84: How to Scale Your Business Without Going Broke
Behind Their Success: Advice For Entrepreneurs
<p>You can scale fast—and still go broke. This episode is your real-talk guide to building smart, not just big. We sit down with 26-year-old entrepreneur Roggen Frick, who turned a dirt-bike hobby and a welding side hustle into a nationwide manufacturing company. We’re talking about what it <em>really</em> takes to scale a business, dodge financial landmines, and grow into your CEO role without losing your mind.</p>
<p>In this episode of <em>Behind Their Success</em>, Paden Squires talks with <b>Roggen Frick</b>, founder of <b>Bear Iron Works</b>, about the evolution of his business—from fixing bikes in college to leading a full-scale manufacturing team. Ragan drops honest, hard-won insights into the reality of entrepreneurship: the chaos, the cash flow crises, and how shifting from “do-it-all” founder to strategic operator changed the game.</p>
<p>🔑 What You’ll Learn:</p>
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<li><b>How to scale smart</b>: Why fast growth can be fatal if you ignore cash flow</li>
<li><b>Business growth tips</b>: Moving from solopreneur to systemized leader</li>
<li><b>How to build from what you know</b>: Why Ragan’s hands-on upbringing gave him an edge</li>
<li><b>Transitioning roles</b>: Why you need to stop doing everything—and how to hand off the right work</li>
<li><b>The power of simplicity</b>: From product offerings to systems, Ragan explains why less is more</li>
<li><b>Why e-commerce changed the game</b>: And how to use it to fix your cash flow</li>
<li><b>Humility + learning = longevity</b>: Staying curious and grounded as you scale</li>
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<p>📚 Resources Mentioned:</p>
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<li>Book: <em>Who Not How</em> by Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy</li>
<li>Book: <em>The War of Art</em> by Steven Pressfield</li>
<li>Website: <a href="https://beariron.com/" rel="nofollow">Bear Iron Works</a></li>
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<p>📍 Where to Find Roggen:</p>
<p>👉 <a href="https://bearironworks.com" rel="nofollow">bearironworks.com</a></p>
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