EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 17 MIN
When A Bad Client Stops Being Worth It
from BBF Podcast · host Chris Carroll, Vladeta Radovanovic, Anthony Leung
Every business owner talks about winning clients, but what happens when keeping one starts costing more than they’re worth?In this episode of Built It. Broke It. Fixed It., Ant, Chris and Vlad talk honestly about bad-fit clients, scope creep, unrealistic expectations, toxic working relationships and the warning signs they ignored for too long.They discuss when patience turns into damage control, how difficult clients can drain time, energy and whole teams, and how to know when it’s time to walk away.It’s the side of business people rarely talk about publicly, but almost every business owner deals with at some point, so we thought we’d try and tackle it head on. Hope we did a good job.
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Every business owner talks about winning clients, but what happens when keeping one starts costing more than they’re worth? In this episode of Built It. Broke It. Fixed It., Ant, Chris and Vlad talk honestly about bad-fit clients, scope creep, unrealistic expectations, toxic working relationships and the warning signs they ignored for too long. They discuss when patience turns into damage control, how difficult clients can drain time, energy and whole teams, and how to know when it’s time to ...
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