In this episode of The Human Protocol, Mykel sits down with Blake Erickson, co-founder of scaling.com and co-author of The Science of Scaling. Blake shares how his early years in door to door sales shaped his understanding of people, rejection and grit, and how those lessons became the foundation for building and scaling companies.

The conversation breaks down the real difference between growth and scale, why founders often become the biggest obstacle to their own company's success, and what it truly takes to build a business that can run without you. Blake also shares insights from a national study of 1,000 entrepreneurs and how AI is changing the game for founders who want to scale faster than ever before.

In this episode, you'll learn:

The key difference between growth and scale, and why chasing small incremental wins can actually hold your business back
Why 87% of entrepreneurs admit they are the bottleneck in their own company, and the signs that show you might be one too
How to shift from being the engine of your business to becoming the architect of it
The three human skills that will always matter, even as AI takes over more of the workload
Why psychology and belief play a bigger role in scaling than most founders realize
What healthy accountability looks like when you combine high trust with high expectations

Get your free audiobook copy of The Science of Scaling - https://scaling.com/sosaudioplayer

Connect with Blake Erickson
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-erickson-756b54168/
Website: https://scaling.com/

Connect with Mykel Salomon
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mykelsalomon/
Website: https://thehumanprotocolgroup.com/