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by an investor from University of Virginia
in Tampa, FL, USA

3d ago

Change Management in the SMB World | The Intentional Owner

Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo explore the realities of managing change in small businesses on The Intentional Owner. The conversation begins with Kaustubh sharing recent observations about business owners who've grown rapidly through relentless change implementation, prompting a discussion about sustainable versus aggressive growth strategies. The guys examine how an owner's tolerance for chaos shapes team capacity and business trajectory, using real examples from the home services industry. They discuss: How personality determines whether fast-paced change or methodical implementation works better for a given business The tradeoffs between sequential process improvements and ripping the Band-Aid on major transitions Why acquiring companies at maximum capacity requires building systems before pursuing growth Kaustubh's experience testing four-tens versus five-eights schedules across two locations during an integration The relationship between M&A activity and a team's bandwidth for other operational projects This episode offers practical perspective for owners balancing growth ambitions with team stability and sustainable operations. Topics: 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Tampa happy hour and upcoming conference plans 02:49 - Change management in small business 05:21 - Portfolio approach vs full focus 09:19 - How much change can a team handle 14:15 - Why fast growers operate differently 15:27 - Tolerance for chaos 16:36 - Team churn and aggressive growth 22:15 - Different growth stages need different skill sets 25:12 - Communicating change internally 26:48 - Predictability and team participation 27:51 - Leading the team through acquisition integration 30:03 - M&A as a constant overlay 30:59 - Maintaining idle capacity for deals 33:55 - Building ahead of the next acquisition 35:14 - Thoughtful change enables more change 35:55 - Would you decline a transformative deal 37:33 - Slow is smooth smooth is fast 40:02 - Early years transformation at Blooma 40:30 - Removing yourself from every step 42:38 - Why first years are chaotic for new owners 45:35 - The four tens vs five eights experiment 50:05 - Wrap up and EOS preview

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