By age 35, Mike Michalowicz had launched two multimillion-dollar companies. Today he is the co-founder of Profit First Professionals, a membership organization of accountants, bookkeepers, and business coaches who teach the Profit First method. He is also the co-founder of the Provendus Group, a consulting firm that utilizes his business growth methodologies. He is the host of the Profit First Podcast, he’s a globally popular speaker, and in addition to Profit First and several other books, he has written columns for the Wall Street Journal, Box Pro magazine, Entrepreneur, OPEN Forum, Harvard Business Review, and more. In his new book, Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself, Mike asks, “Do you worry that your business will collapse without your constant presence?” If that’s the case, what if, instead, your business could run itself, freeing you to do what you love when you want, while it continues to grow and turn a profit? Join in on our chat below Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | RSS In today’s episode, I ask Mike to share about: * The survival trap that a lot of businesses fall into and have a lot of trouble getting out of * We’ll dig into his 4D process of Doing, Deciding, Delegating and Designing and how to know what amount of time to dedicate to each * How to identify your company’s Queen Bee Role and why you and your staff must protect it at all costs * …and plenty more! This Episode is Sponsored By Self-Publishing School My friend Chandler Bolt is the founder of Self-Publishing School, which is an online education company dedicated to one thing: Helping you get your book idea out of your head and onto paper as quickly as possible, and then getting your published book into the hands of as many readers as possible. Chandler is hosting a FREE training where he’ll show you the exact process to follow to go from blank page to published author in as little as 90 days, and the exact book launch blueprint to follow to launch your book to $10,000 and beyond (and earn monthly royalties month after month). If you’ve EVER thought about writing a book (whether as an extra income stream, to generate leads for your business, or to share a story you’ve wanted to tell) you OWE it to yourself to sign up for this training – and it’s completely free! Oh! And when you sign up for the training, Chandler is going to send you a copy of his book Published absolutely free!  Read to Lead University Take advantage of my back-to-school discount and join Read to Lead University for just $1! Use the discount code AUGUST at checkout to drop the first month to just a buck.