<p>Trying to build a business that runs without you, but your marketing and sales still run through you?<br /><br />This is what the Messy Middle looks like when the owner is still tied to lead flow, visibility, and key conversations. The business may be growing and the team may be stronger, but the structure underneath that growth still depends on the owner in ways that keep pulling them back into the day-to-day.<br /><br />In this episode of Self-Made Is a Myth, Coach Tim Campsall sits down with Jared Byczko of Myriad Fitness and Yoga in downtown Indianapolis. Jared shares what changed as the business grew, first through the challenge of being meeting to death, and now through the deeper challenge of still being the face of the business.<br /><br />Earlier on, Jared was stuck in constant weekly, monthly, and quarterly conversations with staff. Those meetings were draining his time and emotional bandwidth, cutting into the work he needed to do as the owner, and pushing work into evenings and early mornings when he wanted to be with his family.<br /><br />To change that, he hired an operator to become the next layer of management. That shift gave staff someone else to go to, created a better reporting rhythm, and helped Jared start protecting more of his time and focus.<br /><br />Today, the pressure point has moved. Jared is still involved in sales, still gets pulled into lead handling, and is now trying to solve the icon problem, how to stop being the face of the business without hurting growth, trust, or the brand people recognize.<br /><br />This is a real Messy Middle tension for established owner-led businesses. You can solve one operational bottleneck, only to realize the deeper dependency is you.<br /><br />What You’ll Learn:</p><ul><li>How too many people touchpoints can quietly destroy owner productivity</li><li>Why hiring a manager is not enough if trust and ownership are not really handed over</li><li>What happens when the owner is still the face of the business years later</li><li>Why sales and marketing dependency keeps pulling owners back in</li><li>How outside coaching helped Jared start making better business decisions sooner</li></ul><p> </p><p>Looking To Scale Your Business:<br />Did you know that only 9% of businesses make it to $1,000,000 in revenue and less than 1% reach $10,000,000. The hustle and grind that got you to $1,000,000 will not get you beyond it. To scale past the Messy Middle, you need stronger systems, clearer structure, and disciplined execution. Book a Discovery Call to see how our ActionCOACH Business Operating System (ABoS) and coaching help you get unstuck and move toward sustainable scaling so you can achieve your personal dreams and business goals.<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tbcactioncoach.com/discovery-zoom-call/" target="_blank">https://tbcactioncoach.com/discovery-zoom-call/</a><br /><br />Timestamps:<br />00:00 The moment growth started creating pressure<br />02:10 Getting meeting to death and losing control of time<br />05:45 The personal cost of being in every conversation<br />09:30 Why hiring an operator changed the business<br />13:15 Letting go of ownership and building trust<br />17:40 Shifting from daily meetings to structured reporting<br />22:05 Still getting pulled into sales conversations<br />26:10 The challenge of handling leads without breaking systems<br />30:25 The icon problem and being the face of the business<br />35:40 What it takes to step out without hurting growth<br />41:10 Why businesses stay dependent on the owner</p><p> </p><p>Jared Byczko was born and raised in The Region, more specifically, Merrillville, Indiana. He moved to Indianapolis in 2003 with a scholarship to play Division 1 soccer at IUPUI (now IU Indy). In 2011, Jared began CrossFit NapTown with his best friend, Peter Brasovan. CrossFit NapTown evolved into NapTown Fitness in 2014 which then rebranded to Myriad Fitness + Yoga in 2021.</p>