The System That Built a 7-Figure Business - Ernesto Mandowsky | 166

Ernesto Mandowsky is helping entrepreneurs turn chaos into clarity by systemizing their businesses for sustainable growth.
With a background spanning hospitality, tech, and consulting—including a chief of staff role at a fast-scaling POS startup and experience at Deloitte—Ernesto blends operational excellence with creativity.

As the founder of the Million Dollar Machine framework and author of Momentum Multipliers, he teaches solopreneurs how to scale without burning out by treating business like a recipe—step-by-step, repeatable, and scalable.

In this episode, we discussed:
Why structure and systems give entrepreneurs the freedom to be curious and scale with confidence.
How personal alignment and originality can create magnetic, sustainable business growth.
Why building a business should feel more like following a recipe than surviving a storm.

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https://www.yourmdm.co/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernestomandowsky/

Chapters:
0:00 Intro2:01 Good Design Reflects Good Business4:19 The Idea Behind the “Million Dollar Machine”5:55 Crossing the First Threshold10:22 Leaving Deloitte for a Passion in Restaurants15:36 Lessons from Cross-Pollinating Life Experiences16:04 Introducing Momentum Multipliers and the Five Recipes18:10 The Philosophical Foundation Behind the Recipes19:54 Client Case Studies and Small Changes with Big Impact25:18 AI and the Solopreneur Reality26:20 Building a Team: From Org Chart to SOPs29:59 Building Systems Through Consistent Progress30:53 Outro

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