Is Bigger Better in Business? How We Grew 27% Without Growing the Team - Episode 30

2025-06-27

Is growth always the goal? In this episode of Mr & Mrs in Business, Chris and Helen dive into the idea of scale asking the question: is bigger better in business, or is there a smarter way to grow? They share how their business has grown by 27% in the past year without adding a single new team member, proving that growth doesn’t always have to mean more people, more stress, or more hours. Instead, it’s been about refining systems, being laser-focused and making decisions based on wha...

Is growth always the goal? In this episode of Mr & Mrs in Business, Chris and Helen dive into the idea of scale asking the question: is bigger better in business, or is there a smarter way to grow?

They share how their business has grown by 27% in the past year without adding a single new team member, proving that growth doesn’t always have to mean more people, more stress, or more hours. Instead, it’s been about refining systems, being laser-focused and making decisions based on what actually brings profit and joy.

Throughout the episode, they talk openly about the pressures of managing a larger team, the turning point that changed their growth strategy and why they’ve chosen to stay intentionally lean while still scaling both revenue and impact.

If you're a small business owner wondering whether to scale up or streamline, this honest and unscripted chat offers practical insights, lived experience and a few laughs along the way. Because sometimes the answer to is bigger better in business... is no.

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