Brandon Dawson - Exited for $151M at 77X EBITDA | Stop Blaming Your Employees for Your Failures

Listen to this episode from Success Story with Scott D. Clary on Spotify. ➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com   ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Brandon Dawson co-founded Cardone Ventures, a $100M+ business advisory firm that's helped over 100 companies scale past eight figures. He previously sold Audigy Group for $151 million—a 77X EBITDA multiple—after building it to $30M in annual revenue. Brandon's worked with everyone from $5M startups to $50M enterprises, and his clients typically double their revenue within 18 months. His core message: stop blaming your employees and start taking ownership. That's how you unlock real growth.   ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/brandonmdawson/ https://youtube.com/@bdawson/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonmdawson/    ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/   ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory) Inbound - https://www.inbound.com/register  NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/  Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary   ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:31 – From 2.4 GPA to $151M Exit 03:03 – Mindset Shifts for New Entrepreneurs 06:16 – Where to Focus When Starting Out 14:13 – Brandon’s #1 Scaling Tip 18:33 – Sponsor Break 20:29 – Scaling Strategies for Young Founders 23:55 – How to Make Yourself Easy to Help 29:31 – The People Who Make or Break You 31:05 – Sponsor Break 32:59 – Finding the Right People to Align With 38:48 – Three Levels of Scaling Expertise