Cortland Brady

The Cort Brady Podcast

Business EN ↓ 201 episodes

This podcast is about how I, and thousands of other founders, extracted ourselves from our companies without selling them—making our people wildly successful while still owning profitable, growing businesses. I built my business for freedom—but ended up trapped inside it. Every decision, every problem, every fire—it all came back to me. The more we grew, the more I worked. Until I realized: the path to freedom wasn’t more more hours—it was elevating my people. I went from 80-hour work weeks & 20 employees to 80 employees and 8-hour work months. Raise your people up so you can step out.

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Cortland Brady

Episodes

Episode 1 - Pilot 17.03.2025 11:57

Episode 1 - Pilot How I Escaped My Own Business Without Selling Most founders think the only way out of their business is to sell it. But what if you could step out without stepping away? In this first episode of The Cort Brady Podcast, I share how I went from working 80-hour weeks, losing major clients, and landing in the hospital with stress-induced heart tremors—to owning a profitable, growing...