For business owners whose company has outgrown the way it runs

You’ve built something real: clients, revenue, a reputation, and a team that depends on your judgment.

But now too much of the company still runs through you.

Every major decision, client issue, key relationship, and daily fire seems to return to your desk. Growth is happening, but it is creating more pressure than freedom.

My work is especially relevant for established, relationship-driven businesses navigating the transition from roughly $2M to $10M in revenue.

The Founders Threshold

Six questions that reveal whether your company has outgrown its operating model and where the constraint actually lives.

Bob Baranski, Founder & CEO

What Clients Are Saying

  • Bob helped us see that we had people in roles that didn't match their strengths — and that our marketing was spread too thin across the wrong markets. We reorganized the team, sharpened our target focus, and the results were immediate. This was nothing like traditional real estate coaching. It was a structural redesign of how we operate.

    Lindsay Jackman, RE Managing Broker

    The Lindsay Jackman Group, LLC

    Gig Harbor, WA

  • Bob changed how our leadership team makes decisions. We moved from gut calls to a real framework for evaluating outcomes — and that gave us the confidence to take smarter risks. The quality of our work went up because the quality of our decision-making went up.

    Mark Baumgarten, Editor-in-Chief

    Seattle Weekly, Sound Publishing

  • We weren't going to get different results by doing the same things differently. Bob helped us change the approach entirely — and that shift in thinking is now embedded in how our team operates every day.

    Eric Simantel, General Sales Manager

    Cumulus Media

    Portland, OR

  • Bob is one of the best leaders I've worked with in my career. He sets the bar high and then shows you how to reach it — with integrity, vision, and a genuine investment in your success. His influence on how I lead continues to this day.

    Lauren Mannella, Senior Manager

    San Diego Business Journal

  • What made this different from other advisory work is that Bob didn't just give us a strategy and walk away. He worked hands-on with our teams to turn ideas into actual results. There was a clear rhythm to the process, and it felt like a real partnership, not a one-time consultation.

    Ron Tyler, CEO

    ABC Bookkeeping & Business Services

    Gig Harbor, WA

  • Bob helped us understand where each team member performs at their best — and then we restructured roles around those strengths. The impact was immediate: people had more energy, the work was sharper, and the whole team operated at a higher level. It sounds simple, but getting it right required someone who could see what we couldn't.

    Mike Hulst, President

    Harbor Project Management

    Nationwide, HQ in Gig Harbor, WA

  • Congratulations!

    The legend that is Bob Baranski continues to grow. Having sampled your Public Image overview for Presidents-Elect at our President-Elect Learning Seminar and witnessed your Conference and Learning marketing trajectory, I clearly understand the “standing room only” during your recent session. (Yes - Larger room next year and/or two sessions.) What a gift you are to Public Image in Rotary District 5020. Your knowledge, wisdom, experience, and exceptional communication skills combine into a tour de force that inspires and generates possibility for those fortunate enough to be in your session. And so - a heartfelt “thank you” for all that you have done and all that you will continue to do to “create lasting impact”! 

    With much appreciation,

    Craig Gillis

    Rotary Foundation Chair, Event Manager
    Field Services Supervisor - Faculty of Education at Vancouver Island University

Let’s Connect

There’s no time like the present!

bob.baranski@upliftgrowthstrategies.com

206.619.3905

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