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Episode 37: Why Most Businesses Fail at Systems (And Donโt Know It)
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- The Paper Jacket Podcast
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- Jun 9, 2026
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Summary
Most entrepreneurs are great at vision. But thatโs also the problem. In this episode of ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐, we sit down with ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ, serial entrepreneur and founder of ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, to unpack one of the biggest blind spots in business: ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐. Manny shares his journey from engineer at GE to running a family restaurantโand eventually becoming a business coach helping companies identify the weak points that either help them growโฆ or quietly destroy them. We dive into: Why most entrepreneurs are ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ The #1 reason businesses stall (hint: itโs not marketing) How poor systems create chaosโeven in successful companies Why ๐๐ผ๐ (๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ) might be the bottleneck The difference between having a businessโฆ and having an operating system How Manny helps companies transform in the first 90 days If you feel like your business is working harder than it shouldโor everything depends on youโthis episode will hit home. ๐Filmed at ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ, where real business conversations happen. ๐ Learn more about Ripple Leadership Coaching: https://myripplecoach.com๐ฌ Produced by: https://paper-jacket.com ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ 00:00 โ Why Most Entrepreneurs Struggle with Systems 00:30 โ Meet Manny De La Vega 01:30 โ From Engineer at GE to Entrepreneur 03:00 โ The Restaurant That Changed Everything 05:00 โ Surviving 2008 and Learning Business the Hard Way 07:00 โ Why Most Business Owners Feel Stuck 08:30 โ The Truth: The Owner Is Usually the Problem 10:00 โ What โSystemsโ Actually Mean in Business 11:30 โ Why Visionaries Avoid Operations 13:00 โ The Operating System Analogy (And Why It Matters) 14:30 โ Mannyโs Coaching Framework Explained 16:00 โ What Happens in the First 90 Days 17:30 โ Why Familyโฆ