The Durable Small Business
The Durable Small Business
Podcast Description
The Durable Small Business connects business owners, operators, and investors to uncover what it takes to build businesses that thrive — and endure.
Each episode features candid conversations with seasoned company builders, sharing lessons, strategies, and real stories from the front lines.
Whether you're scaling, preparing for a transition, or just starting out, we’re here with practical advice and insights to help you build a durable, profitable business that lasts.
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The podcast focuses on entrepreneurship, business scaling, and long-term growth, featuring episodes that cover topics like insights from successful business acquisitions, lessons from the cannabis industry, and strategies for building resilient enterprises. Episodes delve into real-world experiences, such as Paul Henderson's transition into the cannabis sector and Will Smith's exploration of entrepreneurship through acquisition.
The Durable Business Podcast connects business owners, operators, and investors to uncover what it takes to build businesses that thrive — and endure.
Each episode features candid conversations with seasoned company builders, sharing lessons, strategies, and real stories from the front lines.
Whether you’re scaling, preparing for a transition, or just starting out, we’re here with practical advice and insights to help you build a durable, profitable business that lasts.
Entrepreneurship stories usually focus on the wins. This conversation focuses on the part that rarely gets discussed.
In this episode, Chase Murdock of Durable sits down with three operators who have lived through some of the hardest moments a business owner can face: Caroline Chapdelaine (CEO of North Star Photonics), Andrew Heer (former CEO of Summit Mountain Cleaning), and Damon Chlarson (former owner of Pacific Installation Supply).
Together, they share candid stories about what it’s like when a business begins to unravel — losing key customers, navigating crushing financial pressure, managing employees through uncertainty, and confronting the emotional toll that comes with it. The conversation explores the isolation many owners feel during difficult times and why those struggles often go unspoken in entrepreneurial circles.
The group also reflects on where they are today: rebuilding, closing chapters, and finding perspective after the dust settles.
For anyone building a company — or considering buying one — this episode offers an honest look at the realities of ownership and the lessons that only come from going through the hard parts.
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