E296 That Great Business Show - How to Get 10–15 HOURS of Your Week Back (Without Hiring Anyone) - Barry Cryan

E296 That Great Business Show How to get a month a year of your time back. And it's free.

The Two Barrys: One Built the System. One Was Drowning — Until It Worked. What if you could get a THIRD of your working week back? Not by hiring. Not by working longer. Not by burning out (more). But by stopping bad decisions.

ON this episode, two Barrys walk into the studio — and one walks out with his life back. Barry Cryan built a system to eliminate “micro-decisions” — the tiny interruptions that kill momentum, drain energy, and keep founders trapped in their business. Barry Flanagan was running THREE businesses — Lock 13 pub, Kildare Brewing Company, and Pro Culture Kombucha — and hit the wall. 60-hour weeks. No clarity. No headspace.

Now? Structure. Systems. Staff aligned. Time back. (And he's no longer manning the chip fryer on a Friday evening). This is not theory. This is before-and-after business.

Expect: • Why “busy all day” is actually business failure • The hidden tax of micro-decisions • How founders become the bottleneck (and don’t realise it) • Why 2.5 hours a week can buy back 10–40 hours • The moment a business owner realises… they don’t actually have a business And yes — we ask the uncomfortable question: If you’re working IN the business… do you even own one?

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CHAPTERS 00:00 The question that changes everything 01:30 What “systems” actually mean 05:30 From burnout to 5x productivity 10:00 The Instagram ad that changed everything 15:30 Why founders are the bottleneck 20:00 The solopreneur reality (and opportunity) 25:00 Delegation vs control 30:00 The cost of NOT changing 34:00 Hire in a Heartbeat Find all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.