Superior Integration (January 2024)
What is Superior Integration?
At Superior Integration, LLC, we serve entrepreneurial businesses running on EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System). We sit in their 2nd in command, or "Integrator" seat and execute the business plan, lead/manage/hold accountable the leadership team, and work on special projects like process documentation, marketing/sales plans, etc.
What is your business’ story?
As business owners ourselves for over 25 years, we are intimately familiar with the frustrations, fears, and challenges that entrepreneurs face every day. After owning an educational supply company for over two decades, we adopted EOS in our company and eventually sold it. We then decided to serve other entrepreneurs, relying on the system and our own experiences to help business leaders achieve their business and life goals.
What is one obstacle you’ve overcome and what did you learn from it?
For many years I (co-owner, Mike Ehinger) worked 70-80 hours per week to achieve success. I didn't know any other way. I reached a point where I began to suffer for it - physically, mentally, emotionally. I had to learn how to work smarter, not harder. Adopting EOS, delegating to my team, simplifying and documenting processes, and holding effective leadership meetings helped me to achieve a work/life balance I didn't know was possible.
What advice do you have for other small businesses or someone wanting to start one?
Make sure you take time to step back and work on your business, not just at it. Get the right people in the right seats, identify your purpose and values, create terrific processes and systems and ways to measure adherence to them, and get to the root of key issues instead of simply fixing symptoms.
*Republished from direct communications.