From Stuck to Scaled: Growth Strategies for SMBs
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Hosted by Julio Gonzalez with 35+ years experience helping companies grow, each episode delivers actionable strategies, leadership insights, and operational frameworks designed to help businesses move beyond daily chaos and into scalable, sustainable growth.
Whether struggling with outdated processes, overwhelmed by technology, or stuck in the operations weeds, this podcast offers the clarity, tools, and real-world strategies you need to lead smarter and scale faster.
If you're serious about building a business that works for you — not one that consumes you — you're in the right place.
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The podcast emphasizes leadership strategies, operational efficiency, and customer service excellence, with specific episodes exploring topics such as crisis management during cyber attacks and effective customer interaction tactics, aimed at empowering small and midsized businesses to scale successfully.
Hosted by Julio Gonzalez with 35+ years experience helping companies grow, each episode delivers actionable strategies, leadership insights, and operational frameworks designed to help businesses move beyond daily chaos and into scalable, sustainable growth.
Whether struggling with outdated processes, overwhelmed by technology, or stuck in the operations weeds, this podcast offers the clarity, tools, and real-world strategies you need to lead smarter and scale faster.
If you’re serious about building a business that works for you — not one that consumes you — you’re in the right place.
Scaling stalls when leaders cling to the habits that once made them indispensable.
In this episode, CJ Stasik—founder of SheHandlesIt and former CEO—explains why over-functioning is the real constraint on growth and how to transition from execution to direction. We dig into early warning signs of burnout in small and midsized teams, practical ways to shift decision rights, and the operating rhythms that support sustainable scale. CJ’s framework centers on five moves: Audit the Load, Release & Reassign, Make One Bold Move, Redefine Productivity, and Build in Recovery.
Whether you’re hiring your first operator or re-architecting your leadership role, you’ll leave with a clear next step to get out of the weeds—and back into the visionary seat.
Connect with CJ:
Website: shehandlesit.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cjstasik
Instagram: @cjstasik_shi
Facebook: /cjstasik
TikTok: @shehandlesitpa
Follow host Julio Gonzalez on:
– LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/opticution/
– Facebook/Instagram/YouTube at @opticution
– Webpage www.opticution.com.
Email Julio at [email protected] with any comments, questions or suggestions!
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