Mike Minard spent 20 years bootstrapping Delta Media Group into a SaaS company serving 40,000 real estate professionals. Then he burned out and stepped away. What happened next almost cost him everything he built.

In this episode, Mike shares the hard truth about founder burnout, what happens when you stop watching the metrics, and why he had to step back in and blow things up. He talks about firing an entire department for core value violations, halting sales for a year to fix internal issues, and why the company that doubled in revenue had actually lost its way.

We dig into:

• The real cost of stepping away without the right systems
• Why metrics matter down to the seat level
• The moment he knew something was one degree off
• How his leadership team stepped into support roles overnight
• Why AI adoption has to come from the top

If you've ever wondered what happens when you take your hands off the wheel, this one's a wake-up call.

Connect with Mike on X (Twitter) - @MichaelMinard13

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Kevin Woeste was four and a half years into running a third-generation family business when he almost walked away. Not because the business was failing, but because he was in the wrong seat.

In this episode, the CEO of McSteen Land Surveyors shares the moment everything shifted: learning to let go. Kevin opens up about what it took to stop doing everything himself, trust his leadership team, and allow them to do it 10 times better than he ever could.

We dig into the power of core values, the discipline of delegation, and why sometimes the best thing a leader can do is get out of the way. Kevin also shares his biggest mistake (buying the company), how he optimizes for deep work, and why most leadership advice skips the basics: sleep, nutrition, and showing up well.

If you're a founder grinding in the weeds, wondering when it gets easier, this one's for you.

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Welcome to Impact Moments Powered by Ninety. Hosts Kris Snyder and Christine Watts kick off this new series by sharing why, after 8 years working together and helping 17,000+ companies run on EOS, they're finally putting these stories out into the world.

This podcast is about the breakthrough moments: the aha's that land hard, the light bulbs that change everything, and the ripple effects that follow. We'll sit down with entrepreneurs, integrators, EOS Implementers, and partners who've been in the trenches. Because the struggle is real, but you don't have to go through it alone.

Subscribe to join the journey. More guests, more stories, more impact. Coming soon.

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