Growing Too Fast: Cash, Culture & Accountability - Starbuck Sargent

What happens when your business grows faster than you ever planned?

In this episode, Jimmy and Herb break down the realities of rapid growth in construction and contracting — from cashflow pressure and leadership risk to accountability, culture, and surviving downturns. They share hard-earned lessons from scaling from one machine to multi-million-dollar operations, why cash is king, how poor standards quietly lower performance, and why defining what “success” actually looks like is critical at every level of a business.

This is a practical, honest conversation for business owners and leaders navigating growth, uncertainty, and the responsibility that comes with it.

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