Big Business Tiny Team

Each week I share deep-dive breakdowns and playbooks on building a big business with a tiny team.

Founder & Writer

The 20 Hour CEO

Named "Top 100 Course" by Maven. Entrepreneurs master the frameworks to turn their business into a machine that runs without them.

Founder

Christine Carrillo

Exclusive partner to top percentile CEOs helping them build resilience while leading successful big businesses.

CEO Coach

Alice

We help CEOs hire vetted executive assistants specifically trained to help CEOs scale.

Butlr Health

We match people with highly vetted therapists using a dating app framework.

JOANY

Alum Techstars NYC 2015. JOANY helps consumers buy and use health insurance.

Humanize Health

Kaiser Permanente

Director, Medicare Business Excellence

DestinationRx

Director of Professional Services

Capital Group Companies

Senior Business Consultant

You don’t have to burn yourself out to build a successful business.

I learned that the hard way.

On paper, everything looked great.
✔ Built three businesses to $200M in revenue
✔ Bootstrapped a service business to $25M with 25 people in five years
✔ Scaled a VC-backed tech company to $28M ARR in under two years with just 12 people
✔ Made a double-sided consumer marketplace profitable in three months with a five-person team
✔ Raised $30M in venture capital

But behind the scenes, I was exhausted, constantly putting out fires, and convinced the business would fall apart if I stepped away.

So I pushed harder, thinking that was the only way.

Then life forced me to stop.

I ran headfirst into a glass window. A concussion took me out for eight weeks. No emails, no meetings, no problem-solving. For the first time, I couldn’t step in to fix things.

And when I came back, I was shocked. The business hadn’t just survived. It had thrived.

That moment forced me to question everything.

I always thought the key to scaling was working harder and building better systems. And systems did help. But what really made the difference wasn’t the business. It was me.

I had built a company that depended on me, not because it had to, but because I didn’t know how to let go. I believed that stepping back meant losing control. That if I wasn’t involved in everything, things would fall apart.

That belief had to change.

Learning to trust my team, step back, and stop being the bottleneck wasn’t easy. But once I did, everything changed.

The systems worked because I let them. My team thrived because I gave them space. And the business grew faster than ever, not because I was in every decision, but because I wasn’t.

Now, I help founders do the same.

Most founders come to me because they feel stuck. They’re scaling, but at the cost of their time, health, and freedom. It doesn’t have to be that way.

If you’re ready to build a business that grows without you being in the weeds, join me for daily insights on scaling, leadership, and personal growth.

Let’s get started.
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Growth isn’t about being ready.

It’s about doing what scares you.

Listen, I've been there.

It's hard to believe in yourself at first.

I chased external validation and it was driven by fear.
→ "What if I lose control?"
→ "What if I let down the people counting on me?"
→ "What if I let myself down?"

I was so focused on doing things the right way I was holding myself back.

Then I realised: No one is ready.

The ones who grow fast:
→ Say yes before they have all the answers.
→ Trust that action beats overthinking.
→ Figure it out along the way.

The biggest risks don't come from failing.
They come from never starting.

What's one move you're making today that scares you? Share it below.

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The 20 Hour CEO. Built 3 businesses to $200M in revenue. Now helping entrepreneurs scale themselves, and their business, with less effort.

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