In this episode of the Epic Entrepreneurs Podcast, host Karie Kaufmann sits down with Melinda Dicharry, CEO of Paradigm Mechanical Corp. and San Diego Refrigeration, to discuss what it really takes to grow a business beyond the owner.
Melinda shares how her company moved from $9M in revenue with slim net profit to being on track for $16M, while more than doubling profit and building stronger systems across the team. She opens up about leadership challenges, difficult team decisions, improving margins, creating accountability, acquiring San Diego Refrigeration, and learning how to stop being the bottleneck.
This conversation is a powerful look at what happens when a business owner stops trying to outwork every problem and starts building the structure, people, and systems needed for real growth.