Todd Randall, Beach View Coaching — Building Businesses by Mitigating Risk
Late-bloomer entrepreneur Todd Randall didn’t leave Corporate America until nearly 40—but once he did, he built and now operates four companies. As founder of Beach View Coaching, Todd helps aspiring and current owners see entrepreneurship not as a personality type, but as a learnable skill set—where risk-taking matters, and risk mitigation matters even more.
In this Clicks & Bricks conversation, Todd breaks down practical paths into business ownership—from bootstrapping to franchising to acquisitions—while sharing battle-tested ways to buy back your time through delegation and smarter decision-making.
Key Takeaways from the Episode:
Entrepreneurship is for doers, not titles. If you’re willing to take meaningful risk, you’re an entrepreneur—no pedigree required.
Mitigate before you accelerate. Reduce the 100 things in your head to 10 through delegation, simplification, and over-staffing where it counts to prevent one failure from capsizing the ship.
Acquisition is a smart on-ramp. Buying an existing, proven business shortens the “first dollars” timeline and lets you improve what already works.
Proven, modest-return businesses are great starters. Gyms, spas, salons, studios—thousands have done it, so you can model success, fill a role initially, and scale via systems.
Design a longer runway. Lower lifestyle expenses, build side hustles before leaping, and use free playbooks first—hire coaches tactically when you’ve got more to lose than to gain.
Memorable Quote:
“If you can lose it all, you’re an entrepreneur.”