{"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":"When Hard Work Stops Working: Marcia Riner on Profit, Focus, and Execution","slug":"when-hard-work-stops-working-marcia-riner-on-profit-focus-and-execution","published_at":"2026-07-13T07:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244/when-hard-work-stops-working-marcia-riner-on-profit-focus-and-execution","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-hard-work-stops-working-marcia-riner-on-profit-focus-and-execution--72559403","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72559403/re_mr_final_01.mp3","summary":"What if your business does not have a growth problem? What if it has an execution problem? Many entrepreneurs are doing everything they were told to do. They are posting content, networking, appearing on podcasts, refining their offers, working long hours, and chasing the next opportunity. But despite all that activity, the business still feels stuck. Revenue is inconsistent, profit is thinner than expected, and the founder remains at the center of every important decision. Sound familiar? My guest today, Marcia Riner, helps business owners address that exact problem. Marcia is a Business Growth Strategist, Profitability Expert, CEO of Infinite Profit®, and host of the Profit With A Plan podcast. Her work focuses on helping established business owners connect strategy, marketing, revenue, and execution so growth becomes measurable and sustainable. She speaks about stalled growth, the gap between visibility and revenue, and why great strategies often fail because they are never fully implemented. Today we’ll talk about the difference between being busy and being profitable, why founders often become the bottleneck in their own companies, and how entrepreneurs can move from ideas and effort to execution and results. Infinite Profit website: https://infinite-profit.com Marcia Riner's Website https://marciariner.com Profit with a Plan Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfitWithAPlan","meta_description":"What if your business does not have a growth problem? What if it has an execution problem? Many entrepreneurs are doing everything they were told to do. T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3126,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244/episodes/when-hard-work-stops-working-marcia-riner-on-profit-focus-and-execution/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/when-hard-work-stops-working-marcia-riner-on-profit-focus-and-execution.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}