to transfer knowledge, build leverage, and reduce dependence on the founder.

This conversation moves beyond tactics and into intentionality. What kind of business do you actually want to build? Are you hiring to relieve today’s pressure or to support the future you want? And how do you get the business out of your head and into systems that allow others to help carry it forward?

If you care about building a business with more clarity, leverage, and long-term alignment, this conversation is for you.

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Learn more about Michael Zipursky and Consulting Success: https://www.consultingsuccess.com/

Connect with Michael Zipursky on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zipursky/

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Above The Business is hosted by Bradley Hamner, founder of BlueprintOS, and focuses on helping small business owners transition from Rainmaker to Architect by building systems, teams, and operations that scale.

#559: From Doing the Work to Leading the Business with Michael Zipursky