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Anthony Spitaleri

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A closer look at how I think about decisions in a business, and what I’m working through in my own.

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Business Building

Find. Build. Anchor. What Each Word Actually Means.

Find, Build, and Anchor are the three phases every business moves through. Most owners are stuck in one without knowing which. Each phase has different rules, different priorities, and different failure modes.…


Business Building

The Approval Bottleneck and What It Is Costing You

Every time your team waits for you to say yes, your business stops making money. The approval bottleneck is not a leadership style. It is a revenue leak disguised as quality control.…


Scaling and Growth

Why Entrepreneurs Stay Stuck at the Same Revenue Level

Revenue plateaus are not random. They are structural. Every business hits predictable ceilings at predictable points, and the reason is almost never “not enough leads” or “not working hard enough.” The entrepreneur…


Business Building

What EQ Actually Looks Like in a Business Context

Emotional intelligence in business is not empathy posters in the break room. It is the ability to read a situation accurately, manage your own reactivity, and make the decision that serves the…


Systems and SOPs

How to Build a Business System from Scratch

A business without systems is a job you own. The owner is the system, and when they stop working, the business stops producing. Building systems from scratch is not complicated. It requires…


Delegation and Team

Why Smart People Are the Worst at Delegating

The smarter you are, the easier it is to justify doing everything yourself. That justification is the most expensive habit in your business. It costs you time, growth, and eventually the thing…


Delegation and Team

How to Delegate Effectively as a Small Business Owner

Most small business owners think they have a time problem. They don’t. They have a delegation problem. Why Do Small Business Owners Struggle to Delegate? Control is the short answer. The longer…


CEO Mindset

The Operator to Owner Shift Nobody Talks About

The operator to owner transition is the hardest shift a business owner will make. It is not about thinking differently. It is about building differently. You have to dismantle the version of…