185- Why 65% of Businesses Fail (And How He Built a 10-Year Success Story)

Are you on the path to being in the 35% of businesses that survive 10 years, or the 65% that fail? This episode of The Business Wingman Show is a real-world blueprint from an entrepreneur who beat the odds.We go behind the scenes with Travis Smith, who just hit his 10-year milestone as a business owner.Travis shares the brutal truths and actionable strategies that allowed him to build a multi-million dollar consulting firm from scratch—starting with his wife 3 months pregnant and zero income for 11 months.If you are an entrepreneur, business owner, or leader looking for real-world lessons on how to scale, how to navigate setbacks, and the one mental model that can make or break your success, this is for you. Travis shares his biggest failures (like the "mile wide, inch deep" mistake) and the single decision that allowed his business to quadruple.