Built to Run

Designing a Business That Thrives Without You
Comfort Kills. Build a Business That Doesn’t Depend on You.

Most founders built their businesses on personal effort and expertise. Every decision, every client relationship, and every crisis runs through one person. That model delivers results until it becomes the thing that holds the business back.

Built to Run: Designing a Business That Thrives Without You is a field guide for founders who want to move from daily operator to business architect. Michael McCready spent three decades building a multi-state professional services firm, then proved his model by relocating a thousand miles away and watching it continue to grow.

Inside, readers will learn how to:

• Identify founder dependency and design delegation systems that hold
• Forecast capacity so growth strengthens the business instead of straining it
• Implement AI and automation to multiply what already works
• Retain top talent by building a culture of ownership and accountability
• Plan for succession so the business outlasts its builder

UK Delivery:

• Free delivery on all orders of £10 or more.
• £1.49 delivery fee on orders below £10.
• UK orders are shipped via Royal Mail 2nd Class.

International Delivery:

• Flat rate delivery charges vary by country.

Dispatch and Delivery Times:

• All orders are shipped from our warehouse in Northampton, UK as soon as stock is available.
• UK mainland orders typically arrive within 3-7 working days via Royal Mail 2nd Class.
• International estimated delivery times:
• Europe & Channel Islands: 7 to 10 working days
• USA: 7 to 15 working days
• Rest of the World: 9 to 30 working days

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