What happens when the business you inherited starts falling apart before you’ve even found your footing?
When Michael Fleck bought his family’s Texas jewelry business in 2014, he thought he knew what came next. Instead, oil prices crashed, his right-hand leader passed away from cancer, and the future of the company was suddenly in question.
Pest control has been in Brenton Cloud’s family since 1934, but building something of his own meant leaving the family business, selling a nearly paid-off house, and betting everything on Greenhouse. The company exploded to about $10 million in roughly three years, but the growth created new problems: too many accounts, too many hires, too many trucks, and a painful realization that success was costing him time with his children.
No entrepreneur likes to fail, and trying to avoid failure can shut down your biggest growth opportunities. In this episode, Strategic Coach founder Dan Sullivan joins EOS Worldwide’s Kelly Knight and Mark O’Donnell to explore how setbacks create breakthroughs, why failure often produces the most valuable learning, and how entrepreneurs can redirect negative energy into new, higher-value projects. They also discuss Unique Ability®, clarity, confidence, and how AI can amplify your best thinking when you’re clear on what you want.
Meet the people who have used Running on EOS™️ and living The EOS Life®️ to make a significant impact on their communities and put a Dent in the Universe
