The Difference Between Owning a Business and Building One — W/ Chris Papin

Welcome to Follow The Money—where we explore how money moves, how businesses grow, and the mindset shifts that separate survival from real wealth building.I’m your host, Baroness.Now, a lot of people say they want freedom through business ownership.But the reality is…many business owners end up building jobs for themselves instead of building actual businesses.They work nonstop.They’re exhausted.They know what they should be doing…but somehow, they stay stuck in the same cycle.Today’s guest is Chris Papin—a CPA, attorney, entrepreneur, and author of 168 Hours: A Startup Business Guide That Respects Your Time.Chris is also the host of the BLABO Podcast, which stands for Behave Like a Business Owner.And that idea is at the center of today’s conversation:the difference between simply working hard… and actually building something that creates freedom, growth, and long-term wealth.We’ll be talking about time, accountability, implementation, business ownership, and why so many entrepreneurs struggle to move from operator to owner.