Episode 322: The Structure of Success with Patrick Esposito

Above The Business

Today on the podcast, Patrick Esposito joins Bradley to discuss why many businesses fail by their 5th year, and how to avoid it. Patrick is the author of THE STRUCTURE OF SUCCESS, is president of ACME General Corp. and also serves as counsel with Spilman Thomas & Battle law firm. He has helped found, lead, and advise businesses in technology, consulting, and other sectors. Esposito was co-founder of Augusta Systems, Inc., which was acquired by Intergraph Corporation, and was co-founder of Resilient Technologies LLC, which was acquired by Polaris Inc.

For his new book, THE STRUCTURE OF SUCCESS, he interviewed 100 leaders in a wide range of businesses including tech, manufacturing, consulting, and retail to uncover the most common causes of business failure. Patrick recently launched Initiative Labs LLC to help leaders apply the approaches and tools in this book. You can learn more at https://patrickesposito.com.

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