E327: Allison Maslan - Learning by Doing
In this episode of Back2Basics, serial entrepreneur Alison Maslan shares how to scale your business without burning out. After building 10 companies, she reveals why founders get stuck and how to shift from operator to visionary CEO. From a life-changing burnout wake-up call to mentoring 150,000+ entrepreneurs, Alison breaks down the real keys to growth: letting go, asking for help, and designing a business that supports your life—not the other way around. If you’re ready to grow faster, lead smarter, and stop doing it all yourself, this episode is for you.
Learn more about Allison at:
https://www.facebook.com/PinnacleGlobalNetwork
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Show Notes
👔 [02:04] Family roots: Father's entrepreneurial journey and grandfather's clothing stores
📈 [04:09] Evolution to a full-service advertising & PR firm with clients like Ben & Jerry's
😱 [08:12[ Learning to face conflict: The lost photo slides and missing greeting cards
🔄 [10:38[ Knowing when to pivot: Following passion, not just market trends
🚧 [12:42[ The #1 blocker for scaling: Creatures of habit and letting go
👑 [14:58[ The visionary's role: Getting out of the weeds to lead
🤝 [17:10[ How Pinnacle Global Network works: 1-on-1 mentor matching and global community
📖 [19:41[ Scale or Fail: The book and the "Scale It Method" (5 pillars of scaling)
💥 [23:20[ The wake-up call: Burnout, car accident, and learning to ask for help
💪 [25:26[ Being your own cheerleader: Ignoring the naysayers and projecting fear
💑 [28:14[ Intentional partnership: Marrying another entrepreneur who understands freedom
📱 [31:48[ Match.com origin story: Finding her soulmate 21 years ago
🎪 [35:52] What makes Alison tick: 25+ years as a trapeze artist
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Author/CEO
Allison Maslan, has built 10 successful companies over the past 40 years. She was recently named “One of the 10 Women Entrepreneurs to watch”, by Forbes Magazine. She is the Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author of, Scale or Fail, which is endorsed by Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank.
For the past 17 years, she and her team of CEO Business Mentors have helped over 150,000 Founders scale their companies, fast-track their success and create a more freedom-filled life through her company, Pinnacle Global Network, one of the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies 4 years in a row.
