Are your business foundations helping you scale, or silently holding you back?

In this episode, we break down the six critical areas every first-time founder needs to stabilize to grow: people clarity, operations, hiring, systems, culture, and finance. Whether you're building your first team or stuck in reactive mode, this is the episode to help you step into leadership with clarity.

Join Brian Montes, your Fractional People & Ops Partner, as we walk through the exact framework used to help overwhelmed business owners identify what’s broken — and fix it before hiring a full-time team.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

• Why most founders become the bottleneck in their business
• The six pillars of a sustainable business: People, Operations, Hiring, Tools, Culture, and Financial Visibility
• The most significant early mistakes in scaling and how to avoid them
• How to assess your operations and people systems in under 5 minutes
• What “good enough” infrastructure looks like before you hire
• How to turn your chaos into clarity with one simple scorecard

🛠️ Free Resource:

🎯 Take the People, Operations & Finance Scorecard
This free 5-minute assessment helps you pinpoint the weak spots in your business foundations — and gives you a personalized roadmap to fix them.

Perfect for first-time founders and small business owners who want to grow without growing their stress.

Take the Free Assessment Here: https://forms.gle/YMzjJyoGX1ZwJYE69

📬 Stay Connected:

Want more tips on scaling your business with clarity, structure, and a sustainable team?
Follow Brian on X - @brianm2
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmontes/
Email Brian - [email protected]

👉 Ready to stop running your business on chaos and gut instinct?

Take the free People, Operations & Finance Scorecard — a 5-minute diagnostic to find out where your business is strong, where it’s stuck, and what to fix first.

🎯 Perfect for first-time founders who want to grow without burning out.

📩 Get your score instantly + a personalized follow-up with actionable next steps.

🔗 Take the Assessment now → https://forms.gle/m65U1GZBoneXvXDM8