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Own or Be Owned

Build A Business So Good It Doesn’t Need You

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Own or Be Owned

By: Codie Sanchez
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More Cash. Less Chaos. Earned Freedom.

The “we’re not going to make it” fear. The 3 a.m. panic. The quiet realization that working harder isn’t fixing anything, it’s keeping you stuck.

Codie Sanchez learned the real game of ownership across laundromats, car washes, roofing companies, and service businesses that now print cash whether she shows up or not. Her biggest lesson?

Heroics don’t scale. Systems do.

In Own or Be Owned, you’ll learn the private equity playbooks behind profitable, consistent businesses you actually enjoy running:

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  • The 10-minute Owner Score to see if you own a business, or it owns you (and how to fix it)
  • Find your weakest links to double your profits
  • Pricing that turns underpaid owners into high-margin operators
  • 12P’s process to fix the most painful problem in your business
  • How to attract A-players, and avoid bad hires
  • The one-page dashboard to run your company at a glance


This is the manual most CEOs never get. There’s a smarter way to build wealth, and take your time back.

© Codie Sanchez 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

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Critic reviews

This book is for winners.
Sharp, honest and impossible to ignore. This book fuses hard-won operating frameworks with the kind of unfiltered storytelling that makes you pause and look in the mirror. The playbook every owner needs and nobody has been willing to write.
Too many entrepreneurs find themselves trapped in their creation, bearing all the weight of their business and unable to scale. Codie Sanchez has the answer in Own or Be Owned. Read this book and find your path to growth and freedom.
A smart and relevant read for entrepreneurs navigating growth, leadership and burnout.
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