Jeff Mains is the Founder and CEO of Champion Leadership Group, a growth accelerator which helps entrepreneurs scale their business from $1 to $10M.

He’s also the Founder and CEO of Intelligent Contacts, a SaaS platform that helps hospitals make their billing as great as their bedside manner.

Before these two businesses, he previously started and sold 4 additional businesses that were each grossing over $10M USD annually.

He’s ALSO the Host of SaaS Fuel, a podcast that seeks to help founders spark creative thinking on their wild journey of entrepreneurship.

00:00 - The Secret to Growing from $1 Million to $10 Million per Year

03:16 - The Importance of Process and Solving Real Problems in Business Growth

06:20 - Delegation and the Power of Hiring a Complementary Team

09:32 - Learning Your Strengths and Weaknesses as CEO

12:29 - Building Relationships and Leading Teams

15:47 - Personal Time and Finding Business Ideas from Problems in the Marketplace

19:10 - Validating ideas with revenue

22:13 - Validating Ideas and Getting to Revenue Quickly

25:28 - Transitioning from $1M to $2M in Revenue: Building a Sustainable Business Model

28:36 - The Costly Mistake of Hiring the Wrong Person

32:01 - The Importance of Structured Processes for Company Growth

35:08 - Lessons from a Failed Tech Project and the Challenges of Scaling a Business

38:30 - The Importance of Managing Through People and Hiring for Fit

41:39 - Prioritizing Culture Fit in Hiring Processes

44:44 - Interviewing for Culture Fit in Scaling Companies

48:00 - The Importance of Leadership Growth for Company Growth

51:17 - Finding the Right Fit for Your Organization

54:12 - Escaping the Revenue Ceiling: Growing a Business from 1 to 10 Million

57:19 - Entrepreneurship: A Marathon, Not a Sprint

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