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How to Build a Business That Runs Without You | Full Strategy
- Podcast
- Don't Work Harder
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- Jul 13, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3635
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- https://dont-work-harder.captivate.fm
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Summary
Rachel Harris built an accountancy firm to 22 staff and a valuation of £2.5 MILLION, and is now building a personal brand predicted to bring in £1 million in revenue this year. All in just over 5 years. She started with no clients, no office, and no team. Just her, her husband, a dining room table, and a system she was building from day one. The accounting firm now takes ONLY 2 HOURS of her time a week. In this conversation, Rachel reveals: -How she got her first clients from Instagram - before she had any following 👀 - How she got booked on This Morning - and the one sentence she said that made it happen 🤯 - Why she built the business to run without her from day one (!!) - The system that means her business delivers even on her worst days 💡 - How she went from stuck for 3 YEARS on socials to 270,000+ followers - and the exact hire that changed everything 📈 - The mantra she has run every business decision through since day one - Why she asks to do work experience with people she admires - Her goal to be a Dragon on Dragon's Den - and exactly how she is engineering her way there 🐉 - The book she calls an MBA in a book that taught her everything about systemisation Rachel has built something that most people take a decade to figure out. A firm bigger than her, a brand louder than her title, and a reputation that speaks in rooms she is not in. This is how she did it… 🚀 ------ We’re running a brand new FREE online masterclass called The YES Strategy: The Quickest Way To Get on Huge Podcasts, Stages, and Get High Paying Clients. If you know you’re capable of more but keep missing out on the bigger opportunities, this is for you. We’ll show you our simple 3-part YES Strategy for getting bigger podcasts, bigger stages, bigger clients, and turning more opportunities into a “ye…