# #509 Rob Braiman: Why do founders block growth past $5M?

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Podcast: [21st Century Entrepreneurship](https://stenobird.com/podcast/21st-century-entrepreneurship-6829325)
Published: 2026-03-24T22:00:00+00:00
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Rob Braiman is a serial entrepreneur who has built 10 companies and advised thousands of business owners, and we spoke about why most businesses plateau—and how to break through those ceilings. Over 30+ years, he’s seen the same pattern repeat: founders start strong, but growth stalls as they remain the bottleneck, “wearing too many hats” and keeping control instead of building real leadership structures. His approach centers on four pillars: revenue generation, organizational design, process...

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