In this episode of Founders Future, with host Jae Encarnacion, we sit down with Ryan C Weiss, founder and CEO of Effective Performance Strategies (EPS), who shares his journey from launching his first business at 15 to revolutionizing outsourcing with his proprietary "Optics" system. Ryan reveals how EPS helps mid-market companies (revenue $10M-$100M) slash costs by 70% while standardizing processes—not just for outsourcing, but as a foundation for AI scalability and 2-3x valuation growth. He dives into EPS’s three revenue pillars (consulting, software, and outsourcing), emphasizing how authentic process transparency—even showing clients his own operational gaps—builds trust and drives transformational results.

Ryan opens up about overcoming his "builder’s fear" of scaling, leveraging grassroots strategies (podcasting, his Amazon bestselling book Optics), and why outsourcing done right changes lives—from boosting client valuations to funding school supplies for Filipino villages. With plans to expand his outsourcing team, he shares hard-won lessons on balancing "creation of value" with "perception of value," and why the SIPOC framework (his "People-Process Integrator") has been his secret weapon for 20+ years.