Tony Reilly Interviews Roger Blackwell on Growth, Scale, and What Makes Companies Break Through As part of Ascend Advisory’s Business Owner Forum, Tony Reilly sits down with Roger Blackwell, author of 40+ books and keynote speaker at over 3,000 business meetings across six continents.

Most entrepreneurs and leaders don’t build a business with the intent of exiting They build it to support their lifestyles. Whether you are a hairstylist with a thriving book of business or an arborist managing a fleet of trucks, you likely started with a "lifestyle" mindset: freedom, income, and being your own boss.

You know, I often get asked. We often get asked, how did you get in central Ohio and Dublin, Ohio? How did you get from 27 million in client assets with a handful of clients in central Ohio, in the Columbus area to today, where we advise and manage over $2.3 billion for clients in over 44 states. And first of all, it's not an easy answer.