# Brendan McGurgan On Timeless Principles That Build Businesses

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Published: 2026-06-09T11:00:00+00:00
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Brendan McGurgan is the co-founder of Simple Scaling and one of the leading voices on helping ambitious leaders grow global businesses. Before co-founding Simple Scaling, he spent 16 years at CDE Global — 12 of them as Group Managing Director — where he helped take the company from 15 people to nearly 700, with offices on six continents and 25x revenue growth. In 2016, the Institute of Directors named him the UK’s Overall Director of the Year. He’s also the co-author of Simple Scaling: Ten Proven Principles to 10x Your Business, and the host of the ScaleX Insider Podcast. Brendan joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his upbringing in Ireland, his business career, and timeless principles for scaling a business. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Framer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠framer.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethos Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ethos.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Keeper Security: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠keepersecurity.com/ELEVATE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fora Travel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠foratravel.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Northwest Registered Agent: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wealthfront: ⁠⁠wealthfront.com/elevate⁠⁠ Whatnot: Search "Whatnot" in the app store to download Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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