You didn’t build a business. You built yourself a job—with a title that sounds cooler than it feels. This episode is your wake-up call and your blueprint out.

Emma Rainville is joined by Richard and Tiago from Shockwave Solutions to break down the exact six-step framework used to turn overwhelmed businesses into high-profit machines. If you're tired of being the catch-all in your company, and ready to stop being the bottleneck, this episode delivers tactical clarity. From business audit checklists to triage-based prioritization, we walk through how to diagnose, discover, plan, and fix—without skipping steps and creating future fires. Whether you're scaling or just stuck, this is required listening.

We cover:

- Why most visionary entrepreneurs accidentally trap themselves in a role, not a business

- How to audit business operations by department, role, and KPI

- Diagnosing performance problems without ego (and without skipping discovery)

- Creating a business planning path that prioritizes real ROI

- Reducing operational “noise” that’s draining time, clarity, and focus

- Fixing bottlenecks using triage decision-making—not reactive chaos

Timestamps:

(0:00) The visionary trap: jobs disguised as businesses

(1:12) Six-part framework overview

(2:00) Step 1: Audit — buckets, roles, KPIs

(3:05) Step 2: Diagnose — find the root cause, not the surface-level excuse

(4:30) Step 3: Discovery — see the business in motion

(5:40) Step 4: Plan — triage to prioritize what's most impactful

(7:00) Step 5: Reduce noise — eliminate distractions, streamline inputs

(8:10) Step 6: Fix — the only time you’re allowed to fix is at the end

(9:30) The loneliness of visionary leaders — and the way out

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Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-parkin-55621ba9/

Get in Touch with Tiago:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiago-sanguinetti/