2025 - Q4

Clarity, Commitment, and a Strong Finish

As 2025 comes to a close, I find myself feeling steady and energized. Q4 felt like a strong finish — not because it was loud or dramatic, but because it brought clarity. A few important decisions were made. Some meaningful chapters closed. And a couple of stretching commitments were set in motion.

It feels good to end the year with intention rather than momentum alone.

Abruzzo | October 2025

Work

The biggest shift this quarter was a decision to evolve our business model at Denver Business Coach.

In Q1 2026, we’ll begin hiring 4–6 Value Growth Advisors to deepen the impact we can make with our clients. The goal is simple: help business owners grow the actual value of their companies — not just revenue, not just activity, but enterprise value and long-term optionality.

This shift is about adding depth to the organization. We’ve built a strong foundation, and now it’s time to expand so we can serve clients more comprehensively and at a higher level. I’m excited about what this unlocks — for them and for us.

At the same time, I made the difficult decision not to run Network in Action groups in 2026.

That was not easy.

I genuinely loved facilitating those mastermind groups. I loved the structure, the rhythm, and the community they created. There’s something powerful about bringing business owners together consistently. I’ll miss that.

But it became clear that if I want Denver Business Coach to grow in the way I envision, I need focus and bandwidth. Letting go of something good to make room for something better is rarely comfortable. But it felt necessary.

Weniger aber besser. Less, but better. Essentialism in practice.

Sometimes growth isn’t about adding. It’s about subtracting with intention.

Health & Wellness

I signed up for the Run Through Time trail marathon in Salida this March. Part of this decision is simple: I want to reestablish a consistent fitness routine. I wanted a goal that requires discipline — something I have to work toward intentionally, not casually.

There’s also something appealing about the uncertainty of it. A trail marathon isn’t just distance; it’s terrain, elevation, and variables. It demands preparation. I’m not chasing a specific time. I just want to see if I can do it.

Training begins in earnest in Q1 — which will already be full — so structure will matter. That’s part of the point.

Fun

One of the highlights of the quarter was visiting Abruzzo, Italy with Mandy. It’s hard to overstate how beautiful that region is. Mountains that drop toward the Adriatic. Medieval villages. National parks. Coastline. A landscape that feels both dramatic and grounded at the same time.

The culture felt rich but unpretentious. The pace slower. The food incredible. It struck a balance between mountains and ocean that’s rare. We left wondering whether it might be a place we’d want to spend part of the year someday. It planted a seed.

Closer to home, we spent a weekend in Crested Butte watching the fall colors — aspens turning gold against the mountains. Colorado in autumn is hard to beat.

We ran the Turkey Trot (starting to become a tradition)  in Evergreen, wrapped up the year with time in Granby and Winter Park, and had a lovely visit from my dad and step-mom — always grounding and meaningful.

I also finished coaching the L3 boys soccer team at Golden High School. It was a very rewarding experience. Coaching teenagers reminds me how universal leadership principles are: clarity, consistency, encouragement, accountability. It stretched me in a different way than business does.

Growth

If there was a theme for Q4, it was focus.

Letting go of something meaningful. Committing to something physically demanding. Designing the next phase of the business with intention.

This quarter reinforced that impact requires depth — and depth requires attention. I’m increasingly aware that scattered energy creates scattered results.

Ending the year with clarity feels better than ending it busy.

Books I’m Reading

A few books shaped my thinking this quarter:

• Effortless by Greg McKeown

• It’s Not Just Who You Know

• Finding Your Nxt by Cindy Carrillo

• The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America by David A. Graham

Looking Ahead to Q1 2026

Q1 will be full.

We’ll begin hiring 4–6 Value Growth Advisors. I’ll be deep in training for the Run Through Time Marathon in Salida. We’ll also visit Montana State University in Bozeman — another meaningful milestone.

If I had to choose a word for the next quarter, it would be: Build.

• Build the team.

• Build endurance.

• Build systems that scale.

And protect focus.

Grateful for the strong finish to 2025 — and ready for what’s next.