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Scale Faster with a Fractional COO: Operations Strategy with Bryan Baker
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- Vision Pros Live Podcast
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- May 8, 2026
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- 876
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Description: Is your company ready to scale, or are you unknowingly the bottleneck holding it back? In this episode of Vision Pros Live, Bryan Baker, MBA, Fractional COO at Executives Now and 20-year startup operations veteran, shares why what got you to $1M won't get you to $20M, how founders unintentionally burn out their best people, and what it really means to build systems that let your company grow without you. If you're a founder, CEO, or entrepreneur ready to stop being the hero of every process, this episode is for you. Connect with Bryan Baker: 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-noble-baker/ 🌐 Company: Executives Now Vision Pros Live Resources: 🔥 Automate leads with AI 24/7: https://ai.firstclassbusiness.io/ 🎙️ Be a guest on VPL: https://visionproslive.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome and intro: who is Bryan Baker? 1:00 - His vision: helping companies execute and scale as a fractional COO 2:30 - What got you to $2M won't get you to $20M, the founder bottleneck problem 4:00 - Why good people leave: founders burning out their teams 5:00 - Fractional COO vs. consultant: what's the real difference? 6:30 - KPIs for everyone: why only leaders seeing the scoreboard kills teams 7:00 - The basketball analogy: players need to know the score too 9:00 - Leadership's two responsibilities: clarity and removing obstacles 10:30 - Why founders get a "sick thrill" from being needed, and how to break it 11:00 - Bryan's why: 20 years in startups, every pitfall seen 12:00 - Work to live, not live to work: family and Utah outdoors 13:00 - Closing thoughts and how to connect with Bryan #FractionalCOO #VisionProsLive #BryanBaker #StartupGrowth #OperationsStrategy #ScalingBusiness #ExecutivesNow #BusinessSystems #Entrepreneurship