Let me give it to you straight.

No matter where you are in your business, you're already behind.

You may not like hearing that, but it's true, especially when it comes to succession planning.

A lot of business owners don't want to think about what will happen when they're no longer

in charge. And I get it. Most of you are knee-deep in the day-to-day. You're putting out fires,

managing people, chasing growth. But if you don't have a succession plan in place, then you're

building a ticking time bomb. As my friend John Maxwell says, where there is no

succession, there is no success. Here at Ramsey we've walked through

succession firsthand and let me tell you it doesn't happen by accident. It takes

intentional planning and raising up the next generation of leaders and

here's the real hard part. It takes letting go before you're gone.

Today, Ontario Leadership's John Falcons will walk you through the Legacy Builder stage of business.

How to get it right and why it isn't just for people who are about to retire. Let's dive in.

So the Legacy Builder stage is where you implement your succession plan. Notice I said implement,

not create. You can sell or retire from your business at any stage, but if you want to be a

legacy builder, you've got to get succession right. No matter where you are in business, it's time to start thinking about handing it off.

I know that sounds crazy, but the best time to plan for Succession was 20 years ago.

The second best time is today.

Because Succession isn't a one-time event, it's an intentional process. And here's the trap most business

owners fall into. They build the business around themselves. The brand is you. The relationships are

yours. The decisions, the culture, the vision, it all flows through you. Yes, you may be the one who

built the company from the ground up,

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