Ask April Porter Podcast · 2026-06-01 · 26 min
Most franchisees and small business owners experience the same trajectory: fast early growth, a rush of customers at launch, then a slow and painful plateau. The reflex is to work harder. The result is burnout, cash pressure, or both. In this episode, April Porter explains the real root cause: business identity - the subconscious programming that keeps owners operating like employees long after they’ve bought a business. Titles change overnight. Identity doesn’t.
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