In this special episode, Rich Everett joins Chris Reed on the Bowen Buzz podcast to talk about the journey many small business owners must take, from working in the business to becoming a true business owner, and the lessons learned along the way about business growth, leadership, and mindset.

Drawing on his experience coaching small to medium business owners, Rich discusses the challenges many owners face as their business grows, particularly the difficult shift from being the person doing the work to the person leading the business.

This conversation explores the realities of running a small business, the personal growth that comes with business ownership, and why many business owners feel stuck even when the business appears to be doing well on paper.

• Rich’s journey to becoming a business coach

• The difference between being good at your craft and running a business

• The challenges business owners face as they grow

• Why many business owners get stuck at certain revenue levels

• The importance of mindset, leadership, and decision-making in business

• The shift from technician to business owner to leader

• Why business growth often requires personal growth

Business growth is rarely just about strategy.

As a business grows, the owner has to grow as well, in how they think, how they make decisions, how they lead, and how they let go of doing everything themselves.

Often, the biggest bottleneck in a business isn’t the market or the strategy, it’s the owner being stuck in the role that used to work, but no longer serves the next stage of growth.

To learn more about Rich Everett and his work with small to medium business owners, visit:

www.everettcoaching.com

Running a business can be rewarding, but it can also feel incredibly lonely.

Many business owners talk to their partner, friends, or other business owners, but still feel like the weight of the decisions sits entirely on their shoulders.

In this episode, Rich talks about the hidden psychological load of running a business, why decision-making can feel so heavy, and why having someone in your corner can make such a big difference.

In this episode:

• The hidden weight of decision-making

• Why business ownership can feel lonely

• Why talking to friends and family doesn’t always solve the problem

• The importance of having a space to think and talk things through

• How clarity and confidence come from conversation

• Why many high performers don’t operate alone

To learn more, visit:

everettcoaching.com

Most business owners believe they have a time problem.
But in reality, it’s a decision problem.
In this episode, Rich explores why time management often fails and how decision-making drives progress in business.
If you’ve ever felt busy but not moving forward, this episode will resonate.
In This Episode:
• Why time management isn’t the real issue
• How decision avoidance creates overwhelm
• The difference between busyness and progress
• Why action management is the real leverage point
Key Insight:
You don’t need more time.
You need better decisions.
To learn more, visit:
everettcoaching.com

Hiring a senior person can be one of the most important decisions a business owner makes.

It’s often seen as the next step in growth, someone who can take ownership, reduce pressure, and help the business move to the next level.

But many senior hires fail, not because the person was wrong, but because the structure around the role wasn’t ready.

In this episode, Rich explores why senior hires often struggle and what business owners need to have in place before bringing someone experienced into the team.

If you’ve ever thought, “I just need someone senior to help take things off my plate,” this conversation will be particularly relevant.

In this episode we cover:

• Why many business owners hire senior people too early

• The difference between relief hiring and strategic hiring

• The structural mistake that causes most senior hires to fail

• Why clarity of role and authority matters more than capability

• The leadership shift required when bringing in senior people

• What needs to exist in your business before a senior hire can succeed

To learn more visit: https://www.everettcoaching.com

Underpricing often starts from a good place.

Many professional service business owners lower their prices to stay competitive, attract clients, or avoid losing opportunities.

But over time, underpricing becomes expensive.

It creates pressure, weakens positioning, drains energy, and quietly limits the growth of the business.

In this episode, Rich explores the hidden cost of underpricing and why the issue is rarely just about numbers.

If you’ve ever felt busy but not properly rewarded for the work you do, this episode will resonate.

Visit https://www.everettcoaching.com to learn more.

Many service-based businesses hit a frustrating ceiling between $300,000 and $800,000 in revenue.

Not failing.

Not struggling.

But not breaking through either.

In this episode, Rich explores why this plateau happens — and why it’s rarely a strategy problem.

If you’ve ever felt capable of more growth but strangely stuck, this conversation will land.

• The difference between early-stage hustle and mid-stage leadership

• Why most businesses under $300k are still selling time

• The hidden bottleneck that appears between $300k–$800k

• Why control is the most expensive habit in service businesses

• How your plateau may actually be protecting you

• Why scaling requires an identity shift, not just better systems

Most business plateaus aren’t caused by fear of failure.

They’re caused by fear of losing control of what you’ve created, and who you’ve had to become to build it.

Growth doesn’t fail. Identity resistance does.

If part of you feels safer being the centre of everything, you’ll unconsciously rebuild the bottleneck — no matter how many systems you install.

• Where am I still the bottleneck?

• What decision am I avoiding delegating?

• What feels unsafe about growing beyond this level?

• Who would I need to become to lead at the next level?

If this episode resonated, the next step isn’t more information, it’s understanding your pattern.

To explore working together, visit:

everettcoaching.com

In this short but powerful episode, we pause to acknowledge the year that’s been, everything you’ve navigated, created, learned, and become throughout 2025.

Gratitude isn’t just a feel-good practice.

It’s a grounding tool that expands your awareness, strengthens your mindset, and reminds you of how far you’ve come.

And when used intentionally, it also becomes a way to shape your future.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why reflecting on your wins (big and small) matters

• How gratitude shifts your state and your identity as a business owner

• A simple guided exercise to help you recognise what 2025 gave you

• The “future gratitude” process, forecasting what you want to be grateful for in 2026

• How this exercise transforms your clarity, your focus, and your results

• Why this is one of the most powerful tools for aligned goal-setting

You’ll walk away with a deeper appreciation of 2025 and a clearer energetic roadmap for the year ahead — so you’re not just hoping for a great 2026, you’re consciously creating it.

Learn more about working with Rich:

https://www.everettcoaching.com

In this episode, we explore what it really takes to create the results you want in your business next year, and it has far less to do with tactics and far more to do with who you’re becoming.

If you want bigger outcomes, new opportunities, clearer direction, or a stronger business in 2026… you first need to look within.

Your mindset, your identity, your habits, and the standards you hold for yourself all shape what you create externally.

Learn more about working with Rich Everett. Visit: https://www.everettcoaching.com