If your business can’t run without you, you don’t own a business. You have a job.

Most owners start with the same vision - more income, freedom and time. Then, reality kicks in, and suddenly you’re buried in the day to day of chasing sales, answering everything yourself and wondering why growth still feels hard.

In this episode, Rod and Darren unpack why so many businesses get stuck there and how to break out of it. This is about building something that has value beyond you - something that can grow, scale and eventually run without you being glued to it. If that’s the goal, this conversation is essential listening.

More about Rod

Rod Kuchta is a business coach who works with UK-based small business owners to help them regain control of their companies, their time, and their long-term goals. Drawing on a background in sales leadership and business development, he specialises in helping owners step out of the day-to-day operations of their businesses so they can focus on growth, strategy, and building teams that can operate independently.

Through coaching, Rod helps business owners identify the gap between where their business is today and the vision they originally set out to achieve. His approach focuses on empowering teams, improving processes, strengthening leadership, and creating businesses that are sustainable, scalable, and ultimately valuable enough to sell or step away from.

Rod works with entrepreneurs who want more freedom, more time, and a business that delivers the lifestyle and financial results they originally started out to create.

You can connect with Rod here: 

Website: https://entrepreneurscircle.org/coaches-directory/info/rod-kuchta/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rod-kuchta/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Kuchta-Consulting-Ltd-100080935483410/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therodkuch/

About your host:

Darren has worked within digital marketing since the last century, and was the first in-house web designer for video games retailer GAME in the UK, known as Electronics Boutique in the States. After co-founding his own agency, Engage Web, in 2009, Darren has worked with clients around the world, including Australia, Canada and the USA.

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/engaging-marketeer/id1612454837

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenjamieson/

Engaging Marketeer: https://engagingmarketeer.com

Engage Web: https://www.engageweb.co.uk

If your business can&rsquo;t run without you, you don&rsquo;t own a business. You have a job.
Most owners start with the same vision - more income, freedom and time. Then, reality kicks in, and suddenly you&rsquo;re buried in the day to day of chasing sales, answering everything yourself and wondering why growth still feels hard.
In this episode, Rod and Darren unpack why so many businesses get stuck there and how to break out of it. This is about building something that has value beyond you - something that can grow, scale and eventually run without you being glued to it. If that&rsquo;s the goal, this conversation is essential listening.
More about Rod
Rod Kuchta is a business coach who works with UK-based small business owners to help them regain control of their companies, their time, and their long-term goals. Drawing on a background in sales leadership and business development, he specialises in helping owners step out of the day-to-day operations of their businesses so they can focus on growth, strategy, and building teams that can operate independently.
Through coaching, Rod helps business owners identify the gap between where their business is today and the vision they originally set out to achieve. His approach focuses on empowering teams, improving processes, strengthening leadership, and creating businesses that are sustainable, scalable, and ultimately valuable enough to sell or step away from.
Rod works with entrepreneurs who want more freedom, more time, and a business that delivers the lifestyle and financial results they originally started out to create.
You can connect with Rod here:&nbsp;
Website: <a href="https://entrepreneurscircle.org/coaches-directory/info/rod-kuchta/">https://entrepreneurscircle.org/coaches-directory/info/rod-kuchta/</a>
LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rod-kuchta/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/rod-kuchta/</a>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Kuchta-Consulting-Ltd-100080935483410/">https://www.facebook.com/p/Kuchta-Consulting-Ltd-100080935483410/</a>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therodkuch/">https://www.instagram.com/therodkuch/</a>
About your host:
Darren has worked within digital marketing since the last century, and was the first in-house web designer for video games retailer GAME in the UK, known as Electronics Boutique in the States. After co-founding his own agency, Engage Web, in 2009, Darren has worked with clients around the world, including Australia, Canada and the USA.
iTunes: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/engaging-marketeer/id1612454837">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/engaging-marketeer/id1612454837</a>
LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenjamieson/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenjamieson/</a>
Engaging Marketeer: <a href="https://engagingmarketeer.com">https://engagingmarketeer.com</a>
Engage Web: <a href="https://www.engageweb.co.uk">https://www.engageweb.co.uk</a>

Described by one detractor as an 'angry receding man', Darren Jamieson hosts the Engaging Marketeer Podcast where the Liverpool Comedy Festival winner delivers his own brand of business and marketing content. With a mixture of personal stories, detailed advice, step-by-step processes, angry explosive rants and thought-provoking interviews, Darren offers a very different take on business and marketing that provides insights for new startups and experienced business owners alike.

Described by one detractor as an 'angry receding man', Darren Jamieson hosts the Engaging Marketeer Podcast where the Liverpool Comedy Festival winner delivers his own brand of business and marketing content. With a mixture of personal stories, detailed advice, step-by-step processes, angry explosive rants and thought-provoking interviews, Darren offers a very different take on business and marketing that provides insights for new startups and experienced business owners alike.

Engaging Marketeer

Described by one detractor as an 'angry receding man', Darren Jamieson hosts the Engaging Marketeer Podcast where the Liverpool Comedy Festival winner delivers his own brand of business and marketing content. With a mixture of personal stories, detailed advice, step-by-step processes, angry explosive rants and thought-provoking interviews, Darren offers a very different take on business and marketing that provides insights for new startups and experienced business owners alike. The Engaging Marketeer Podcast debuted at #1 in the Marketing chart on Apple Podcasts.

Described by one detractor as an 'angry receding man', Darren Jamieson hosts the Engaging Marketeer Podcast where the Liverpool Comedy Festival winner delivers his own brand of business and marketing content. With a mixture of personal stories, detailed advice, step-by-step processes, angry explosive rants and thought-provoking interviews, Darren offers a very different take on business and marketing that provides insights for new startups and experienced business owners alike. The Engaging Marketeer Podcast debuted at #1 in the Marketing chart on Apple Podcasts.