The $3M Ceiling You Aren't Even Aware Of

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There’s a ceiling most consultancies hit.

Around the $2-3M mark.

The team’s decent. The reputation’s solid. The work keeps coming in.

But things feel heavy.

Margins are inconsistent.

You’re still across too many decisions.

And growth beyond this point feels harder than it should.

Here’s why:

— Leadership Bottlenecks Appear —

The founder is still across everything.

Without defined roles and accountability, every decision comes back to you.

— Delivery Systems Break —

The processes that worked at $1M don’t hold at $3M.

Projects slip. Quality drops. Profit leaks.

— The Business Still Relies on You —

If you’re in the weeds, the firm can’t grow beyond your personal capacity.

Clients buy you - not the business.

— Structure Doesn’t Match Scale —

What got you here won’t get you there.

Without a new operating model, the wheels start wobbling.

The truth is simple:

Firms that break the $3M ceiling rebuild their engine:

- They install leadership layers.

- They streamline project delivery.

- They create a business that can grow without the founder as the bottleneck.

I’ve seen firms jump from $3M to $8M - not by chasing more clients, but by fixing their structure.

If growth feels heavier than it should…

It’s not a pipeline problem.

It’s a structure problem.

So fix that and everything unlocks from there.

To your success,

Josh

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