Bruce Beaumont, Ascendwise: Turning Chaos Into Clarity (and Profit)
Bruce Beaumont is the founder of Ascendwise, a firm that helps owner-operated service businesses get control of the numbers that actually steer the company. With a career spent inside sub-$50M organizations—wearing hats from finance and HR to sales ops—Bruce translates complexity into simple, measurable targets so owners can grow profit, reclaim time, and enjoy their business again.
In this Clicks & Bricks episode, Bruce breaks down the five struggles almost every small business hits and how to fix them with vision, targets, and process. If you’ve ever felt trapped by the business you built, this one’s a wake-up call.
Top 5 Takeaways from the Episode:
If it relies on you, it’s a job—not a business. Document SOPs, align on vision/mission/values, and empower decisions so the company runs without the owner (or a single “right-hand” person).
No measurable goals, no wins. Set clear, time-bound targets so the team knows what success looks like and when it needs to happen.
Profit–cash catch-22 is real. You can’t scale without profit, and you can’t create profit without cash—solve it by identifying and tracking the drivers of revenue, profit, and cash.
Keep score simply. Owners need a simple way to see what’s working; remove the guesswork with a small set of actionable metrics that drive decisions.
Focus beats frenzy. Vision cascades into targets and priorities, so people stop “staying busy” and start moving the business toward the owner’s personal goals.
Watch the full episode now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es4zc0-KuuE
Memorable Quote:
“Understand the numbers that steer your business.”