{"podcast":{"title":"The Start, Scale & Succeed Podcast","slug":"the-start-scale-succeed-podcast-5607950","podcast_index_feed_id":5607950,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/start-scale-succeed/","website_url":"https://www.scalearchitects.com/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3808b96a-4565-46d8-9c7c-5aa6866a68ac/Podcast-Cover-Minimized.jpg","author":"Scott Ritzheimer","episode_count":300,"summary":"Scale Architects, founder, CEO and Secrets of The High Demand Coach podcast host Scott Ritzheimer has helped start nearly 20,000 new businesses and nonprofits and launched and sold his own multimillion-dollar business after leading it through an exceptional and extended growth phase (over 10 years of double-digit growth) all before he turned 35. He realized the biggest secret to success is that there is not one secret to success. There are key strategies, tactics, skills, and mindsets needed at each stage of the journey AND they are different in each stage. He launched the Start, Scale & Succeed podcast to help you know what you need to do RIGHT NOW to create the success you want. If you're a founder, entrepreneur, owner, or CEO or even if you'd like to be. You'll find episodes guiding you to success in all seven stages of your journey from pre-launch to post-exit.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T22:17:18.234310+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-start-scale-succeed-podcast-5607950"},"episode":{"title":"Should I Retire Or Start Over with Kim Sawyer (stage 1)  - Ep. 402","slug":"should-i-retire-or-start-over-with-kim-sawyer-stage-1-ep-402","published_at":"2026-06-09T10:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-start-scale-succeed-podcast-5607950/should-i-retire-or-start-over-with-kim-sawyer-stage-1-ep-402","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-start-scale-succeed-podcast-5607950","url":"https://www.scalearchitects.com/secrets/402-should-i-retire-or-start-over-with-kim-sawyer","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/95c812bd-dda7-4f0a-9fb1-7e68b7d0ea10.mp3","summary":"In this empowering episode, Kim Sawyer, Founder of theWealthSource®, shares how to take ownership of your career as a pre-founder in stage 1. If you're feeling stuck in a job, dissatisfied despite a good paycheck, and wondering if you should make a change, you won't want to miss it. You will discover: - Why treating your career as a business where you are the CEO gives you real control - How to discern between your current job, long-term career, and overall life priorities - What active participation looks like to build your desired future instead of leaving it to chance This episode is ideal for for Founders, Owners, and CEOs in stage 1 of The Founder's Evolution. Not sure which stage you're in? Find out for free in less than 10 minutes at https://www.scalearchitects.com/founders/quiz Kim Sawyer has extensive business experience and has been a professional coach for more than 20 years. His coaching firm, theWealthSource®, coaches and facilitates key professionals, executives, teams, and organizations to create extraordinary wealth — in all its forms. They accomplish this by developing unique and powerful models, tools, and approaches that elevate the performance and success of the executives they coach to the next level. Kim has coached leaders across some of the most respected organizations, including Continental Airlines, JP Morgan Chase Bank, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), IBM, Chevron, and Spectra Energy. Want to learn more about Kim Sawyer's work at theWealthSource®? Check out his website at https://thewealthsource.com/ Connect with Kim through his LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachkimsawyer/ Are you a successful executive who feels stuck in your career and not sure what to do about it? Kim is offering you his $300 Career Mastery Session -…","meta_description":"In this empowering episode, Kim Sawyer, Founder of theWealthSource®, shares how to take ownership of your career as a pre-founder in stage 1. If you're fe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1028,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-start-scale-succeed-podcast-5607950/episodes/should-i-retire-or-start-over-with-kim-sawyer-stage-1-ep-402/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-start-scale-succeed-podcast-5607950/should-i-retire-or-start-over-with-kim-sawyer-stage-1-ep-402.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}