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Dr. Benjamin Hardy: The Science of Scaling and Why 10x Changes Leadership

January 20, 2026 • Nick Berry • Season 3 • Episode 69

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Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist who leads business scaling programs for entrepreneurs, executives, and high-performing teams.

In this conversation, Dr. Hardy joins host Nick Berry to unpack the science of scaling and the 10x growth mindset. They explore how scale reframes strategy, exposes the founder bottleneck, and requires raising the floor through hard tradeoffs. Hardy explains why leaders must simplify their roles, build A-player teams, and use goals and time as filters.

What You’ll Learn

How 10x reframes strategy beyond linear growth
Why founders become bottlenecks
When raising the floor creates leverage
How impossible goals attract A players
How goals and time filter decisions

Links
Official Website (Personal)
Scaling.com
Dr. Benjamin Hardy on LinkedIn
Dr. Benjamin Hardy on FB
The Science of Scaling™ (Free audiobook)

Chapters
00:00 Science of Scaling overview
04:37 Founder bottleneck and self-deception
07:18 10x growth mindset explained
09:22 Scale vs growth in business strategy
14:50 Identity shifts for scaling a business
20:18 Building elite teams for leverage
22:49 Raising the floor and letting go
26:55 Simplifying leadership roles
28:22 Scaling without sacrificing family
32:11 Hiring A-players and leadership leverage
36:58 Scaling.com

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The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators join entrepreneur Nick Berry to share stories, challenges, and strategies from their journeys as business owners.

Nick Berry is an entrepreneur and business advisor, known for creating the Business Alignment System™ and 5 Stages of the Business Owner’s Journey. He offers a (free) personalized 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap telling you exactly where you are today and what specific steps to take next.

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