From Burnout to Freedom: Why I’m on a Mission to Help Business Owners Scale Without Sacrifice
Why I’m Passionate About Helping Business Owners Scale
Why do I do this work, supporting business owners to help them grow and scale?
I understand the pain of running a business where you are consumed from the moment you wake up in the morning till you hit the bed at night. You’re usually the first in the office and the last to leave. You’ve sacrificed so much over the years because you care so much!
I understand because I have lived it.
I’ve run companies for over 40 years, and in my first business many years ago, I was running a full-service advertising and PR firm. It was growing and doing well. We had big clients like Ben & Jerry’s and Supercuts.
The thing is, externally, it was great. Internally, I was a freaking mess.
I didn’t know how to scale strategically, and I was a control freak. I thought I had to have my eyes on everything until I personally imploded. I was depressed. I was completely burned out. I needed to take care of my daughter at the same time, and I almost died from a near-fatal car accident from the intense stress and exhaustion.
That was my wake-up call to ask myself: “Allison, is this how you want to live your life?” the answer was “no”!
Finding a Better Way to Scale
The truth is that I loved business. I just didn’t want a business running my life. I became obsessed. I became consumed with figuring out how to actually scale a business becauseI knew that I had these passions and gifts that I wanted to get out there. I wanted to make an impact, but to do it in a way that the business could actually scale successfully with depending on me to thrive.
This was the beginning of developing what we call today, The SCALEit Method. This is the proven method we use today to help CEOs successfully scale their own founder independent company.
I realized in my search to solve my growth challenges, that there were millions of other business owners going through the same thing. If you go down your street and into the restaurant or the accounting office or the fitness center or the recruiter – you will find business owners that haven’t taken a vacation in years. They’re working weekends and sacrificing so much time away from their families.
Why I Created Pinnacle Global Network
I thought, wow, if this method has helped me to go on and build 10 highly successful companies, then it can help the business owner that truly wants to scale, yet is suffering so much out there. The truth is, the way that you’re working isn’t going to get you to where you want to go, or… it would have gotten you there already.
That’s where Pinnacle Global Network can help. For the last 16 years, my team and I – with close to 40 mentors who have also built very successful, multimillion-dollar companies – privately work with our clients to help them scale. We customize the journey to meet the business owners’ goals, dreams and challenges.
We use the SCALEit Method®, which has helped me go on to build many companies that haven’t depended on me to succeed. You need a company that can flourish without you there. When these strategies are implemented, your company can actually grow faster and you can get your life back.
That’s how I’m able to live several months of the year here in Mexico while my team has got it handled. It’s also about being surrounded with a community of entrepreneurs, other peers that have been there and done it, and they’re all rooting for you.
This Is Why I Do This Work
I see a big future for you, and when we’re so stuck in the day-to-day operations, life can pass
you by. You have gifts, they’re important, and we want to see you and your dreams shine.