{"podcast":{"title":"The Reluctant Entrepreneur Podcast","slug":"the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244","podcast_index_feed_id":7049244,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6346062/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.mikekonrad.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0c0e18f8fee88bf987c05cd6e1532a66.jpg","author":"Mike Konrad","episode_count":127,"summary":"I’m your host, Mike Konrad, the author of The Reluctant Entrepreneur - Anatomy of a Business Start-Up - From Uncertainty to Unstoppable, available on Amazon as a paperback, e-book, and an audible book, and I’m excited to share real stories that reveal the many paths people take to build their own businesses. Whether you stumbled into entrepreneurship or you’ve always known it was your calling, this podcast is for you. Let’s start with what it means to be a reluctant entrepreneur. Many entrepreneurs don’t set out with a grand plan to build a business. Maybe you worked for a company that didn’t value your vision, and one day you thought, “I could do this myself”, that was my story. Or maybe life pushed you in an unexpected direction—losing a job, facing a personal crisis, or discovering a passion that grew into a business. Reluctant entrepreneurs often find themselves starting a business not because they always dreamed of it, but because it was the best—or only—option available. And then there are intentional entrepreneurs. These are the people who’ve known from the start that they were meant to create something of their own. They may have planned meticulously, crafted their vision,…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T16:18:29.568615+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244"},"episode":{"title":"The Unsexy Side of Entrepreneurship That Can Kill a Business - With Charles Read - Episode 68","slug":"the-unsexy-side-of-entrepreneurship-that-can-kill-a-business-with-charles-read-episode-68","published_at":"2026-04-10T07:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244/the-unsexy-side-of-entrepreneurship-that-can-kill-a-business-with-charles-read-episode-68","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unsexy-side-of-entrepreneurship-that-can-kill-a-business-with-charles-read-episode-68--70631683","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70631683/re_68_cr_final_01.mp3","summary":"Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because their idea was bad. They fail because they didn’t understand the unglamorous parts of business—the parts no one talks about until it’s too late. Payroll. Taxes. Compliance. Risk. Today’s guest has spent decades living in that world—and helping entrepreneurs survive it. My guest today is Charles Read, a CPA, author, and the founder of GetPayroll. Charles has built a successful payroll company by doing something most business owners avoid: leaning directly into complexity and responsibility. But what makes this conversation especially interesting is how Charles chooses to share what he’s learned. Through his YouTube series Charlie’s Bar, he breaks down payroll horror stories, hard-earned lessons, and real-world mistakes in a way that’s honest, approachable, and sometimes painfully familiar. In this episode, we talk about Charles’ entrepreneurial journey, the risks small business owners don’t see coming, why payroll is far more than an administrative task, and why educating entrepreneurs, before they get in trouble, has become such a personal mission for him. If you’ve ever thought, “I’ll deal with that later,” this episode is for you. Charle's Company: GetPayroll https://getpayroll.com","meta_description":"Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because their idea was bad. They fail because they didn’t understand the unglamorous parts of business—the parts no one talk…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3450,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244/episodes/the-unsexy-side-of-entrepreneurship-that-can-kill-a-business-with-charles-read-episode-68/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244/the-unsexy-side-of-entrepreneurship-that-can-kill-a-business-with-charles-read-episode-68.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}