# Building a Business That Runs Without You: Leadership, Systems, and Scaling with Dan Brault Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/telling-my-story-7824655/building-a-business-that-runs-without-you-leadership-systems-and-scaling-with-dan-brault Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/telling-my-story-7824655/building-a-business-that-runs-without-you-leadership-systems-and-scaling-with-dan-brault.md Podcast: [Telling My Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/telling-my-story-7824655) Published: 2026-06-08T15:40:58+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/henry173/episodes/Building-a-Business-That-Runs-Without-You-Leadership--Systems--and-Scaling-with-Dan-Brault-e3kgjos Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/1113ebfcc/podcast/play/121179356/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-8%2Fc9681b66-38db-7f20-c1fb-04f925081268.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/telling-my-story-7824655/episodes/building-a-business-that-runs-without-you-leadership-systems-and-scaling-with-dan-brault Duration seconds: 1104 ## Resource In this episode of Telling My Story, entrepreneur and business strategist Dan Brault shares how business owners can build companies that grow without becoming completely dependent on them. Drawing from more than 15 years of experience in leadership, sales, business development, and over $100 million in real estate transactions, Dan explains why many entrepreneurs become the bottleneck in their own businesses and how they can break free through better systems, leadership, operational leverage, and AI-powered solutions. We discuss founder dependency, scaling challenges, leadership development, business systems, and practical strategies for creating a company that delivers both growth and freedom. Whether you're a startup founder, small business owner, or experienced entrepreneur, this conversation provides actionable insights to help you build a stronger, more scalable business. Learn more about Dan Brault: https://leaderos.co/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/telling-my-story-7824655/episodes/building-a-business-that-runs-without-you-leadership-systems-and-scaling-with-dan-brault/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/telling-my-story-7824655/building-a-business-that-runs-without-you-leadership-systems-and-scaling-with-dan-brault.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.