<p>Graeme Holm reveals why he built a 200-person empire with NO systems, the 3 external CEOs who all failed, how his team stays 8+ years when the industry average is 18 months, and the brutal truth about scaling that business coaches won&#39;t tell you. </p><p><br></p><p>Graeme Holm runs a mortgage business with 189 staff, created a &quot;treasure chest&quot; of award-winning leaders, and refuses to sell despite massive offers.</p><p><br></p><p>He exposes:</p><p>◼️ Why the 3 external CEOs he hired over 18 months all failed—and what that taught him about ownership</p><p>◼️ The &quot;no systems&quot; approach that kept his best people for 8-9 years (rare in any industry)</p><p>◼️ How his head of finance won Broker of the Year while working FOR him, not competing against him</p><p>◼️ Why &quot;no one will ever treat your business like their own&quot;—the truth about hired leadership</p><p>◼️ The difference between owners and operators—and why most business coaches were &quot;failed employees&quot;</p><p>◼️ How Rachel now runs his masterclasses after he built a &quot;treasure chest of people&quot; who can replace him</p><p>◼️ Why he&#39;s manic, unstructured, and ignores every business guru—yet scaled to nearly 200 staff going global</p><p>◼️ The real secret to long-tenure staff: competent people, not perfect systems</p><p>◼️ Why he refuses to sell for any amount—because &quot;bean counters would run it and the community would suffer&quot;</p><p>◼️ What 12 years of blood, sweat and tears bought him: &quot;Now I can spend the rest of my life however the f*ck I want&quot;</p><p><br></p>

Bothsides Podcast

Bothsides Podcast

EP 142 | How I Built A 200-Person Company With ZERO Systems - Graeme Holm

DEC 24, 202571 MIN
Bothsides Podcast

EP 142 | How I Built A 200-Person Company With ZERO Systems - Graeme Holm

DEC 24, 202571 MIN

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<p>Graeme Holm reveals why he built a 200-person empire with NO systems, the 3 external CEOs who all failed, how his team stays 8+ years when the industry average is 18 months, and the brutal truth about scaling that business coaches won&#39;t tell you. </p><p><br></p><p>Graeme Holm runs a mortgage business with 189 staff, created a &quot;treasure chest&quot; of award-winning leaders, and refuses to sell despite massive offers.</p><p><br></p><p>He exposes:</p><p>◼️ Why the 3 external CEOs he hired over 18 months all failed—and what that taught him about ownership</p><p>◼️ The &quot;no systems&quot; approach that kept his best people for 8-9 years (rare in any industry)</p><p>◼️ How his head of finance won Broker of the Year while working FOR him, not competing against him</p><p>◼️ Why &quot;no one will ever treat your business like their own&quot;—the truth about hired leadership</p><p>◼️ The difference between owners and operators—and why most business coaches were &quot;failed employees&quot;</p><p>◼️ How Rachel now runs his masterclasses after he built a &quot;treasure chest of people&quot; who can replace him</p><p>◼️ Why he&#39;s manic, unstructured, and ignores every business guru—yet scaled to nearly 200 staff going global</p><p>◼️ The real secret to long-tenure staff: competent people, not perfect systems</p><p>◼️ Why he refuses to sell for any amount—because &quot;bean counters would run it and the community would suffer&quot;</p><p>◼️ What 12 years of blood, sweat and tears bought him: &quot;Now I can spend the rest of my life however the f*ck I want&quot;</p><p><br></p>