The Ownership Advantage w/Tanner O’Brien

How to Keep Moving When Motivation Disappears

Some weeks don’t fall apart because you’re failing.They fall apart to test whether you’ll keep going anyway.
Full Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1g5Tck9ludU

Why Vision Fails Without Buy-In (And How to Fix It)

When you cast a big vision, whether it’s growth, profitability, or something personal like retiring your parents from a family business, the hard truth is this: no one else automatically cares.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wJxPl886vpA

My Exact Hiring Process (Step-by-Step for Business Owners)

Hiring doesn’t fail because people are lazy.It fails because most owners skip the preparation.
Full Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7iEIiVRypaU

The Secret Ingredient That Turns Goals Into Reality

As part of my journey to retire my parents from our business by the end of 2026, I walk through how I think about goals, why most “goals” are really just tasks, and why real goals require you to grow into them.
 
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/92xYtMO_1co

Let the Magic Begin: Kicking Off the Final Year to Retire My Parents

In this episode, I’m sharing a snapshot of what 2026 looks like. Personally. Professionally. And across the businesses we’re building.
 
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0Z8zhBS9hL8

Believe It’s Possible or the Plan Doesn’t Matter

Week nine of the journey to retiring my parents from our family business by the end of 2026. As the year wraps up, this episode is about one thing that comes before strategy, spreadsheets, or hiring: believing it’s actually possible.
 
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RMRBeYi7hJs

Week 8: Community, Planning, and the Power of the Right Team

Eight weeks down. Fifty-five to go. In this episode, I’m recapping a powerful week that reinforced one of the most important lessons in business: team is everything.
 
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jjM_EDytXgw

Week 7: The 6 Questions That Change Your 2026 Plan

Week 7 of the “Retire My Parents by 2026” journey. This week is short and fast-paced, but also one of the most important weeks of the year: the start of annual planning season.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ye4MU3Gbfy0

Week 6: Building AI Systems That Replace Busywork, Not People

Week 6 of the “Retire My Parents by 2026” vlog.

Automation vs Systemization: The Lesson We Often Miss | Week 5

In Week 5 of my journey to retire my parents in the next 13 months, I hit a major theme that most business owners get wrong: automation and systemization are not the same thing.