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Stop Being the Hero: Bill Gallagher’s System for Scaling Without Burning Out
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Stop Being the Hero: Bill Gallagher’s System for Scaling Without Burning Out

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Bill Gallagher has spent years inside the rooms where companies either stall—or break through. As the founder of ScalingCoach.com, he’s coached CEOs and leadership teams to replace chaos with a repeatable rhythm, set priorities that stick, and build companies that scale without the founder carrying everything on their back.

In this episode, Bill sits down with Haggai to tell the story behind that system. We start with a familiar scene: a team stuck at 40–60 people, sprinting harder but moving slower. Hiring feels random. Meetings sprawl. Cash is tight. Everyone is “busy,” but the needle won’t move. Bill shows how to flip it—by installing a few simple, durable habits that compound:

What you’ll take away

  • How to choose one brutal focus for the next quarter—and say “no” to everything else

  • The meeting rhythm that shrinks drama and speeds decisions (without adding more meetings)

  • Turning strategy into action: clear priorities, owners, and weekly scorecards

  • Upgrading talent without wrecking culture: accountability, coaching, and when to part ways

  • Cash as oxygen: practical ways to extend runway and fund growth from operations

  • The mindset shift from heroic founder to scalable leader (and why it frees your team to win)

If you’re leading a growing team and feel like more effort isn’t creating more progress, this conversation gives you a calm, concrete path forward.

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