Your calendar can look “successful” and still be a quiet disaster at home. From our Board of Advisors meeting at the Ritz-Carlton in Las Colinas, we sit down with founder and author George Rivera for a conversation that hits both the heart and the operations playbook: how do you build a real business without becoming a stranger to your own kids?
George starts with the line that changed his life, spoken by his dad just before he passed: “Don’t miss Leo’s games. I missed too many of yours.” That regret forced George to see the pattern repeating and to confront what so many high performers normalize: being cash-rich and time-poor, giving your family only the stressed leftovers. We talk through the breaking point, the mindset shift, and what it actually took to move from 90-hour weeks to a semi-retired schedule while doubling income.
Then we get practical. George shares the Time Liberation Trifecta for founders and entrepreneurs: eliminate what doesn’t move the needle, automate what repeats, and delegate with ownership, not just tasks. We also dig into the deeper reasons founders stay stuck, from “hero” identity to approval seeking, and how empowering your team with clear guardrails frees your time and makes you a better leader.
Finally, we zoom out to the “18 Summers” reality check and the hard truth behind George’s book Before They Stop Asking: kids don’t keep asking for your attention forever, and missed moments add up in tiny ways. If you know you need to change, this is your nudge and your roadmap. Subscribe, share this with a founder parent who needs it, and leave a review, then tell us: what’s one commitment you’re making this week to buy back time?
