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The Scaling Paradox
Blake Mohseni
7 episodes
3 days ago
Real stories from founders who’ve outgrown hustle and now face the brutal bottlenecks of growth. Burnout. Bottlenecks. Breakthroughs. No highlight reels. Just what happens when scale starts breaking the thing you built. Candid interviews with real founders in B2B services. All signal, no noise. New episodes every other week.
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Real stories from founders who’ve outgrown hustle and now face the brutal bottlenecks of growth. Burnout. Bottlenecks. Breakthroughs. No highlight reels. Just what happens when scale starts breaking the thing you built. Candid interviews with real founders in B2B services. All signal, no noise. New episodes every other week.
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The Scaling Paradox
#7 - From ADHD + Factory Work to 150 Employees

You scaled. You built the thing.

But now… you’re not the same person anymore.

Andreas Pettersson has reinvented himself more times than most dare:
• Factory line → CEO of 150• Burnout → mission-led founder


In this episode, we unpack what most founders ignore:

You can’t scale your company if you never reinvent yourself.

You’ll leave with:• 3 founder reinvention patterns• How ADHD became his edge• The habit that changes everything

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1 week ago
1 hour 1 minute 15 seconds

The Scaling Paradox
#6 - Brad, Burnout and the $1M Agency

Mitch Barham scaled his agency to $1M ARR in 12 months, then nearly burned it down.
In this episode, we unpack burnout, bottlenecks, and “Brad,” the alter ego of self-sabotage that almost wrecked it all.

You’ll learn:
• When to hire a COO• How to spot burnout early• Why 80% from someone else is enough to scale

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3 weeks ago
50 minutes 19 seconds

The Scaling Paradox
#5 - You’re Winning on Paper, So Why Does It Feel Like You’re Losing?

You’re scaling. Revenue’s solid. But something feels… off.

Executive coach Michele Jewett has helped 100s of founders break the burnout-success paradox. She shares tactical tools to realign your vision, reclaim your joy, and lead without losing yourself.

Leave with: a “joy meter” audit, the “second arrow” reframe, and AI prompts to uncover your true values.

For founders scaling fast and feeling stuck anyway.

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1 month ago
40 minutes 51 seconds

The Scaling Paradox
#4 - Let Go or Stay Stuck: How Chris Lang Scaled a $10M Brand by Facing Himself

Chris Lang scaled Fresh Chile to $10M+ on Shopify. Then he realized he was the bottleneck.

In this episode, he breaks down how he rebuilt everything around three core levers: consistency, communication, and creativity.

You’ll learn:

  • How to spot when you're the bottleneck (and what to do about it)

  • The 3C framework Chris uses across brand, SaaS, and agency

  • How to delegate without losing visibility or control

  • Why narrative isn't just brand, it’s an ops weapon

Listen now if you're scaling and still too deep in the weeds.

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1 month ago
45 minutes 17 seconds

The Scaling Paradox
#3 - She Cut 80% of Users and Doubled Growth

Phoenix Ha on Doubling Revenue by Cutting 80% of Her Users

What if the thing breaking your growth… is the customer you’re trying to serve?

Phoenix Ha, co-founder of AdBeacon, hit a revenue plateau. The product worked. The users were active. But something wasn’t clicking.

In this episode, Phoenix shares the ruthless pivot that unlocked their next stage of growth: killing the free trial, cutting off 80% of users, and going all-in on the 20% who actually mattered.

You’ll hear:

  • Why free trials are ego traps (and what to do instead)

  • How picking the wrong ICP nearly stalled momentum

  • The quiet cost of building a brand that no longer reflects you

This is what happens when a founder stops chasing growth hacks—and starts building for the customer who actually drives value.

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2 months ago
28 minutes 43 seconds

The Scaling Paradox
#2 - Delegation Guilt & Founder Freedom: Escaping the Hero Trap with Danil Saliukov
Founder & CEO Danil Saliukov exposes the fastest way out of the founder bottleneck. Turn delegation guilt into your ultimate growth trigger, master the Delegation Matrix, and build a team that runs at full speed without you in the middle.
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2 months ago
38 minutes 41 seconds

The Scaling Paradox
#1 - From Plugging Holes to Playing GM: The Founder’s Real Transition
The brutal mindset shift from doer to strategist What happens when growth demands you stop solving every problem yourself? Chase Mohseni joins Blake to unpack the founder identity shift from MVP to GM—plus the ops systems, people plays, and calendar rules that helped him step back without letting go. In this episode: Async ops + no-link policies that drive clarity Why “you’ll always need people”—even with AI How to build a culture that performs (without micromanaging) The founder bottleneck most don’t see coming Real words from the trenches of growth.
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3 months ago
40 minutes 7 seconds

The Scaling Paradox
Real stories from founders who’ve outgrown hustle and now face the brutal bottlenecks of growth. Burnout. Bottlenecks. Breakthroughs. No highlight reels. Just what happens when scale starts breaking the thing you built. Candid interviews with real founders in B2B services. All signal, no noise. New episodes every other week.