What does it really take to build a $50 million company?

In this episode, I’m breaking down the brutal truth about scaling to $50M in collected revenue — including the sacrifices I had to make and the things I refused to sacrifice along the way.

This isn’t the glamorized “hustle 24/7” version of entrepreneurship. It’s the real story: giving up what I was good at, replacing sloppy decisions with structured ones, spending $3 million on a real executive team, and shifting from growth-at-all-costs to sustainable enterprise value.

I’ll also share what I didn’t sacrifice — including family time, health, profits, and client success — and why those decisions were just as important.

If you’re building from $1M to $10M… or pushing toward $50M and beyond… this episode will challenge how you think about leadership, growth, and your role as CEO.

$50M is easier to run than $10M. But it’s a different kind of hard.

Let’s talk about it.

Everyone wants to be a leader. Almost no one wants to be a manager.

In this episode, Bill breaks down why management—not leadership—is the real engine behind 99% of successful businesses. Leadership is sexy. It’s the big vision, the inspiring speech, the rally cry. But once the applause fades, someone has to execute. Someone has to turn vision into systems, systems into actions, and actions into results.

That’s management.

If you’re serious about scaling your company, you don’t need more inspiration—you need structure, accountability, and execution. Bill walks through the four levels of management every business owner must master and explains why you should spend 99% of your time managing the vision and only 1% declaring it.

If growth matters to you, this episode is required listening.

What if the biggest difference between those who plateau and those who build extraordinary wealth isn’t intelligence, luck, or timing—but the game they choose to play?

In this episode, Bill Howser breaks down the single psychological framework that nearly every billionaire and ultra-high-net-worth entrepreneur operates from: the Infinite Game. This is the mindset that removes finish lines, eliminates burnout, and turns business, growth, and life into a long-term pursuit of full potential.

You’ll learn why chasing “point B” is one of the most dangerous traps ambitious people fall into, how to redefine goals without sabotaging momentum, and why the most successful people never feel “finished.” Bill explains how infinite thinking creates patience, clarity, resilience, and obsession—and why obsession over decades is almost impossible to compete with.

If you’ve ever felt stuck after hitting milestones, distracted by shiny opportunities, or unsure whether to push forward or pivot, this episode will reset how you think about success, fulfillment, and the long game.